High School Resources

The holidays are almost here! But how do you keep your kids learning over the holidays? The last thing that kids want over the winter holidays is to do their schoolwork. While taking a break from the normal routine is welcome and necessary, too long away from the normal learning routine can negatively impact learning […]

Planning skills make learning easier. Whether starting elementary school or heading off to college, students can develop better planning skills at any age or grade. The old saying goes, “a failure to plan is a plan to fail.” Another good one is “be prepared.” These expressions refer to planning skills. What Are Planning Skills? Planning […]

Not just fun, board games benefit learning with a roll of the dice! For family fun that mix laughter with learning, you can’t beat a good board game! Board games are top of the list for boredom-busters during long summer days or endless winter nights and not just because they bring out players’ competitive spirit! […]

A Guide for Parents of School-Aged Children Job action, work-to-rule, or strike: whether it is across a single school board or across an entire province, when school days are interrupted, it impacts both home and school life. Strikes also inevitably lead to the question—how many days of missed classes does it take before students’ learning […]

Bad report cards can be very stressful for both parents and the students receiving them. It can cause tension between you and your child and make for an all-around unhappy situation. Because of this, many parents don’t know how they should handle a bad report card. Should you punish your child for bad grades? How […]