Independent Learners…Independent Adults
When we send our children to school, we expect them to learn and to become independent learners. Not just learn Literacy and Maths or about the Battle of Waterloo, but [ . . . ]
Author: Elisa
How to make time for yourself as a home schooling parent
Deciding to home school your child is a real commitment. After the worries of curriculum, lesson plans and discipline fade, you might find yourself wondering how to separate the parent [ . . . ]
Steve Jobs’ last words…
Steve Jobs died a billionaire at 56 years old of Pancreatic Cancer and here are his last words from his sick bed: “I reached the pinnacle of success in the [ . . . ]
Literacy and Numeracy Skills…disadvantaged children.
We have known for a while that children from better-off families fare better in school, in terms of literacy and numeracy skills. However, it was a shock to learn that [ . . . ]
Physical fitness affects academic achievement
Schools are cutting PE time due to exam pressure, despite a recent study showing that physical fitness positively affects how well children take in and remember new information. It has [ . . . ]
Maths anxiety and supporting your child
Have you ever said to your children, “I am not a Maths person too and that’s alright.”? If you have, research says you are not doing your children any favours, [ . . . ]
Living to a ripe old age
Living to a ripe old age…seems to be possible as over the last hundred years, people are living longer and longer. Good sanitation, medical advances and enough food for most [ . . . ]
The story of the Thai boys soccer team trapped in a cave…
The story of the Thai boys soccer team trapped in a cave for two weeks has captivated millions of people around the world. Lost since June 23rd, the group spent [ . . . ]
Hari Krishna…
I was in Leicester Square recently on a Friday and saw the whole square transform in minutes. Hundreds of Hare Krishna followers were in procession before starting their dance and [ . . . ]
Keeping the kids entertained over the summer!
While many parents look forward to the break from the school-run, ferrying back and forth between clubs and after school activities as well as assemblies and parents’ evenings, they also [ . . . ]
Saudi women behind the wheel…
For many women in Saudi Arabia, this is a huge milestone and it means they can get behind the wheel of a car and drive in public for the first [ . . . ]
Private schools “avoiding” tougher GCSEs
A number of private schools have refused to be guinea pigs for this summer’s new tougher GCSEs even though children at state schools are being forced to take them which [ . . . ]
Emotive photographs kick us into action
We have been inundated in recent times with images of young children, some only toddlers or even younger, lost, abandoned and tearful and for many of us these image shave [ . . . ]
The magic of June
The magic of June really does shine through in this wonderful month and it has been particularly amazing with all the hot weather we have been having. Midsummer’s day, and [ . . . ]
Gardens and bees…
This time of year is particularly great for encouraging bees as the sunshine and intermittent rain encourages rapid growth of weeds and flora and fauna in our gardens which in [ . . . ]
Building avid readers by giving them choices
Reading is one of the most difficult and challenging things to encourage in students, but also one of the most important. With reluctant readers, ESL students and those with reading [ . . . ]
June Solstice Ritual 2018
The June Solstice brings a turning point in the year. I cleanse the house using sage and use the technique of smudging in order to welcome light and freedom into [ . . . ]
Board games are back again!
Those of us old enough to remember the time before video games (yes, there was such a time, younglings!) are very familiar with board games and jigsaws. I remember huddling [ . . . ]
Sweet for my sweet…Sugar for my honey…but Sugar is poison.
This is really interesting and though we have been hearing about the detrimental impact sugar can have on our health for a long time, these facts puts it into perspective: [ . . . ]
Beauty.
A friend sent this to me and I wanted to share it with you all Singer, model and former First Lady of France, Carla Bruni, said in an interview: “After [ . . . ]