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Keep homework top of mind during spring

Keep homework top of mind during spring

Don’t give up on homework now, the end of the school year is in sight!

LCC gets IB diploma accreditation

LCC gets IB diploma accreditation

Turning students into math maniacs

Turning students into math maniacs

A parent at Edinburgh School in Montreal West has created a math progam that is both educational and fun

The benefits of an International Baccalaureate education

The benefits of an International Baccalaureate education

International Baccalaureate programs are growing in popularity as more schools adopt their philosophy. They aim to give children a global perspective and greater understanding of the world

French school adopts soccer program

French school adopts soccer program

Bullying or bad behaviour?

Bullying or bad behaviour?

Find out how to know when a repeated incident turns into an act of bullying

New website focuses on mental health

New website focuses on mental health

The Lester B. Pearson School Board’s Centre of Excellence for Mental Health has brought resources together under one portal

Great teachers connect with students

Great teachers connect with students

Meet the Prime Minister's award-winning teacher Francine Perkal-Scott

Poll - Homework

Poll - Bullying

Poll - Kids' Online Safety

Archive »All About Preschools

WI Montessori Academy expands

WI Montessori Academy expands

8 new daycares & preschools

8 new daycares & preschools

Finding childcare is always a challenge for parents; here is a list of centres that have opened recently around Montreal

Preschool embraces kids with autism

Preschool embraces kids with autism

4 guidelines for choosing a preschool

4 guidelines for choosing a preschool

There are many preschool options available in Montreal but which one is right for your child?

7 ways to ease the transition to daycare or preschool

7 ways to ease the transition to daycare or preschool

There are many milestones in a child’s life — first bath, first steps, first haircut — but starting daycare or preschool is one that probably looms larger for parents than for their little ones.

Education News    

May 16 - Fewer school board commissioners after next elections

The Quebec English School Board's nine boards will see a drop nearly by half

May 10 - Stop fighting Facebook

Experts tell schools and educators to stop trying to control students' use of technology, such as Facebook and texting

May 10 - The importance of math and reading skills

New study: children with higher math and reading abilities have better incomes in adulthood

May 7 - Quebec to spend $460 million on education infrastructure

Money to go toward building 23 new schools and expanding another 46, mostly off the island of Montreal

April 15 - Lessons from Rheteah

How parents and schools can help support targets of sex-related bullying

Mar. 26 - Scientists unravel how kids learn math

1st Grade abilities key to skills later on

Mar. 25 - No more lunchables

Try these easy school lunch ideas

Mar. 15 - Kindergarten for 4-year-olds

Starting in September, kids from some low-income neighbourhoods will be able to send their 4-year-olds to school 

Mar. 13 - Helpful homework guidelines

The government has come out with a helpful booklet that explains what your role as a parent is with regard to homework and how to help your child

Mar. 5 - Dealing with teens' anxiety

Discover what strategies this expert offers to parents

Mar. 4 - Why aren't class sizes getting smaller?

Despite the Quebec government's commitment to reduce the number of kids in a class, it doesn't seem to have been implemented in many school boards

Feb. 27 - Study: Girl Mathletes just won't quit

A new study suggests that in one-time testing, boys do better than girls, but when tested 5 times, girls and boys have equal abitities

Feb. 25 - All-day kindergarten for 4-year-olds in Quebec

Quebec will start creating all day kindergarten classes to help them be better prepared for school. 

Feb. 21 - Finland's top education system

Teachers are well paid, students aren't tested until they are teenagers, there is very little homework assigned and no private schools.

Feb. 14 - Let boys be boys

Mock battles and mock violence are a normal part of boyhood and don't deserve punishment  

Feb. 12 - How to praise kids properly

A new study indicates that parents are better off showing kids they value effort and hard work rather than just saying how good a chld is at a certain task

Feb. 8 - Teachers fight oversized classes

The teachers' union of the Lester B. Pearson School board says the number of students in classes is steadily on the rise. 

Feb. 6 - Does your child bike or walk to school?

A new study shows that early morning exercise substantially increases a child's ability to concentrate at school

Feb.1 - Raising bilingual children

A Concordia University professor talks about her research on how to bring up kids so they are bilingual

Jan. 22 - English school boards suffering

Declining enrolment has many of these boards trying to figure out ways to get more families to send their children to English schools with immersion programs

 

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