by Jane Hoogendam | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog
Painters work with colour and form – Musicians work with sounds, rhythms – Poets work with words. Words are hard to pin down – they slither away from you, yet they are the best way we have of convening ideas, thoughts and emotions. (Bill Moore – Words that Taste Good)...
by Diane Geerlinks | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog, HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Learners
*This is PART 4 of a 4-part series “HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Students” The IEP student list seems to be growing. Is it true that more and more students are requiring extra help? Educators are expected to provide more specialized programming for their students....
by Diane Geerlinks | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Learners
*This is PART 3 of a 4-part series “HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Students” The job of teaching has changed dramatically since the one-room school house – grouping students by age, classroom sizes, ever changing curriculum guidelines, added extra curricular...
by Diane Geerlinks | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog, HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Learners
*This is PART 2 of a 4-part series “HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Students” The first few days of school are over. Routines have begun to take shape. Is your child ready to tackle this new school year? OR is he already feeling overwhelmed or discouraged? How does a...
by Diane Geerlinks | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog
This past week, twenty-five students and five instructors met at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, ON for one week of residency training as a culmination of 4 weeks of online work. Participants came from as far away as El Salvador, Hong Kong, Kansas, Edmonton,...
