by Nicola | May 4, 2019 | Education Theorists, Tips for Parents
Kids’ brain development is fascinating, amusing, brilliant and at times, perplexing! Accompanying them on their learning journey, we watch them navigate the world and relationships, explore their surroundings and soak up knowledge like little sponges. At times...
by Nicola | Mar 15, 2017 | Education Theorists, Tips for Parents
Choosing a school presents parents with a variety of decisions to make. Probably the most important one is: what educational approach is right for my child? One way of making this decision easier, is to become fully informed about what the method is and how it...
by Nicola | Dec 14, 2016 | Education Theorists, Guest Educators, Tips for Parents
Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences. (Howard Gardner) By Guest Educator, Andrew Watson. He has been in education for 30 years and has worked in a number of countries....
by Nicola | Dec 7, 2016 | Education Theorists, Play
The skills children learn through play in the early years set the stage for future learning and success from the kindergarten classroom to the workplace. (R.E.White – 2012) Lev Vygotsky (see post), claimed that play is a leading factor in a child’s...
by Nicola | Nov 24, 2016 | Education Theorists, Play
Each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could have discovered himself, that child is kept from inventing it and consequently from understanding it completely. – Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Have you ever stopped yourself in your tracks as you...
by Nicola | Nov 24, 2016 | Education Theorists, Play
What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see. – Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Your preschooler is growing intellectually and making sense of the world around her. Have you ever wondered exactly how that development is taking place? In the...