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“Esperanto” – The Beginning of a New Language

April 26th, 2013; By Susan Huebert

Invented languages can be fun. Have you ever used a language like Pig Latin with your friends and watched as other people struggled to understand you? When you use these […]


Learning to Cook!

April 25th, 2013; By Kevin Sexton

When you’re busy with essays, homework and final projects, sometimes you forget that there are great life skills that most schools do not teach. One of them is cooking. Whether […]


Teaching English as a Career

April 20th, 2013; By Susan Huebert

The English language has a lot of short, easy words. Just think of words like “run” — a short, three-letter word that is easy to spell and easy to learn. […]


Uncovering Life on Mars with the Curiosity Rover

April 20th, 2013; By Bel Harris

The Curiosity Rover is a mobile laboratory built by NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory. Launched on November 26, 2011 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, Curiosity’s 23 month journey through outer space […]


What to Take Backpacking

March 23rd, 2013; By Kathleen Gerry

So you’ve decided to take a trip backpacking. This is quite the adventure and you are going to have to be well prepared for such a time away from home […]


Healthy Kids Need Time In Nature

March 23rd, 2013; By David Suzuki Foundation

Ontario’s Healthy Kids Panel recently proposed a strategy to help kids get onto a path to health. The problem is that the path doesn’t lead them into nature. Though the […]


Anti-Bullying Viral Video!

March 22nd, 2013; By Jasmin Bollman

We recently came across this video by poet Shane Koyczan and just had to share. It has gone viral in the past few weeks due to its powerful anti-bullying message. […]