by Julie Lang | Jun 25, 2017 | After School Programs, Child Development, Parent Insights, Primary Education, School Holidays, STEAM
Sharing is universally considered to be a behaviour to strive toward. But sharing isn’t always easy – especially for kids. Since we as adults sometimes struggle with sharing, it shouldn’t be surprising that children may balk when it comes to practicing what we preach....
by Julie Lang | Jun 25, 2017 | Child Development, Parent Insights, Primary Education, School Holidays, STEAM
Sing along now: “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down …” A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down. But here’s something even better! A spoonful of creativity could help you and your little ones avoid the need for medicine in the first place....
by Julie Lang | Jun 14, 2017 | After School Programs, Child Development, Parent Insights, Primary Education, School Holidays, STEAM
Play. It’s an important part of childhood. From the simple joys of climbing a tree or catching a ball to the elaborate daydreams of flying to the moon in a box or building the world’s tallest skyscraper with blocks, these activities allow kids to let their...
by Julie Lang | Jun 14, 2017 | After School Programs, Child Development, Primary Education, Robotics, School Holidays, STEAM
They have to solve a problem on a deadline Using a book filled with complex rules to build a device on a tight deadline forces the kids on the team to conceive and test solutions to get that robot up and running. Even if complex concepts are not clear in the...
by Julie Lang | May 2, 2017 | After School Programs, Child Development, Primary Education, Robotics, STEAM
If your kids are like many, they have participated, at least briefly, in activities at school that expose them to coding. Hour of Code events are being held in schools all over the world. But, is it enough? According to a Gallup research study, Searching for Computer...
by Julie Lang | Apr 23, 2017 | After School Programs, Child Development, Parent Insights, Primary Education, Robotics, School Holidays, STEAM
Coding for kids, from as young as four, has never been more accessible with clubs and online tutorials that make computer engineering easy to begin, fun to learn, and a social activity. In December, 2015, tens of millions of students, in more than 180 countries,...