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How to Find the ‘Love of Learning

‘If we fail to give our students time, a voice or a choice, then we will fail to find out what really […]

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What is the Secret Recipe for a Great Education?

Follow these instructions carefully! Prepare a learning environment that is mostly familiar, but with a dash of uncertainly. Introduce the child to […]

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Never use Technology as a Reward or Punishment!

With many children finding themselves becoming obsessed with iPads, tablets and online gaming, parents are left wondering how to control the use […]

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What is ‘The Educational Void’ and Why is it so Important for Teachers?

For any teacher or parent out there trying to figure out what is the most important learning objective for their children, let […]

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5 Steps to Developing Independence in Your Child

The ultimate learning goal for any student is independence. Once we establish independence in our students then we truly set them up […]

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A small note for every teacher:

Academics are important, but it is important that we focus on more than this when we assess the development of our children. […]

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‘We Must See Every Child as our Own.’

As far as I am concerned, the religion, faith, culture, age, wealth or social status of a child are completely and absolutely […]

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50 Life Changing Questions to Ask Your Child After School!

“What did you do today?” Is the age old question parents ask their children as they enter the house from school but […]

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What’s Your Intention ?

People ask why I bother to write so frequently on this platform? My answer is simple. ‘I want to change the world.’ […]

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8 Ways to Help Your Child Flourish During Covid-19

For decades society relied on teachers and the school system to educate their children. However, with the new research surrounding the importance […]

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Empathy and Understanding

When we dig deeper into why a child isn’t following the rules or paying attention in class, we find that the reason […]

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How can our Oldest Generation Assist with Learning?

Spending time listening to people who have lived a life we can only imagine, allows us to see what has gone before, […]

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When all else fails, we look to intelligence to solve the problem.’

When instinct and natural reactions fail us, we look to intelligence to help solve the problem at hand, but what happens if […]

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Happiness is Free

What truly makes children happy? Plastic toys, iPads, consumables and gifts will break, they will be lost, damaged or become outdated, but […]

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How Important is Empathy in our Classrooms?

As a Montessori teacher, my ultimate goal is much bigger than getting my children through their exams, it’s much bigger than allowing […]

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We Have a Lot to Learn from our Youngest Citizens

A child can teach us all three very important lessons : To be happy for absolutely no reason at all. To always […]

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The Importance of Preschool.

Why are preschools so important? I’ve heard people say that preschools are just a time filler before the ‘real’ learning takes place […]

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Our Perception of Failure

When we change our perception of failure, not only do we encourage our students to attempt the most difficult of challenges, but […]

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The Three Forms of Assessment.

What are the three levels of assessment that every school needs to adopt? When we look at good pedagogy, we start to […]

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The Power of Story

Throughout history The power of story’ has proved itself time and time again, as the greatest natural learning tool that humans possess. […]

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