Month: February 2016

Between The Lines: How to cut through the chatter and cultivate your child’s most important qualities

Have you ever heard a parenting expert say push your kids to breaking point, sign them up for multiple extracurricular activities, make them take all honours classes, allow technology in their bedrooms to keep in touch with friends all night, eating on the run is fine, and free time is a waste? Neither have I.… Continue reading Between The Lines: How to cut through the chatter and cultivate your child’s most important qualities

March 2016: Creative Workshops by L’ÉCOLE Van Cleef & Arpels

  By means of the Creative Workshops, L’ÉCOLE Van Cleef & Arpels invites young people to unleash their creativity while exploring a new world. Offering an educational and enjoyable experience, this initiative introduces children and teenagers aged 5 to 16 to a range of creative professions.   Children can choose from 8 jewelry design templates… Continue reading March 2016: Creative Workshops by L’ÉCOLE Van Cleef & Arpels

Fri 19 Feb 2016: “Examinations and Assessments : Uses and Misuses in 21st Century Education”

  Education around the world is conducted with the help of exams and assessments. Many of us wonder why in Finland, their way of education and assessing students have not led to drilling and pressure for children? Why in the US, parents, schools and even administrators are rethinking the value and form of standardized tests for young students?… Continue reading Fri 19 Feb 2016: “Examinations and Assessments : Uses and Misuses in 21st Century Education”