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First and foremost, I am someone who struggles with anxiety…especially when I have to catch a flight. I’m afraid of flying, being high up in the air, away from the ground, being trapped in a small space and all of those apply when I fly. I’m also a parent, a teacher, a social entrepreneur and an […]

“The small school with the big heart that stole mine” Recovering from Covid19 means: Filling empty seats with the right student who has a learning barrier with parents that are willing to make the right sacrifices for their child’s education, Nurturing students to have a positive frame of mind that allows learning and growing to

WANT TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE IN YOUR DAY? Forgetting things, losing belongings, not being prepared, leaving assignments until the last minute or forgetting to do them altogether, not knowing how to use a diary or calendar, having a poor concept of time, etc. Does this sound familiar? There’s always a production line at work….no-one works

We need to be aware of the skills that must be mastered that may influence student’s success and if the skills are not being learnt, we need to investigate why. Thinking with Numbers   If a child does not develop a concept of number or an understanding of number values and quantity, there’s a number blindness

The 8 pieces of the learning puzzle Millions of children struggle in school and will feel discouraged, frustrated, misunderstood and alone. Not because they can’t learn, but because the way they learn doesn’t align with the way they are taught.  Thousands of teachers struggle in school and will feel discouraged, frustrated, misunderstood and alone. Not

IT TAKES A VILLAGE…In my previous blog post, “Creating ‘Educational Outliers’ out of Covid19 (part 1), I discussed the issues that Covid19 has created with regards to schooling, back to schooling or unschooling and homeschooling. I briefly mentioned Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers” and I questioned whether the pandemic is going to force us to re-think

IT TAKES A VILLAGE…In my previous blog, “How to survive homeschooling” I mentioned 7 ways to survive the crisis-schooling situation where parents literally became teachers overnight, turning their homes into classrooms and often having to work and attend their own meetings while still being the parent/teacher. Back to school…or maybe notSlowly but surely, schools are

SELECTING THE RIGHT SCHOOL – THE QUESTIONS TO ASK Selecting the right school for your child, is probably one of the most difficult decisions parents have to make and so it should be. If the decision is made quickly and without too much consideration, chances are, parents are making the decision based on convenience or