When presented with the choice to sit at a desk all day to do written work, or to go outside and gather information in nature, what would you choose? We’d choose to get outside! Learning about any topic in the great outdoors is so exciting. In fact, more and more...
Canadian Boarding Schools Can Lead the Way in STEAM STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and more commonly referred to as STEAM to better integrate the arts, has been a leading topic in education for quite some time now. So what exactly is STE(A)M? Well,...
I Really Wanted One! Brains were lying around the office, and I wanted one. No, I really wanted one. Alas, they were meant for Ms. Ciara’s grade 6 science students. Not that St. John’s Academy’s grade 6 class needed new brains. Theirs are just fine, thank you...
Can Boarding School Help Students Learn English Faster? We know that sending a child to boarding school can help them become more independent. This seems like common sense. But what about enhancing other specific skills? Well, did you know that you can learn English...
Focused on Student Growth From the use of mini slate chalkboards in the 18th-19th centuries, to the innovation of paper notebooks and more recently digital technology, schools have often found ways to adapt new technology to the classroom. The key though isn’t just...
