Month: July 2019
A Children’s Activity Guide for Summer
Summer holidays are the time for making memories, trying new things and having fun while on a much-deserved break from school work. However, with less…
Preparing for the School Holidays
The children are finishing their last term of school, and now it’s the preparation stage for the school holidays. Parents and primary caregivers are organising…
How to Get Your Child to Speak Up More in Class
Speaking out in front of a crowd can be daunting for the best of us. Some people are naturally extroverted or have confidence, whereas others…
Minotaurs and Madness
This week has predominantly been about the DRAMA! ‘Could it be that a bunch of 10 year olds could seriously put on ‘Hamlet’ for an…
The Benefits of Introducing Music to Children
“Music is the universal language of mankind” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Music plays a significant role in a child’s development and early childhood. Common musical…
Teaching & Learning: Mollycoddling Our Children
An interesting article in the Guardian led me to think about how much I see parents ‘do’ for their children today – compared with when…
Things are warming up for the summer…
What a week! The sun finally shone. The children have never done so much swimming and we enjoyed three sports days and a Year 7…
