by jnijmeijer | Mar 14, 2019 | Child Development, Kids Health, Maths, Science, STEM
As a parent, we usually have a plan in place for everything…sickness, discipline, juggling busy schedules, even menu options for the week, but have you managed a way to rise as the victor in the homework battle? After learning for 8 hours, the last thing your child...
by jnijmeijer | Mar 14, 2019 | Child Development, Maths, STEM Activities, STEM Education
Heads-up, basketball fans, the month of March serves up an entirely different celebration! March 14 is Pi Day, a celebration of all things devoted to the simple universal mathematical truth about circles, that pi equals the circle’s circumference divided by its...
by jnijmeijer | Mar 14, 2019 | Activities, Child Development, Kids Health, Maths, STEM Activities
So your child isn’t crazy about math. One recent study has a finding that is perhaps not so surprising: Your attitude about math may be a big influence in how your children perform in the classroom. If you’re slinging casual quips about your lack of mathematical...
by pclark | Jun 8, 2018 | Camps, Child Development, Maths, STEM Activities
“Play is a child’s work,” is a quote that’s attributed to a long line of famous educators, from Maria Montessori to Fred Rogers. It’s not that playtime is actual work, of course, but the meaning behind that phrase is that play is meaningful and has an important...
by pclark | Jun 8, 2018 | Maths
When you think back to learning maths in elementary school, you probably remember sitting at a desk crunching numbers on paper, working through problems with a sharp pencil in hand. If you were lucky, you might have been able to use a calculator or another tool such...