How to Raise a Reader?
I loved reading as a child and have maintained this into adulthood. Yet, even I, a self-confessed bookworm, could read…
Education
Fairytales and Happy Endings
Fairytales. On them, I am an expert. The world’s best loved classic tales of love: “Cinderella”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Sleeping…
Why Is Storytelling Important?
Storytelling does not merely equip future Nobel Literature prize-winners but is an integral part of the all-round development of the…
School Uniforms – Yes or No?
The heated debate of whether schools should enforce uniform policies has been divided by strong supporting evidence on both sides.
Positive Gender Messages
Children start to become aware of gender at around the age of two years old.
Introducing a Child to a Foreign Language
It is fascinating to see how quickly the children pick up the new sounds and language and how easily they…
Children Learning about Ecology and the Environment
Teaching young children about ecology and the environment will teach them lessons they will take through the rest of their…
Why Should Children Learn a Foreign Language?
You may be forgiven for thinking me biased for pushing the importance of language learning, I am a French teacher…
A child with special needs and kindergarten
Not every kindergarten has specially trained teachers to work with children with disabilities, and that might be a problem. Another…