| Articles |
| A Moral Understanding |
| Raising ethical children |
| by:
Erica Sprules
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Parents, Teachers |
| In today’s world—where so many people seem preoccupied with celebrities, appearances and material wealth at any cost—developing ethical children is no small task. But this is exactly the quality one school is trying to instill in its students by implementing a revolutionary new program that focuses on a type of... (read article) |
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| A Search Engine Optimization Tip |
| Proper Use of Title Tags on Your Website |
| by:
Jim Huinink
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| Categories: Administrators, Marketing, Technology |
| Title tags are the first thing that shows up in a search result. Search engines assume that these are an important indicator of what the web page is about and how the page will match the user's search. Improper use of title tags is one of the most common SEO... (read article) |
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| A Window On The World |
| Why a global curriculum makes sense |
| by:
Irene Davy
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Global education, School heads |
| Headlines point to suffering in the aftermath of an earthquake in Pakistan, nuclear proliferation in Iran, Muslim riots over cartoons published in Europe, Canadians held hostage in Iraq. Here at home, when I call for computer help, the person who answers is somewhere in India. Last year, my teachers attended... (read article) |
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| A Wonder-filled and Imaginative Education |
| Technology does not replace creativity and inspiration |
| by:
Chris van Donkelaar
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| Categories: Administrators, Art, Opinion, Teachers, Technology |
Violins vibrate, colours smell and books have texture — isn’t that wondrous? In order to exist, wonder must observe something either unexpected . . . astonishing . . . perhaps verging on miraculous. We must be careful, when weighing the benefits of technology within the classroom, to secure a sense... (read article) |
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| ADD Treatment |
| Helps children stay focused |
| by:
Marija Djondric
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| Categories: Administrators, Research, Special needs, Teachers |
| The sight is a familiar one — a youngster excitedly chasing objects across a computer screen. In this case, however, the child has several electrodes attached to his head. The process is called neurofeedback, a relatively new drug-free approach to the treatment of attention deficit disorder (ADD), available through places... (read article) |
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| Balancing a Consumer Community |
| Education as a commodity |
| by:
Jonathan Harris
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Marketing, School heads |
| “The customer is always right” is a mantra at the core of our consumer-driven economy. However, when the product is education and the consumers are parents, this assumption leads to complex and sometimes problematic relationships in private and independent schools. It is challenging, especially within a newer for-profit educational environment,... (read article) |
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| Beyond the Blackboard |
| Resources and tools give educators and students a high tech edge (from 2004) |
| by:
Dan Nieuwland
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| Categories: Administrators, Parents, Teachers, Technology |
| USB pen drives | Small but mighty
Over the last several years, Universal Serial Bus (USB ) pen drives have slowly increased in popularity as their capacity and speed rise, and their price decreases. With almost every new computer sold on the market today supporting USB devices, and the USB standard... (read article) |
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| Blinded by the Light |
| Understand your school’s real niche |
| by:
Dave Bird
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Leadership and management, School heads |
| In August 2009, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office acknowledged that the American budget deficit estimate had soared to $1.6 trillion (U.S.) and that the current recession is now “the most severe since World War II.”
Unlike those “Mad Hatters” in Washington, or their Canadian counterparts in Ottawa, private schools don’t have... (read article) |
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| Challenges Ahead |
| In our changing world, ethics education is more important than ever |
| by:
Kent Warkentin
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| Categories: Administrators, Opinion, Research, School heads |
| Ethics/character education is a complex issue in Canada, the United States and around the world, connecting with many aspects of society. It helps shape the views and opinions of students in areas such as citizenship, political activism, career choices, global awareness, social justice and peace education. As those young people... (read article) |
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| Character Sketch |
| Developing positive parent relationships |
| Categories: Administrators, Marketing, Parents, School heads, Teachers |
| At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the boarding school featured in the Harry Potter series, “teachers reign supreme and parents stay away, safely on the other side of the solid brick wall at Platform 9¾… no e-mail, no Internet, only owls to carry the rare letter back and forth,”... (read article) |
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| Computer Literate |
| Critical tools should take precedence over technological tools |
| by:
Steven Laffoley
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| Categories: Administrators, Opinion, Teachers, Technology |
| Recently, a friend told me that the same degree of technology it took to put a man on the moon now can be found in a digital watch. He commented on how lucky we were to live in an age where technology improves so quickly and is so readily available.... (read article) |
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| Creating a new culture of teaching and learning |
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| by:
Our Kids Publications , Alan November
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Global education, Research, Teachers, Technology, Video |
| On May 1, 2009, Alan November, an international leader in education technology addressed more than 200 teachers and administrators at the 2009 CAIS Best Practices conference at Lower Canada College in Montreal. November spoke in detail about exciting ways to incorporate technology in the classroom, to improve teaching and learning.... (read article) |
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| Developing Awareness |
| The Round Square program builds international consciousness |
| by:
Eileen Dauntt
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Global education, School heads |
| Since 2001, Bayview Glen has played an active role in Round Square, a unique and student-focused association. More than 50 schools on five continents are members of Round Square, which asks students to make a commitment, beyond academic excellence, to personal development and responsibility.
This mandate helps students develop both... (read article) |
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| Enhancing Parent Communications |
| Parents are the constituents with whom you need to communicate the most. |
| by:
Andrew McKenzie
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| Categories: Administrators, Parents, Technology |
| Parents are the constituents with whom you need to communicate the most. And almost all of this communication needs to be done in writing. Will we ever see the day when the Xerox machine goes into storage and hand-outs are a thing of the past? Probably not.... (read article) |
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| Environmental action plans |
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| by:
Stephanie Foster
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Environment, Leadership and management, Lesson plan, School heads, Science |
| The following examples show how five independent schools that I have worked with, have moved forward in terms of developing and implementing their own environmental sustainability action plans. Each example demonstrates different approaches and tactics that have helped them to move forward with their efforts to become green schools.
The... (read article) |
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| Expert Answers | Mike Lipkin |
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| by:
Mike Lipkin
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, School heads, Teachers |
| How can independent schools achieve success through pre-eminence?
Pre-eminence it is not just about being the best; it is about being recognized as the best. What is your discipline? What is the core your school stands for? The moment I go outside these areas is when I am being less pre-eminent.... (read article) |
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| Forging a New Way |
| Tragedy transforms the landscape of outdoor education. |
| by:
Sarah%20 Wiley
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Physical education, Safety and Health, Teachers |
| It was February 3, 2003 and I was driving the hour-long commute through snowy Muskoka to work, the head office of Outward Bound Canada (OBC) in Burk's Falls, Ontario. As the national director of educational programs for OBC, I oversaw all the contract programs we delivered for independent schools across... (read article) |
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| From Camp to School And Back Again |
| The story od Greenwood College |
| by:
David%20%20%20 Thompson
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Physical education |
| The evidence is in. A backcountry classroom, using all that the Canadian landscape has to offer, helps stave off childhood obesity, improves cognitive skills and offers hands-on learning. In educational parlance, we know character education and outdoor education go hand in hand: Across the country, values like independence, interdependence and... (read article) |
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| How to Talk Like a Techie |
| Some web definitions, from ASCII to XML |
| by:
Matthew Pioro
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| Categories: Administrators, Marketing, School heads, Teachers, Technology |
| ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange, pronounced “ask-ee,” is a code for representing letters, numbers and punctuation. In ASCII, each character is associated with a number. For example, lower-case “p” is 50. This common coding system allows data to be transferred from one computer to another.
Blog
A method of publishing on... (read article) |
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| Imagine Possibility |
| Break free from the past |
| by:
Dave Bird
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| Categories: Administrators, Opinion |
| These days, Dr. Banting would be a fish out of water. Born in 1891, in Alliston, Ontario, Frederick Banting, together with Charles Best, discovered insulin and earned the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine. But he'd be lost in today's medical world. CAT labs, advanced micro-computers, laser surgical... (read article) |
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| Independent School Collaboration |
| Migrating interactive courses online |
| by:
Lesley Monette , Mary Anne Ballantyne
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Lesson plan, School heads, Teachers, Technology |
| Today’s educational and work environments demand 21st-century skills, including the ability and confidence to be a self-motivated and highly collaborative learner. Successful students must learn to be adept at being both analytical and creative. Learners need to be agile in taking risks, being entrepreneurial and being socially comfortable and responsible... (read article) |
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| It's a bad day to be a distraction |
| (sponsored feature) |
| by:
Codework
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| Categories: Administrators, Safety and Health, Teachers, Technology |
| My name’s Duncan the Distraction and I’ve got a big problem! You see classrooms used to be my stomping ground. All the kids, especially the “cool” ones wanted to hang out with me. Billy would want to play solitaire, Suzan would use chat programs to talk to... (read article) |
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| Learning The Ropes |
| Looking inward in the great outdoors |
| by:
Julia Drake
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Opinion, Physical education |
Suspended from ropes and pulleys far above the ground, Christian Peterson longed for a safety net. But no mesh blanket would catch the Grade 12 student if he fell from the high ropes course at Upper Canada College's Norval Outdoor School.
Instead, Christian found a safety net in the form of... (read article) |
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| Let's Get Together |
| A collaboration model for schools |
| by:
Anita Griffiths
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Parents, School heads, Teachers |
| Collaboration has become a buzzword in the field of technology. As technology becomes ever more diverse, and the idea that “no man is an island” becomes ever more real, collaboration between schools with similar philosophies about technology is now a requirement for success. The Bishop Strachan School... (read article) |
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| Managing Risk in Education |
| Managing risk in education is a large and important undertaking because of several key factors. |
| by:
Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Administrators, Safety and Health, School heads, Technology |
| Sponsored Article:
Managing risk in education is a large and important undertaking, mainly because of several key factors; the sheer number of risks and hazards, vulnerability of the clientele, expectations from parents and the public, and transparency of operations.
In addition to typical issues found in most buildings – such as fire... (read article) |
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| Monitoring Computer Use |
| Is elementary school the best place to learn about the digital world? |
| by:
Frank Jones
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| Categories: Administrators, Research, Teachers, Technology |
| Are they learning? That insistent question keeps bubbling to the surface as more and more private elementary schools embrace computer learning. Are computers in the classroom a fad or are they a huge advance that will produce a better-educated generation of children?
The one sure thing is that computers are here.... (read article) |
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| Mother Nature Takes Us Where No Path Leads |
| Nuturing a healthy self-esteem |
| by:
Dave Bird
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| Categories: Administrators, Opinion, School heads |
"Shit!" Raj angrily slammed down his 50-pound backpack.
Then we all watched it slowly start rolling--back down the very steep hill that he, I and a dozen others had just laboured up for the past couple of hours.
Raj had just learned Mother Nature wasn't big on temper tantrums, and she... (read article) |
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| Panel Discussion | What types of skills will today’s children need? |
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| by:
Alan November , Christopher Shannon , Dr. Karen Gazith , Jason Rogers , Mary Anne Ballantyne
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| Categories: Administrators, Opinion, Teachers |
| On Thursday, November 12, 2009, at Lower Canada College in Montreal, Quebec, Alan November provided the keynote address before joining the panel discussion. Hosted by the ReThink IT ReFresh IT conference and moderated by Anne-Marie Kee of the Canadian Educational Standards Institute (CESI) , the panel discussed the skills that... (read article) |
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| Parent Participation as a Part of the Success of Therapy |
| Special curriculum developed for parents to reinforce school and home consistency |
| by:
The Glenholme School
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Leadership and management, Parents, Safety and Health, School heads, Special needs, Teachers, Technology |
Therapy Success Depends on Parent Participation
The Glenholme School is a therapeutic boarding school for children situated on more than 100 acres in Washington, Connecticut. Children, ages nine to 18 who need a highly structured learning environment to prosper academically and socially, find it at Glenholme. Many Glenholme students have struggled... (read article) |
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| Plenty of Rhyme and Reason |
| How Poetry Lets Boys Be Boys |
| by:
Luke Coles
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| Categories: Administrators, English, Research, Teachers |
| In response to a widespread sense of alarm over the state of boys’ literacy, the Ontario Ministry of Education assessed students at various grade levels. The subsequent report, Me Read? No Way! (StatsCan, 2002), showed that boys were not performing as well as girls in reading and writing, and that... (read article) |
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| Protected Environment |
| A plan to retain and educate |
| by:
Simon Jeynes
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Marketing, Parents, Research, School heads |
| I could hear her coming down the corridor. My secretary’s announcement, “Mrs. Chablis (not her real name) is here to see you,” was unnecessary. Mrs. Chablis’ red face, loud voice and violent gestures all proclaimed that she was unhappy and someone was going to pay.
While hopefully not a daily experience,... (read article) |
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| Question: How is your school using technology and social networking? |
| Blogs, RSS feeds, Twitter, Skype? Are these meant for classroom use or school communications? |
| by:
Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Marketing, Open House Question, Teachers, Technology |
| Everyday there are new programs, tools and online resources that emerge on the market. Information is at our fingertips and many schools are encouraging the use of some of these tools into both their operation and classroom activities. What are you doing with technology at your school? Do you run... (read article) |
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| Question: In search for outdoor education programs |
| What does Outdoor education mean to you? Do you run a unique or interesting outdoor education program at your school? |
| by:
Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Lesson plan, Open House Question, Physical education, Teachers |
| We asked hundreds of schools to share programs and ideas on this topic. The following were published in the 2007 edition of Dialogue magazine. Join the discussion and post your own response.
Winter Learning
During a week of dogsledding and winter camping in Algonquin, the Grade 8 boys learn that at day’s... (read article) |
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| Question: What is being done at your school to encourage sustainability? |
| There are many ways for your school to ensure it is sustainable: financial, environmental, demographic, programmatic and global. What is being done at your school? |
| by:
Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Global education, Leadership and management, Open House Question, Teachers |
| In every issue of Dialogue Magazine, we ask a question to the independent educator community to spark dialogue about the issue's theme. We've already heard from many schools and want to feature your story. Some of the comments posted below will be selected to be published in the Open House... (read article) |
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| Question: What is your school doing to engage parents? |
| Parents are your partners, patrons and customers. What is the view of your school? What programs are in place to engage parents? |
| by:
Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Marketing, Open House Question, Parents, School heads, Special needs, Teachers, Technology |
Open Door Policy
At Trillium School, we constantly strive to make our parents feel welcome and a part of the school community. We have a very active PTA that meets regularly and organizes pizza lunches and ice cream days for the students throughout the school year. This year, we have also... (read article) |
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| Re-building Character |
| Why private schools can, and should, lead the way |
| by:
Dave Bird
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| Categories: Administrators, Opinion, Parents, Safety and Health, School heads, Teachers |
| We have devolved into a society of cheaters, who regularly evade taxes, steal from the workplace, lie and deceive, pirate Internet music, games and videos, and pinch satellite signals. What has happened to us? We commonly break “the rules” to get ahead personally, socially and financially. We, the “moral majority,”... (read article) |
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| Reaching Our, Maturing Within |
| Social action projects bring meaningful learning |
| by:
Peter Skillen
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Teachers |
| "I am sorry Jill. I should have tried to get closer to you. I should have stood up for you, girl. I am sorry. Please forgive me. I guess I was scared, please forgive me."
- Megan, Canada, www.bullying.org
"Helping others - actually talking to other kids for this project -... (read article) |
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| Research Spotlight: For-Profit Schools Allow Principals Freedom |
| Greater personal lattitude, long-term security and stability just a few of the advantages for principals |
| by:
Linda Quirke , Scott Davies
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Research, School heads, Teachers |
| The notion of a school principal running a for-profit private school is a century-old tradition. Canada’s earliest schools were primarily run by churches, but 100 years ago religious groups began to assume less responsibility for private schools, while lone owners picked up some of the slack. According to Carol Gossage... (read article) |
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| Setting The Stage |
| Imagination takes flight |
| by:
Deb Homuth
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| Categories: Administrators, Art, School heads |
| Without a real understanding of creativity and what the research on creativity means to us as educators, we come dangerously close to reducing it to an empty term or buzzword.
Researchers wrestling over definitions of creativity mention one common quality again and again: newness. Traditionally, it was believed that producing... (read article) |
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| Shifting Revenues |
| Ideas to keep tuition affordable |
| by:
Don Rickers
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| Categories: Administrators, Finance, School heads |
| On January 1, we bid farewell to “the naughts,” a decade many would choose to forget. Terrorist attacks, global warming, mounting casualties from war in the Middle East and economic turmoil dominated the news headlines. The last fiscal year has been gruelling for most educational institutions—even those with deep pockets.... (read article) |
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| Spirituality, Joy and Play |
| Our annual Muskoka Woods camping retreat |
| by:
Gillian Martin
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| Categories: Administrators, Art, Curriculum and learning, Teachers |
| Each year, in just the second week at our all-girls’ school, our entire population—students, teachers, administration alike—travels to Muskoka Woods Resort on Lake Rosseau, Ontario. We leave behind the classes, textbooks, and walls of our school, and head up north, often grouping students or teachers who’ve never met before into... (read article) |
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| Staying Safe, Not Sorry |
| Risk management, outdoor education philosophy and organizational behaviour. |
| by:
Ross Cloutier
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| Categories: Administrators, Physical education, Safety and Health, Teachers |
| American mountain climbers Willi Unsoeld (1926-1979) and Tom Hornbein were members of the first American expedition to summit Mount Everest on May 22, 1963. Unsoeld and Hornbein's legendary climb was the first ascent from the peak's West Ridge. Thirteen years later, Unsoeld held his 21-year-old daughter, Nanda Devi, as... (read article) |
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| Strategic Alliances |
| Building international school partnerships that work |
| by:
Kent Warkentin
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Global education, School heads |
| Niagara Christian Collegiate (NCC) has been educating students from other lands for more than 35 years and, during that time, has developed a distinct international student program. Six years ago, I evaluated the program and was thrilled with the curriculum in many areas but found it lacking in others. We... (read article) |
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| Suggest a Future Theme for Dialogue Magazine |
| Let us know what stories or topics you would like to read about |
| by:
Our Kids Publications
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| Categories: Administrators, Art, Curriculum and learning, English, Global education, Leadership and management, Lesson plan, Marketing, Math, Opinion, Opinion, Parents, Physical education, Research, Safety and Health, School heads, Science, Special needs, Teachers, Technology |
| Since the magazine’s birth in 2004, Dialogue has aimed to stimulate discussion between private and independent school educators. As always, Dialogue magazine and Dialogue Online remain the place to express your ideas and to share your expertise with your peers. Dialogue shares educator knowledge and skills, reducing the workload and... (read article) |
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| Sustaining School Identity |
| Montessori teaches about remaining true |
| by:
Pat Gere
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Leadership and management, Lesson plan, School heads |
| In 1907, Dr. Maria Montessori opened the first Montessori classroom in a tenement just outside Rome, Italy. Here began her experiment of applying scientific observation to the education of children. Since then, Montessori has become the world’s most practised pedagogy, with more than 8,000 Montessori schools on six continents educating... (read article) |
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| Taking Account |
| The Canadian Educational Standards Institute reports on technology in schools |
| by:
James Christopher
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| Categories: Administrators, Research, Technology, Video |
| After salaries, the financial outlay for information technology is rapidly becoming the largest line item in the budget of many independent schools in Canada. But it has become increasingly clear that little or no consensus exists as to how that money might best be spent.
To examine this issue, the... (read article) |
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| Teaching the Teachers |
| How to get educators on the technological bandwagon |
| by:
Catherine Roberts
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, School heads, Technology |
| First it was the whole-language movement, then it was new math. By the 1980s, when computers started to make their way into the classroom, it seemed someone, somewhere was constantly peddling a new, better way to get kids to learn. Is it any wonder that teachers were skeptical about computers?
But... (read article) |
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| Technology in Schools |
| Friend or foe? |
| by:
Paul Duckett
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| Categories: Administrators, Opinion, Teachers, Technology |
| Does technology belong in our schools?
This may seem a very odd question to be posed by a head of school in the year 2004. I think a certain amount of skepticism, even towards something as seemingly commonplace as technology, is healthy. No aspect of school life is exempt from... (read article) |
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| The Gift of School |
| Education has no return policy |
| by:
Kevin McHenry , Michael Paluch
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| Categories: Administrators, Marketing, Opinion, Parents, Teachers |
| You may have seen it on YouTube: spoken word artist and teacher Taylor Mali responds to the lawyer who dares to ask him, “What do you make?” Mali concludes his angry, yet powerful, response with the words:
“I make a difference!”
There is a perceived divide between teaching and, well,... (read article) |
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| The SUV Caucus |
| Shifting to the new reality |
| by:
Anne-Marie Kee
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Parents, School heads |
| Ask any school administrator how the job has changed during the past five years and parents will make the top three list. Today’s parents want to be involved and have many opinions on their children’s progress, as well as on the schools’ programs and operations.It seems, in fact, that this... (read article) |
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| The Yin And Yang Of Foreign Students |
| Increasing enrolment with students from abroad |
| by:
Don Rickers
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| Categories: Administrators, Global education, Marketing |
| Canada is a significant player on the stage of global education: Only the United States, England and Australia issue more student visas. Some 175,000 international students are enrolled in institutions from Victoria to St. John's; the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade estimates that these young people contribute $4... (read article) |
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| Think Inside The Box |
| Get back to basics, teaching time should be spent on developing abilities that can be taught practically in a school |
| by:
John Lambersky
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Opinion, School heads, Teachers |
| Many burdens are placed upon a modern school: It must create a nurturing atmosphere for students; keep youngsters active; mould students into ethical, caring individuals; and, for at least a generation or two now, ensure students leave school as creative, innovative and imaginative beings. This last demand—for the school to... (read article) |
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| To Market, To Market |
| Harnessing the power of the web |
| by:
Chris Daniels
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| Categories: Administrators, Marketing, School heads, Teachers, Technology |
| When investigating whether or not to send his now 17-year-old son to private school, Ken Wong turned to the web to do some research. “I didn’t go to the web to pick a school, but I used it to find information that I thought my son would be interested in,”... (read article) |
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| Today's Homework |
| How heavy should a backpack be? |
| by:
Kristopher Churchill
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| Categories: Administrators, Opinion, Parents, School heads, Teachers |
| As independent school parents, teachers and administrators, we are well meaning when it comes to homework. In fact, our default position often reflects the so-called “hyper-active” approach now the subject of scholarly analysis, whereby many career-orientated, highly-motivated parents (and, yes, some teachers) feel compelled to ensure the same level of... (read article) |
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| Turning Green |
| The transition to a sustainable future |
| by:
Stephanie Foster
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Environment, School heads, Teachers |
| Twenty-five years ago, I graduated from an independent school for girls. Looking back,
I wonder what being a “green school” would have meant then. Apart from our green uniforms, I am not sure the topic of environmental sustainability ever really entered the lexicon. Fortunately, times have changed!
Does your school... (read article) |
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| Uncovering Tomorrow’s Leaders |
| Seven school leadership characteristics |
| by:
Courtenay Shrimpton
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| Categories: Administrators, Demographics, Leadership and management, School heads |
| According to leadership experts Paul Bernthal and Richard Wellins, “In a complex and changing world, highly skilled and experienced leaders at all levels—not just senior leaders—are becoming harder to find.” Today, two key questions face all independent schools: “Where will the next group of future leaders come from?” and “What... (read article) |
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| Urban Renewal |
| Focusing on education under a big city's bright lights |
| by:
James McConnell
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| Categories: Administrators, Global education, Marketing, Safety and Health, School heads |
| hen I think of independent schools in Canada, what comes to mind are lush, beautiful campuses. Most independent schools I have visited are to be envied: Well away from the hustle and bustle of city life, they sit on enough land to allow for sufficient buildings, playgrounds and parking. They... (read article) |
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| Walking the Tight Rope |
| Keeping balance when helicopters hover |
| by:
Steve Griffin
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Parents, School heads |
| “What did you learn today at school dear?” So goes the proverbial question parents ask in order to feel plugged in to their child’s educational experience.
But, of course, for so many parents, their interest doesn’t begin and end at the dinner table. It’s no secret that—especially at independent schools—parents often... (read article) |
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| Weaving A World Of Possibilities |
| How one school is trying to foster global understanding |
| by:
Dorothy Byers
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Global education, School heads |
| Our world is a small place. International events flood the news and we respond emotionally, intellectually and often in a tangible way. Increasingly, events in one part of our global village affect the lives of others far away.
The chaos theory, which refers to the butterfly flapping its wings, played... (read article) |
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| Weighing Financial Options |
| Making the right choices during tough times |
| by:
Beth McKay
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| Categories: Administrators, Finance, Leadership and management, School heads |
| The recent economic crisis has refocused attention on the financial sustainability of independent schools. Pre-recession discussions questioned whether tuition increases above the level of inflation were sustainable in the long term or would negatively affect the diversity of our students. The Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) continues to rise by... (read article) |
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| When parents become partners, the rewards are great for all |
| A current parent speaks volumes to incoming families |
| by:
Patti Pilon
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Marketing, Parents, School heads, Teachers |
| It is not unusual for parents to take a deeply vested interest in their children’s education, and at most independent schools, there is no exception. Conversely, independent schools rely heavily on the support of parents. It is a well-known fact that tuition alone often does not cover the cost of... (read article) |
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| Why We Must Erase The Lines In The Sand |
| Justice and global citizenship |
| by:
Dave Bird
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| Categories: Administrators, Global education, Opinion, School heads |
"In the end, poverty, putridity and pestilence;
work, wealth and worry; health, happiness and hell,
all simmer down into village problems."... (read article) |
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| Window On Tomorrow |
| How outdoor education brightens the future of children and our planet |
| by:
Grant%20 Linney
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| Categories: Administrators, Curriculum and learning, Physical education, Research, Teachers |
| As a long-time outdoor educator, I remain amazed at the impact that outdoor and experiential education (OEE) has upon participants. But how have we measured this impact?
There are the usual program evaluations and the periodic concerted links to classroom curricula. And, sometimes, a parent writes to describe how much a... (read article) |
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| Writing An Effective Press Release |
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| by:
Jim Huinink
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| Categories: Administrators, Marketing |
| Writing press releases is an excellent way to get media attention that in turn brings parental attention to what your school has to offer. The very act of committing to creating press releases is half the battle, as it is with so many things. Try and commit to writing one... (read article) |
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| You Who Are on the Road Must Have a Code That You Can Live By |
| Our writer talked with a group of private school students |
| by:
Peter Cheney
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| Categories: Administrators, Leadership and management, Opinion, School heads, Teachers |
| Students have endless choices to make: Will it be snowboards or skis? Snoop Dogg or Green Day? What do you do when a friend tells you he has the answers to next week’s exam?
A group of students, aged 14 to 17, gathered to ponder that very question, and others like... (read article) |
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