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Canadian Achievement Test for Grade 5 Students
*Registration Closed* In order to address the individual learning needs of your child before he/she begins the high school preparation process in the fall, we are offering the Canadian Achievement Test on two consecutive Saturday afternoons, April 29 and May 6 from 1:30-4:30. All students will write a timed [...]
The First Five Years of a Child’s Development Are the Most Crucial
Why the First Five Years Are Critical for Childhood Learning When it comes to development, the early years offer a crucial window of opportunity. During the first five years, children learn appropriate behavior, empathy, and social and cognitive skills. They also start to develop fine and gross motor skills, [...]
Homework Problems Can Reveal Deeper Issues
What Homework Problems Reveal About Learning Challenges What is the purpose of homework? Besides giving parents more grey hairs and wrinkles, the belief is that homework instills values such as responsibility, perseverance, time-management, and self-reliance. Some say it gets students to practice what has been learned, strengthens academic skills, [...]
Grade 10 Canadian History Workshop
We would be pleased to work with your child to prepare them for writing the Grade 10 History and Citizenship Education exam on January 15, 2018. The preparation program will consist of weekly workshops offered prior to the exam. For many students, the Canadian History exam is the most [...]
The Effectiveness of Tutoring
How Tutoring Improves Academic Performance & Confidence When your child begins to struggle in school, is your first thought to seek out tutoring support? If so, you are not alone. Tutoring is often the first service that pops into parents’ minds when their child is having difficulty. However, tutoring [...]
Report Cards and Summers
How to Use Report Cards to Plan Summer Learning Strategies Parents rely on report cards as a barometer of how their child is doing in school. The Centre frequently reviews the most recent report card of a student we are poised to work with. If the child goes to [...]