September is a time of so much change. The leaves turn to autumn beauties but, more than that, for our kids it’s an even more significant time to turn over a new leaf. Every new school year feels like its own New Year’s for my kids. They make new promises to themselves, deciding to be…
Summer school: Oxford Learning’s R.E.A.D. Elite program
Let me just be upfront: I’m a nerd. Like, a really, really super-big N-E-R-D. I’ve always loved school — so much so, that when I was in high school, I went to both summer school and night school. Not because I had to, because I wanted to. I could have graduated more than a year earlier because…
Oxford Learning Courtice: three-month update
Well, it’s been three months since The K Man started the Beyond Tutoring program at Oxford Learning. When he started in late-July, on his way into grade one, his reading was assessed at a JK level. Obvious disappointment and guilt aside, we made a conscious effort to really stick to the program — even at…
Oxford Learning: Beyond Tutoring program
Never in my wildest dreams did I think my firstborn would ever need academic help. He walked at 11 months old, spoke in complete sentences by 18 months and knew every colour (even grey and beige!) well before his second birthday. He pee-potty trained in three days. And he had a voracious appetite for books,…