child education

The zen masters tell us to “live in the now”, to be present and do one thing at a time. Obviously the zen masters aren’t working parents who have to multi task in order to survive the day. But is

“INTENSIVE PARENTING” MEANS TUTORS FOR KIDS Writer: Janice Tibbets OTTAWA: More than one million Canadian School Children, including top students, have gone to tutors, says a news study that reports almost one in three parents have hired private academic help

It’s no secret that here at Notch Hill we like some of the “old school” teaching methods as they tend to involve more of the senses and we are big proponents of multisensory learning. While we’re not against computers, we

We’ve said it before and we are happy to endorse it every time “experts” announce that creative play is vital in child development. Throw away the rules and let your child just play with what ever takes his or her

I think most of us have a sense of how important the first few years of our children’s lives are to set them up for educational success. Scientists released a report looking into just how important this period of life