by Gavin Mccormack | Jul 21, 2020 | Education
What truly makes children happy? Plastic toys, iPads, consumables and gifts will break, they will be lost, damaged or become outdated, but most of the things that bring true joy to our children’s lives are free. The only currency we will need is time. Here’s a list of...
by Gavin Mccormack | Jul 21, 2020 | Education
A child can teach us all three very important lessons : To be happy for absolutely no reason at all. To always be busy with something. To demand with all of our might something that we desire and to relentlessly and tirelessly go after it until we finally get what we...
by Gavin Mccormack | Jul 21, 2020 | Education
Why are preschools so important? I’ve heard people say that preschools are just a time filler before the ‘real’ learning takes place in school, but this statement couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact the time between 2 and 7 years of age is probably the most...
by Gavin Mccormack | Jul 21, 2020 | Education
What are the three levels of assessment that every school needs to adopt? When we look at good pedagogy, we start to understand that ‘voice’ is crucial. It’s important that the teachers have a voice, the parents and also the students (no matter how young) Assessment...
by Gavin Mccormack | Jun 29, 2020 | Education
If we want to cultivate a community of love, a group of children and families who respect and protect each other, we must model this behaviour ourselves. It’s takes a village to raise a child and our actions and behaviours are watched closely by the ever absorbent...
