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Yay or Nay?

Child’s play is serious stuff! For a child, play is natural, spontaneous, enjoyable, rewarding, and self-initiated. Even  play that does not have obvious learning outcomes promotes...

Back To School Cool

It’s school time again! Some children feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of all the new things: new teachers,...

How to Help Save the Earth?

At the end of 2019, Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg was named Time magazine’s 2019, “Person of the Year”. Thunberg is described as the biggest...

A Day For Mums!

Mother’s Day is around the corner and you may see it as one day to reverse roles and take care of the person who takes care...

Heroes for Children

We want children to thrive. We wish for happy, healthy, and successful children who flourish as adults. But how we instil values and character strength in children...

“Only English!”

By Leo Jones, the Student – Centered Classroom, Cambridge University Press Sometimes students keep switching from their native language to English and back again. It’s hard...

Pairs or groups or whole class?

By Leo Jones, the Student – Centered Classroom, Cambridge University Press When should students work together in pairs? When should they be in groups or work...