“Let Nature be your teacher.” – William Wordsworth If I told you that we made Dandelion Playdoh today, you may well wonder what it had to do with the curriculum, but in fact it was one of the best learning experiences for students and teachers alike! For the past Read more about A Natural Way to Learn[…]
“If we teach today the way we were taught yesterday, we aren’t preparing students for today or tomorrow.” Curriculum and educational pedagogy have been rewritten innumerable times from age to age, but the essential skills students have been taught have remained the same since the beginning of human civilization. Schools Read more about 21st Century Literacies and Evolving Pedagogy[…]
Oak Learners is Bridging the Gap for Ontario Students through Arts and Mindfulness-based Elementary Education Anxiety levels are up and test scores are down. Ontario students are experiencing record levels of stress, anxiety and suicidal rates are higher than ever before, but students are still under daily pressure to perform Read more about Oak Learners is Bridging the Gap for Ontario Students through Arts and Mindfulness based Elementary Education[…]
We often hear from parents that Math is “nothing like it was when I went to school”. In fact, Mathematical Education has gone through many philosophical changes, and we want to let you in on how your children are being taught Math these days. This hands-on workshop will take you Read more about Helping your child succeed in Mathematics[…]
At Oak Learners we understand that every child learns differently and we love that! Each of the founding partners at Oak Learners have experienced the trials of parenting a child who needs something “more” than what is traditionally offered by both public and private educational institutions. We have strived to Read more about Bridge the Gap at Oak Learners[…]