education | Oak Learners

Demystifying Headlines: How to talk to kids about the news

by Kelly Farrell | Feb 5, 2020 | Education, Parenting, Teaching

It’s important to pay close attention to what children see in the news because studies have shown that kids are more afraid of violence in news coverage than in any other media content. By creating a proper perspective and context for news and current events programs,...

This is your brain on music

by Kelly Farrell | Nov 5, 2018 | Education, Music

Neuroeducation is playing a key role in the future of education, where the curriculum is based not just on teaching subjects but on preparing brains for learning. Research over the past several years has strongly identified links between language and music within the brain.

Oak Learners is Bridging the Gap for Ontario Students through Arts and Mindfulness based Elementary Education

by Kelly Farrell | Jul 5, 2018 | Education, Music

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 to meet provincial standards.

Bridge the Gap at Oak Learners

by Kelly Farrell | Jan 17, 2017 | Education, Programming

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...