There is a new pilot project which has sprung up in British Columbia. The name of the project is Avid. The Avid idea was originated from the U.S. and has now taken form here. The idea of Avid is for students to participate in school, starting …

I have enrolled in this college twice and have enjoyed the experience both times. Not knowing what direction I wanted to go in, I needed to have a talk with one of the counselors on staff. They were very friendly and help me to find the major for me. …

As young children grow and learn new things, parents or childcare givers can help them manage their outbursts and other emotional reactions which are often the result of the childs’ frustration. First, however, the adult must ask some questions about the child’s behavior and the factors that have an …

I’ve always been fascinated by languages. It’s been a long held goal of mine to become fluent in Spanish, although I didn’t become too serious about it until I started to take formal Spanish classes in school. Finding that the class moves much too slowly, I began to seek …

The law program at Temple University, I must admit, rather impressed me. It impressed me, to my surprise, but nonetheless, it impressed me quite a bit. I spent quite a bit of time on this campus because a close friend of mine spent his years in law …

After spending a two years in Mexico and Korea teaching English, I decided it was finally time to get certified. I wanted a program that was relatively affordable, would be recognized internationally, and offered the course “on-site,” meaning that I would take live courses, rather that online ones. TEFL …

Tri-County Technical College is a two year state university located in a small town called Pendleton in South Carolina. I attended the coummunity college in the fall of 1985 through Spring of 1986.You get into a community college to achieve one of two things,enough credit to transfer into a …

I remember the first time I stepped into the school as an official student. I was crying and wanting to go home because I was scared of the people I would meet. The teacher had to forcibly take me away from my mother so that I could go to …

Saints Peter And Paul School, is one of the very few alternatives to public education in Boonville, Mo. My husband and I made the mistake of placing our daughter with them for 2 years before realizing that no true education was taking place. My child began to regress in …

I have blisters on my feet and bruises all over me, not to mention every muscle in my body aches. Why? Because I’m a parent with two boys in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and we just finished ditch picking all day as a fundraiser. Throughout the year, we …

The Art Institute of California San Diego is a great school. I received my Bachelors of Science in Graphic Design there in 2006. I transferred into the school after getting most of my general education classes at a community college. I think if you are going to attend this …

University of Phoenix
Online Division
When I was growing up like many students I wanted to go to college. I came from a working class home that had four kids. There was to say the least no extra money for college. I vowed though that I would get a college degree. …

The EAGLE home school organization in Corinth Mississippi is a great resource for home schooling parents. The best part is probably the enrichment classes that meet once a week. This is a great thing because the kids can get together and learn new things and have a good time. …

I purchased the Shapes, Colors and Number Workbook and Card Set from Natural Learning Concepts to help my autistic son master his shapes, colors and numbers. This workbook set cost $16.95 plus shipping and was more than worth its price!
This very popular workbook set comes with actually three …

My parents decided to enroll me in an elementary school near our place so that when time comes I don’t have to walk here-to-fro. So, they enrolled me in Punta Princesa Elementary School. This school is just a public school but I am very proud of this school. It …

The International School is a small school in a weird location, it is under a freeway down where the old bus depot was but it is a great school. Forget about the repair shops you pass on your way and concentrate only on the school and you …

My friend goes here for her grad studies because they have a law school here but it is also a nice place for undergraduate studies, which a lot of people go there for business and arts. Not a lot of people go for science because it is not a …

This educational center located in the Kensington area of Calgary, Alberta focuses on preschool learning of children. They offer classes separated by age ranges from newborn to age five as well as having parent seminars on a regular basis. The parenting seminars offer advice on topics such …

This workbook, which covers level four reading skills (about grade 4 level) in English, is written by Jennifer Rozines and published by McGraw Children’s Publishing.
The book itself contains 36 reading based activities for children to do: basically, they read a page and do the activity. While some of …

I graduated form the University of Vermont (UVM) last year and I can honestly say that the work I did there prepared me for “the real world” and that I enjoyed my experience, but I could have found a better fit.
The greatest and worst thing about UVM is it’s …

Trinity Elementary school is a venue for children to get their basic K-12 education, it is located in a good neighborhood and has teachers that care. The prinicipal is a very authorative figure in the building and there is a strong PTA within the school. Other then basic education …

The University of Groningen, or Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) as it is the Dutch name of it, is the 2nd oldest and one of the biggest in the Netherlands. It is located in the city of Groningen, in the North East boarders of the Netherlands.
The University has 9 faculties, 9 …

Whenever you first go to college you go there are take a tour of the grounds. They have a tour guide that will come along and show you al of the popular places that would attract students. Basically they tell you all about what the campus offers and what …

I am an ardent reader and I want my little toddler to imbibe this love for reading at an early age itself. The best way I figured out was to take him to the library every week. Luckily we have 2 libraries close …

The cost of higher education, in many places, is on the up - without any discernible improvement in quality (or even any noticeable change to the content).For this reason any advertisements for free courses have a powerful draw.
It is quite often the case however, that upon a little more …

Oak Hill High School was where I started the ninth grade. It was located in a small town. They allowed us to walk down to the store during lunch if we wanted to. Next to the laundry mat was a small sandwich shop that had hamburgers and hot …

In preparation for the board exams, our study center gives us weekly exams using scantron based answer sheets (similar to the actual board exam). I always want to have the best materials during quizzes so I tried to look for other pencils aside from the mainstream Mongol pencil.
I bumped …

DBwizards is one of the many institutions or training facilitators across the country that provides Microsoft Trainings. DBwizards charges a good amount of money for each participants; according to their training types or modules. Each training also includes your complete day’s meals which include the breakfast, the lunch and …

Universities in the Philippines have long been providers of quality education and because of this, foreigners, mostly Koreans, have been flocking to Philippine universities recently.
Up north, high above the cold mountain city of Baguio is one of the most prominent educational institutions in the country - Saint Louis University …

After learning a whole year in the hebrew university for a B.Sc in computer sciences, it’s time to say a few words about the experience.
First of all- the proffesionality of the teachers- some teachers are really good, but some are not teachers. Yes, so they are proffesors with alot …

Drive into BEthlehem, PA and you are bound to marvel at the many tall, picturesque architecture of the many beautiful and boasting University Buildings affililated with Lehigh University. The college itself basically has a sprawling campus spread out in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and students can be seen gathering on …

It is hard for parents today to know if the school their child is going to is a good one or not. As parents we are able to access test records and the schools preformance reviews but we can only catch glimpses of the types of people that …

Rasmussen College is a college that provides classes at brick-and-mortar locations throughout the United States as well as online. I have only dealt with Rasmussen’s online courses and I have to say that in many aspects, I seriously regret my choice of attending Rasmussen College online.
The coursework, at least …

I have attended a 6 day course on Art of Living recently. The Course was taught by the local representatives of the Art of Living Foundation set up by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The Course was for duration of three hours on the first four days and there after …

Catalina Island Marine Institute is a great learning experience for all ages. It is a place where students can pay to stay the week and learn all there is to know about wild life and the ocean. The institute is in one isolated corner of the island where there …

Khan Academy is a website with the domain name www.khanacademy.org created by Sal Kahn to host his video tutorials on educational subjects such as mathematics, science, physics, humanities, history, economics, finance, SAT math, Singapore math, etc. Sal created the website after the high positive public response of the first …

Before my husband and I bought our home in 2002 we moved around quite a bit,putting our children at the mercy of “The School System.” It never really bothered me until my second to oldest was in the second grade. Enrollment day was a mess.When we …

When I was in high school, we had a few options to take a class through the In-the-High School Program. Basically what this is is a program where you can take a college class in high school and receive college credit for it. All you have to do is …

Monroe College is a private school which specializes in education in a smaller setting, there are different colleges because people are different and many adults learn better in a small setting and this is what Monroe provides to its students, an oppertunity to learn in a small classroom and …

Recently I bought a pre nursery rhyme CD for my 3 years old child who is now going to the play home. The CD is from Bugger Company. When I played it on CD player for the first time, I was really glad to see the cartoons …

I went to the Richmond Public Library on May 4, 2010. It was my first time. I have always been a library kind of guy, always looking for some hot, newly released books and eager to peruse the latest magazines. I hate to have to go to …

MOSI is a great place to take your kids for a fun and educational day. They have a hurricane machine, a butterfly garden, a mock spacestation, and much more. I’ve been going there since I was a kid, and it’s never been boring.
MOSI currently sports an exhibit …

To the tourist visiting Edinburgh, a visit to a library may not be top of the agenda. However, Edinburgh is a city like no other and the location of the city’s Central Library would draw most tourists there for that reason alone. The Library is to be found only …

Haverford College is a small liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. With approximately 1200 students, the school is quaint. The freshman are introduced into the school a week before the academic school year begins via Customs Week. Customs Week is run by Upper Classmen. This introductory week is beneficial …

In July 2007 I finally made the choice to attend college, but like most people I still had to work a full-time job. Therefore I decided to research online colleges. After researching many schools I choose to attend Kaplan University because they offered online classes, their tution prices came …

I am a third year Psy.D student at Argosy University Honolulu and I have been mostly happy with the program. While I am only familiar with the clinical doctorate program in psychology, the school also offers other doctorate degrees and various undergraduate programs as well. The Psy.D …

SUNY Binghamton is a state school, which is ranked by US Weekly magazine as one of the top hundred universities within the United States. This is not only because of the fact that they have 20,000 students who focus on academics and not partying and social activities. They are …

The 1 1/2 years that I spent enrolled with the University of Phoenix Online’s degree program was the worst educational experience of my life. UOP’s primary goal is not to educate degree-seekers; rather, it is to make money. The commercials, radio ads, newspaper ads, and web pop-ups …

I have 2 children that attend this school. I had homeschooled my children last year, and had put them in this school because of the benefits of social interaction that I wanted for them to have. The process of enrollment was not as painful as I thought, …

In my opinion, for the study of the English language, there are two books that one must have. Firstly a good dictionary and secondly a good grammar guide book. I’ve used many grammar guide books before but was unsatisfied due to the lack of good simply understood examples that …