What is bilingual education?
Not surprisingly, this is a question I am often asked. Bilingual education is the use of two different languages in the classroom instruction of academic content. That means, in our…
Meet Maple Bear Trainer Colleen MacLeod
When Canadian trainer Colleen MacLeod travels from her Nova Scotia home to Maple Bear classrooms in Brazil, nothing gives her more pleasure than introducing students to the stories of Canadian…
Understanding PISA
Canada’s education system consistently ranks among the best in the world as evaluated by a study called PISA – the Programme for International Student Assessment. The features that make the…
Screen Time During the COVID Crisis
Pre-COVID, screen time and technology use in general were always highly relevant topics among our parents. Now, in the midst of this global pandemic, parents and children are predominantly at…