Quills and Quotes

01/03/2022

What do we offer? We break down essay writing skills into easy, understandable components. Our students read essays every week because the more you read, the better you write. We've created blueprints for every type of essay. Our students receive weekly feedback! We teach students how to compose and...

10/01/2021

09/24/2021

Every season that there are books, there are lists of what books you should read. And why not? Nature adores a list. (That’s the saying, isn’t it?) Today is the first day of fall, other…

09/18/2021

Get your kids reading and writing with this year's NYT contests!

From art and editorials to personal narratives, profiles and podcasts, a list of the nine contests — plus additional weekly and monthly challenges — we’re running this year.

09/03/2021

Break the same-old homework habits.

08/17/2021

Quills and Quotes makes it their business to help students succeed!

08/04/2021

How every child can thrive by five.

"What if I was to tell you that a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?" asks seven-year-old Molly Wright, one of the youngest-ever TED speakers. Breaking down the research-backed ways parents and caregivers can support children's healthy brain development, Wright highlights the benefits of pla...

08/03/2021

Quills and Quotes offers classes in writing and public speaking skills for students in grades 4-10. www.quillsandquotes.ca.

07/30/2021

Fall registration is open!

Writing and Public Speaking Academy Essay Writing Public Speaking Vocabulary Development Reading Comprehension Grammar and Punctuation Literary Analysis

07/08/2021

A Swim in the Pond with Rain: seven short stories with literary analysis; it's like being in an English class with your favourite teacher!

What to read now, from an 'interrogation of pleasure' to a masterpiece about AI and a q***r, antebellum love story. Rebecca Laurence and Lindsay Baker round up the BBC Culture picks.