Leading Word Education

02/18/2023

Leading Word has two tutoring time slots available on Thursday evenings. If you know a child or teen who would benefit from assistance with their English homework, or extra enriching English exercises, get in touch with us!

Parents may sign their children up for 1:1 sessions that focus on the completion of day-school homework. The teachers will also incorporate short activities into these sessions that strengthen the skills the children need in order to succeed in their English and other writing-heavy subjects.

02/17/2023

Book Circle is expanding!
Leading Word is looking for keen readers in Grades 9 and 10 for its newest charitable program, Book Circle. This program is a literature seminar packed with free novels, group readings, debates, guest speakers, mini writing workshops, and prizes!
Learn more at https://www.leadingwordeducation.com/clubs or email us at [email protected].

Book Circle is a literature seminar packed with free novels, group readings, debates, guest speakers, mini writing workshops, and prizes!

02/15/2023

Writers' Group has two spots open for non-Leading Word graduates. If you know a Grade 11 or 12 writer who may be interested, please let them know about us! Applications will be reviewed at the end of this month.

Book Circle is a literature seminar packed with free novels, group readings, debates, guest speakers, mini writing workshops, and prizes!

10/24/2022

The PlotTwist Tournament is tomorrow! Stop by Leading Word to enter our tournament or to sample some of our other word games at your leisure. We hope to see you there :)

10/22/2022

Here is the gift basket we are raffling off to kids: Katherine Paterson's Lyddie, Diana Wynne Jones' Charmed Life, Diana Wynne Jones' Howl's Moving Castle, Bananagrams, a felt pencil case, a notebook, stickers, and pens that are also stamps 🙂 Join us on Tuesday to enter into our raffle and play some of our favourite word games!
www.leadingwordeducation.com/plottwist

10/21/2022

Here is the gift basket we are raffling off to teens: Patrick Ness' A Monster Calls, Danie Stirling's Crumbs, Bananagrams, a leather pencil case, notebooks, and a selection of pens, postcards, and thank you cards 🙂 Check back here tomorrow to see our gift basket for kids. ~ Megan

10/20/2022

So I might have gotten carried away, but all for your benefit! Here is the gift basket we are raffling off to parents: a quilt from , coffee from Seth Taylor Coffee, Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, Ted Chiang's Arrival (Stories of Your Life), Bananagrams, a leather pencil case, and a selection of pens, postcards, and thank you cards :) Check back here tomorrow and the day after to see our gift baskets for teens and kids. ~ Megan

10/18/2022

At next week's PlotTwist Tournament, we will be raffling off three exciting gift baskets: one for parents, one for teens, and one for kids. Raffle tickets cost $10 each or $25 for three tickets and can be applied to your gift basket(s) of choice. If you are not able to make it to the PlotTwist Tournament but would still like to enter our raffle, you can purchase tickets via eTransfer. Please use our administrator's email, [email protected]. All funds raised will be put towards our general fund. Here's a sneak peek at the contents of our gift basket for parents: a full-size quilt from , and specialty coffee from Seth Taylor Coffee.

10/17/2022

My third published story, "We Watch the Nimble Dancers," is available online at The Arcanist. Thank you to all of the students and colleagues who read the first draft of this story and helped me make it better. ~ Megan

by Megan W. Shaw

10/15/2022

All families, new and familiar, are welcome :-)

08/29/2022

Leading Word is planning on reopening its Intro Course for Grade 1 and 2 students. The class will run on Tuesday evenings. If you know someone who might be interested, please let them know about us. We are doing application meetings this and next week.

08/19/2022

Teaching What We Know

Megan's journey to become a better writing teacher has led her to not only a stronger love of writing fiction, but also two publications. Her second published short story is available in the spring issue of Pulp Literature. You can check out a sample of her story here: https://pulpliterature.com/the-realm-of-shadows-by-megan-w-shaw/.

Routine Is a ComfortTake a quiet trip to the spirit world, in 'The Realm of Shadows' by Megan W Shaw. To a place where