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中心終於開幕啦！多謝大家黎支持我地，仲有小幫手派氣球同傳單俾小朋友添！ 我地既上門私人補習學生Quinton都黎左中心上堂啦！

Wow! Yesterday was great! We had lots of friends coming to congratulate us on opening up. We had our little helper handing out balloons and flyers to the little ones and parents passing by and to top it all off, Quinton (one of our at-home students) had the very first class right in our centre!

Motivating Children Without Rewards When you should throw those sticker charts away.

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What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story? | KQED There are many ways young children encounter stories. A new study finds a "Goldilocks effect," where a cartoon may be "too hot" and audiobooks "too cold" for learning readers.

Children discover so much about life and their whereabouts through play. Skills that are valuable to their futures.

Risk Assessment is a Skill that Requires Time to Learn — 1000 Hours Outside Childhood is the time to build this risk assessment skill set. Kids need ample time to explore and adequately learn both components of risk.

A bit of fun with the Oxford Comma could give some more insight into it's use and usefulness.

The 9 Best Shots Fired in the Oxford Comma Wars The pro-Oxford comma faction is more vocal and numerous in the U.S., while in the UK, anti-Oxford comma reigns. The two main rationales for choosing one style over the other are clarity and economy. Each side has invoked both rationales in its favor.

Attention parents! Here are some fun exercises to do with children to get them to read with more emotion.

Stop Robot Reading: How to Help Kids Read with Expression | Brightly Ever hear a child read like a robot with no pauses for punctuation and a monotone voice? Try these strategies to improve your child’s oral reading expression.

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We want independent children. But how can we learn to let go? Trust is key to growth.

Outside Play is Crucial for Emerging Readers and Writers — 1000 Hours Outside What I have learned throughout the past decade of outside play is that my kids are developing in untold ways. They are obtaining the skills needed for future success as they jump, run, skip, roll, and tumble.

“Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life.”
- Brad Henry

Parents — First Teachers, Lifelong Learning Companions Parents play a crucial role in the the educational journey of their children; the more they are involved, the better the child learns.