Written by Samantha Werb, Shya Redelman ELC Campus Co-ordinator In our Early Learning Centre, we understand that literacy and numeracy are essential components of everyday life, beginning from a young age. For children in the Early Years, we integrate these foundational skills into our indoor and outdoor environments, ensuring that each learning space offers rich, … Continue reading Building Foundational Skills: Pre-Literacy, Numeracy, and Ivrit
Written by Lynda Fisher, Head of Primary School Behaviour management describes the process of supporting learners to make smart choices that help them learn and build healthy and positive social interactions. Why teach explicit behavioural expectations?ย Schools where students flourish require the establishment and maintenance of positive, safe and productive classroom and playground environments where … Continue reading Raising Resilience in our Childrenย
The use of e-cigarettes is on the rise, particularly among high school students in Australia, and, given that the use of these devices is a relatively new phenomenon, we felt it important to provide students and parents with some relevant background information. Electronic cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid to produce a vapour … Continue reading The new addiction: we need to stop our teens before the effects can’t be undone
To date, we have been privileged to host a range of blue chip speakers as part of our Parent-Educator Centre of Excellence series at Moriah College. Dr Judith Locke, Dr Dee OโConnor, and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg spoke about different aspects of child development and all referenced one key developmental concept; the idea of nature versus … Continue reading The Role of Moriah in the Nature vs. Nurture Debate
"to sleep, perchance to dream โ ay, there's the rub..."William Shakespeare, Hamlet Act-III, Scene-I๏ปฟ Every day, in one way or another, I have a conversation with someone (or myself), on the subject of sleep. It is curious that something that should be as natural as a sneeze or a blink, has become a vast and … Continue reading How to turn sleeping into the most productive part of your day
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