1. Stay Organized If there’s anything that sends a student’s course-load spiraling out of control, it’s disorganization. By keeping a few key components organized at all times, it is much easier to stay in control and stress-free. Keep your notes and binders tidy and organized by date and topic, when it comes time to write a…
Named after former CBE student and famous Canadian astronaut, Robert Thirsk, the school aims to explore, innovate and educate – three things that are near and dear to Thirsk. The school opens its doors today (Sept 3, 2013) to welcome 850 Grade 10 and 11 students (it can hold 1,500 at full capacity). There will be two food…
The last week of summer has got to be the most painful. With the new semester just around the corner, the thought of having to wake up early, sit through classes, and follow a daily routine is absolutely terrifying after two carefree, spontaneous months. But there are definitely things you can do to make easing into…
Dear all graduates and those graduating, Moving into a new beginning, your mind pregnant with the fear of the unknown can be overwhelming. It is overwhelming. The worries of adapting to your new surroundings, the challenges of making new friends; the inevitable insecurities of self-doubt… However, as the saying goes, “It is not the strongest of species…
Since summer is already here, I would like to show off the cool day as well as week-long camps that are available to youth this summer. There are many organizations in Calgary that offer camps that are definitely worth going. Not only do they allow you to stay active throughout the summer break, but some…
Screen shot of the web – http://www.speakout.alberta.ca/ Are you age 13-18? Are you a student studying in Alberta? Are you a student who want to tell the government what YOU think about your education? This is for you! Speakout Alberta is an website with all kinds of different materials telling you what other students think about…
The whispers. The rumouring stories. The undeniable facts. The news titles: another takes his life. It’s all a shock at first; the occurrence of death is not an experience we encounter every day. Nor is it something we want to face. A few weeks later? How do you feel about that person who’s suddenly missing from the…
This might be a bit late, but it’s still June and some of us might still have exams — Like me 🙁 . Studying and learning is a big part of our teen/student life, knowing how you learn best could help you get quicker in learning or remember the notes we are facing everyday. Are you a…
Here comes June, the month of torturous final exams, the month of enthusiastic, long-anticipated good-byes to the monotony of school; yet, it is a month of change and perhaps, with that, comes the aching of one’s heart. Whether it is transition into a new academic school year at the same school, transition from junior high to…
Over this spring break, I’ve had the most wonderful – most awe-inspiring, phenomenal, stupendous, extraordinary, and breath-taking (for “wonderful” simply isn’t enough to describe the awesomeness that had befallen upon me, so I take to abuse the thesaurus) – experience: school trip to LONDON and PARIS! I’ve always loved to travel and sight-see, but the trip…
How many ways can you think of right now to pick up a paper clip? A group of researchers did an experiment to ask a same group of kids this question over a number of years, and quite surprisingly, these kids come up with less and less answers as they grow older. Is education stripping…
Finals are coming up soon and it’s a good time to begin your studying so there won’t be any last minute cramming happening. But wait – before you crack open that textbook, it’s a good idea to think about your studying strategies and learn more effectively so you can finish faster and ace that exam. Here…
For most high school seniors, grad is quickly approaching! To get everyone pumped for graduating, and of course the grad dance, I’ve made a compilation of sweet promposals: Happy grad.
So today my class and all the other grade eight classes did a dissection of a cow’s eye, we split into groups of two or three to examine the different parts of the eye. In some of the other classes people were crying and some even vomited at the sight of the eye, in my…
It’s the time of year when everyone in my grade is starting to get stressed out about provincial exams. We’re writing short stories, and I was looking at techniques when I accidentally stumbled upon the art of flash fiction. It’s an interesting art. Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway once wrote a story in only…