A Timeless Work: To Kill A Mockingbird
Written by Jaclyn Bucar, Park Street Education Tutor If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds...
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Sam Leach
- Nov 15
- 2 min
Speaker Series: A Musical Journey from Hogwarts to Hobbiton
“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!” Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone I...
Park Street Education
- Nov 1
- 2 min
7 reasons your kid should have a tutor
Can your child benefit from tutoring? There are many misconceptions about tutoring and how it works. If you’re still on the fence about...
Park Street Education
- Aug 9
- 2 min
PARK STREET RECEIVES $300,000 GRANT FROM TD BANK GROUP IN SUPPORT OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
PARK STREET EDUCATION RECEIVES $300,000 GRANT FROM TD BANK GROUP IN SUPPORT OF AFTER-SCHOOL READING, WRITING, MATH AND SCIENCE PROGRAM
Sam Leach
- May 5
- 3 min
9 Alternatives to Standard Book Reports
I cannot tell you how many times I am asked by parents if their child will be completing a book report. It seems to me that book reports...
Park Street Education
- Apr 7
- 1 min
NEW School Mascot
Park Street Education is excited to reveal the official school mascot designed by a Park Street student. As Park Street approaches its...
Sam Leach
- Apr 4
- 2 min
7 Reasons to Register your Kid in Tutoring
Have you considered hiring a tutor for your child? The pandemic has spurred a worldwide growth of private tutoring. However, there still...
Caroline Savard
- Mar 9
- 2 min
The Power of Personal
It is not rare to hear people say a certain teacher had a positive impact on their lives. When I think back at all the teachers I had, I...
Park Street Education
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Lightbulb Lab Tutoring: New Program Launch
Park Street Education is excited to launch our new tutoring program as part of our Lightbulb Lab programs. Our Assistant Head Teacher,...
Julie Champagne
- Jan 6
- 1 min
Virtual Learning That Actually Works
There is no point in sugar-coating it; the last two years have been hard. Outdated technology, little to no training, overcrowded Zoom...
Mark Harrison, MH3
- Nov 21, 2021
- 2 min
Make an Educated Gift on Giving Tuesday
On November 30th, Canadians will be encouraged to support their favourite charity as part of Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is an...
Lisa Headley
- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
Homeroomin' A Bit Different
Homeroom: A class to start the school day with announcements and homework checks. At Park Street Education, we do things a bit...
Park Street Education
- Oct 20, 2021
- 1 min
"Do Not Ignore Mental Health"
October 10, 2021 was World Mental Health Day. As always, Park Street took this day as a learning opportunity for our students. Miss Leach...
Park Street Education
- Oct 12, 2021
- 1 min
Why Our Students Learned About Poems in STEM Class
Cross-Curricular Learning - An Important Skill Haiku Poetry is an ancient art form with a purpose. Traditional, structured and usually...
Park Street Education
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
Thanksgiving from the Indigenous Perspective
As Canadians, we know that Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday of October every year since 1957. On this day, we express our...
Park Street Education
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
Looking Back on Truth and Reconciliation Week
Last week was #TruthandReconciliationWeek, it was a week for everyone to truly listen, amplify and take action towards Truth and...
Park Street Education
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
Park Street is now part of the Downie Wenjack Foundation Legacy Schools Program
The Downie & Wenjack Fund On October 15th, 1966, Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year old Anishinaabe boy from Ogoki Post, ran away from the Cecilia...
Park Street Education
- Sep 20, 2021
- 1 min
Diversifying our Booklists: Announcing Our New Partnership with Tusome Books
Park Street Education is proud to announce our official partnership with Tusome Books! Based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tusome Books'...
Park Street Education
- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
Miss Champagne Quoted in Toronto Life
Our Head Teacher, Miss Julie Champagne, was quoted in Toronto Life Magazine's article on how Park Street goes above and beyond with...
Sam Leach
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Observing the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 in the Classroom
I can’t quite believe that 2021 will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. It feels very strange when events that are etched...