Education Archives

Distance Learning for Kids — 9 Tips for Parents

July 16, 2021

As parents, you need to know how to support your child during these challenging times to promote healthy and balanced learning. Now parents should read this and follow these guidelines for their kids to have distance learning successfully achieved. ...

How Bedtime Stories Can Reinforce Literacy Skills in Children

March 24, 2021

One of the best ways to reinforce literacy skills in children at an early age is reading bedtime stories. Children will have the added advantage of expanding their understanding of language and reading. Having a bedtime routine will build a strong fo...

7 Tips to help your child develop Reading and Writing Skills

March 10, 2021

Now, perhaps more than ever, parents play an active role in the academic development of their children. The onus of child-rearing and writing lies on the parent especially during this Covid 19 pandemic era. This is quite tricky and tasking as paren...

Why am I learning this?

January 28, 2021

Have you ever heard a student ask the question, “Why am I learning this, I’ll never need to do this in my life?” Of course, you have. It is likely most, if not all, people have wondered the same thing at some point in their academic career. So,...

Tips to Reduce Eye Strain from Distance Learning

January 22, 2021

Because of the current distance learning model in many school districts, a huge portion of our young people are often spending 4 or more hours per day in front of a computer screen. Needless to say, this is taxing on their visual system. For many, it...

10 Tips for Parents When Working from Home with Kids

January 13, 2021

When you work from home with kids, physical boundaries between your career and your personal life can be challenging. But these work from home tips for parents can make your new situation a little easier. ...

9 of the Best Online Learning Resources for Kids

January 11, 2021

Having access to the best online learning resources for kids gives them activities that are educational while relaxing at the same time. ...

Work, School, Life: How to keep your family sane at home during the Pandemic

September 9, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the US, many families are starting to reach the end of their rope. Before all this, going to work or school was a natural, built-in break from one another. It’s not that we don’t love our family...

FREE Zoom Virtual Backgrounds

August 14, 2020

With the kids back to school on distance learning, we thought of creating virtual backgrounds during your zoom meetings. Here are some of the backgrounds that were requested. We will keep on adding more as they come....

Virtual Tours for Kids When School is Out Due to COVID-19

April 1, 2020

In this rapidly changing situation where school is out temporarily, virtual tours for kids is the best alternative that can provide indoor, accessible entertainment, and remote learning to keep kids calm and entertained during this time of the COVID-...

Indoor Activities For Kids When Schools are Closed

March 26, 2020

There's more to engaging children with kids activities at home than just getting rid of the boredom. Indoor activities for kids will help build your relationship and distract yourselves from the outside world while schools are closed....

Things to do with Kids at Home During School Closures

March 19, 2020

In the event of school closures due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, we have found a growing number of online learning resources for kids to keep up with their education. So, we've put together our own list of things to do with kids at home to...

Online Educational Resources for Kids

March 18, 2020

With all the school closures due to Covid-19, here are some resources that we've shared with our Courtyard parents. Free Online Resources that you can do with your kids while you are at home....

The Four Stages of Successful Learning

February 4, 2020

In order to understand how to help kids develop better and more active learning skills, it is necessary to understand the stages of successful learning and how each stage supports every other stage. ...

Kid’s Homework Strategies for Effective Learning

November 4, 2019

Kid’s homework provides a link between school and home. It aims to help your kids absorb what they learn at school and extend their learning time at home. ...

10 Ways to Boost Academic Performance of Kids at School

September 2, 2019

There are many ways that parents can employ to boost academic performance for kids at school throughout the school year. Use these 10 strategies that can effectively influence your child’s educational success. ...

15 Healthy On-the-go Kids Meals and Snacks Parents Should Prepare for School

August 26, 2019

Kick-start your kids' school day with these 15 Healthy On-the-go Kids Meals and Snacks to get your child's tricky breakfast, lunch and dinner quest solved!...

25 Smart Tips for Parents to Ready Their Kids Back to School

August 10, 2019

With school opening coming very close, it can be quite a transition, especially for parents to get their kids back to school. Emotions are running high in every child as well as for parents with the end of summer vacation. This means saying goodbye t...

20 Cool Kids Back-to-School Must-Haves That Will Last All Year Round

July 30, 2019

Before you start panicking when you hear school bell rings, let’s get you prepared with these kids back-to-school must-have items that will last all year round....

How Coding Develops Kids Creativity

May 21, 2019

The benefits of coding have been made quite visible and these benefits are rapidly increasing as more people are beginning to experiment through coding, but how can learning to code develop or enhance kids' creativity? Can it unlock your child's crea...