Mar 10, 2022 | Character Development, Early Education, Innovative Teaching, Leadership, Parent-Teacher Partnership, Parenting, Parenting Boys, Parenting Girls, Teaching Boys, Teaching Girls
Photo by Arwan Sutanto on Unsplash Managing Meltdowns With Your Child Let’s face it, it’s obvious when a child is about to have an outburst. Tiredness, hunger and sleep deprivation are all triggers when it comes to an outburst. These signs are important to recognise...
Feb 24, 2022 | Academic Excellence, Character Development, Early Education, Innovative Teaching, Parent-Teacher Partnership, Parenting, Parenting Boys, Parenting Girls, Teaching Boys, Teaching Girls, Technology, Teenagers
Photo by Filip Urban on Unsplash 1. Start Them Working Young How young is too young to start giving your child chores? Chores such as sorting through laundry at an early age can be entrusted to children, helping them understand the importance of contributing to the...
Feb 10, 2022 | Character Development, Early Education, Innovative Teaching, Parent-Teacher Partnership, Parenting, Parenting Boys, Parenting Girls, Tangara School for Girls, Teaching Boys, Teaching Girls, Technology, Teenagers
Photo by Dragos Gontariu on Unsplash Embrace the Mess Making art is about creatively using your hands to design a piece. When we’re children art gives us the opportunity to experiment with materials such as glue, scissors, crayons, paint, pencils, and how to colour...
Nov 25, 2021 | Academic Excellence, Character Development, Innovative Teaching, Leadership, Parent-Teacher Partnership, Parenting Boys, Parenting Girls, Redfield College, Teaching Boys, Teaching Girls, Teenagers
Photo by Jeswin Thomas on Unsplash Building rapport is the art of developing mutual trust, respect, and friendship with another person. For a teacher, there are several benefits of building rapport with your students in the classroom which translate to hard work,...
Nov 18, 2021 | Academic Excellence, Character Development, Innovative Teaching, Leadership, Parenting, Parenting Boys, Parenting Girls, Redfield College, Teaching Boys, Teaching Girls, Wellbeing
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Understand That Your Child Will Know What Makes You Happy Your child knows what makes you happy and wants to replicate it themselves. If your eyes light up when your spouse comes home, your children will see that this brings you...
Nov 11, 2021 | Academic Excellence, Character Development, Innovative Teaching, Leadership, Parenting, Parenting Boys, Parenting Girls, Redfield College, Teaching Boys, Teaching Girls, Wellbeing
Photo by Fakurian Design on Unsplash What Is Design Thinking? Design thinking is a human-centred approach to problem solving. It helps us look at problems that are so tricky that we may not know where to start. Approaching problems with design thinking can be applied...
