On this one-year anniversary of our first COVID-19 lockdown, many of us are taking a moment to reflect on all that has passed since March 2020. The world has changed dramatically, and we have learned to live with strain and uncertainty in ways that were previously unimagined. 
 

 Sistema Kingston is an intensive after-school music program for children in Kingston that focuses on positive social growth through music. The program, along with all daily activity at Molly Brant Elementary School in north Kingston, had to be quickly switched to an online program earlier this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Sidney Pike-Nurse likes to draw, make videos and play viola. “Art flows through my veins,” he says, meaning every word. And thanks to his time with Sistema Kingston, Sidney has been given tools to not only express himself through his art but also learn how to use art as a way of keeping him patient and calm.

Science Literacy Week, September 21-27, 2020 is a Canada-wide celebration of science sponsored by the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

Originally posted on the NORD website

 Earlier this spring, families across Ontario (and the world) entered the longest March Break in history. Students were learning remotely for the first time, caregivers were learning to juggle childcare, working from home, and managing the stress of living in a global pandemic. Families were spending more time together and forced to spend that time largely in their own homes. Activities like baking, hiking, and puzzling saw a revival, as low-te

The Faculty of Education at Queen’s is inviting all Ontario elementary and secondary school students to join in the Recycled Planter Challenge!

The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday, April 24.  During Ramadan, Muslims around the world embark upon a month-long spiritual journey of fasting, prayer, acts of kindness and reflection to commemorate the revealing of the Qu’ran to the Prophet Muhammad.