Marketing for universities: 8 great ways to attract more students

 As a senior member of the staff at an educational institute, you appreciate the fact that it's never too late to learn. This is especially true when handling the business aspects of running the university or college. While there are many different factors to consider, you must not ignore the

A teacher extraordinaire

 PHOTO CAPTION: Teacher extraordinaire, Buse Laphia Simbonge (LEFT) is pictured with Adele Blair. Ontario teachers are making a point. They are protesting, withdrawing services and dealing with stressful heavy demands in their classrooms. Many of them are among the brightest and the best workers we have in our labour force in

Thinking to Refinance Student Loans?

 If you are looking for some service or organization to refinance student loan but you are confused or not sure of its approval done by higher authorities, you can look into many other options. Refinancing student loans will let you have consolidation of current loans of students in both federal

Uber for Tutors, Mojijo Turns Knowledge into Cash

 We are truly in the era of Uber. Outside of the popular transport and food delivery service, the company’s model has been applied to such things as house cleaning, babysitting and even massage therapy. It was only a matter of time before some enterprising entrepreneur shaped the template into an

Ottawa Co-op Programs Give Students Competitive Edge

 Photos by Jake Robillard The age of technology is among us, and with it comes the ability to replace hardworking individuals with machines. Due to this massive industrial shift, as well as the fact that the baby boomer generation is still employed full-time, prospective employers have been forced to crack

Ontario’s Sex Ed Curriculum: Standard Stuff Or A Montrous Manifesto?

   There is much controversy over the new Ontario Sex Education curriculum, which we are told has led to 2000 children being removed from the school system out of fears that they will perverted by this ostensibly monstrous manifesto of social engineering. It would be genuinely funny if it weren’t

OIAF, Still Drawing In the Animation World After 40 Years

 All photos by Andre Gagne. What do a recently unemployed Martian, a man who’d rather be a dog, a young Paris loving poet, an enlightened pig, a kidnapped imaginary friend and a jilted moustache all have in common? They are either the meandering mental musings of a single man with

Algonquin College is Making Built Heritage Hip

 Photos by Alex Mazur. With Canada’s 150th anniversary fast approaching, the face of Ottawa has been quickly evolving. The new expansion of the Rideau Centre, the LRT system and the plans for LeBreton Flats will transform the façade of the capital, proving that Ottawa is moving towards the future. But

A New School of Social Innovation is Coming

 As of September 2017, Saint Paul University will be the first Canadian university to have an entire school dedicated solely to the new and promising field of social innovation. Though this field of study is brand new in academia, it is centuries old in terms of our communities’ day-to-day lives.

Opening a Door for Canadian Newcomers

 On Monday, a group of educators and city officials came together to launch the YMCA-YWCA’s first ever Pre-Apprenticeship Home Renovation Program. They were surrounded by wooden work stations half covered in dry wall with colourful signs above them sporting the students’ names, or the names of the business they hope

Algonquin College is Igniting Passion

 On February 11th, Algonquin College launched the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, or, IgniteAC. Students and college staff alike now have access to resources that have been designed to help them launch their businesses while studying or working at Algonquin.  Algonquin’s President and CEO Cheryl Jensen has a history of

Health Champions Gather at Glashan for ‘Healthy Me Week’ Launch

 All photos by Eric Murphy.  An alligator, a vegetable man, YTV’s Carlos Bustamante and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna met up in Glashan Public School this morning to launch Canada’s fifth Healthy Me Week. The week is a call for children and parents across Canada to step up their health routine.

Spirit of Math Schools

 Math is a language that few of us can speak. After more than a decade of school, many adults remember just enough to count pocket change and figure out their taxes. However, if you have a child who’s talented with numbers, Spirit of Math Schools can help them become fluent in this

Algonquin College is making waves and winning awards

 Cheryl Jensen is making an impact. Jensen became Algonquin College’s eighth President just over one year ago in August, 2014. She brought 31 years of experience as a professor, dean and vice president and a reputation for  creating strategies that responded to both industry trends and to the needs of students, employees,

Learning about the Middle Kingdom with the Canada-China Friendship Society of Ottawa

 The  relationship  between  China and  Canada  is  complex.  For starters, China  is  Canada’s  second largest trading partner. Over 80,000 Chinese  students  are  studying  in Canada. Chinese visitors are the third largest group of tourists in Canada and more Canadians than ever are going to China to do business, work, study

How to Get a Part-Time Job in School

 It’s that time of the year again. Days get shorter and wallets get lighter as school bells ring and post-secondary students dole out the cash for tuition, residence, books and more. With rising costs, it’s no wonder nearly half of all students in the country are worried about paying their loans

Understanding Communication

 By Professor Stephen A. Stuart Photo Credit: Ryan McGuire Philip Glass, arguably the most influential composer of the late 20th century, started his career with a question, “Where does music come from?” He spent the next six decades of his life trying to answer that question and, over the years

Take a bite at Café Urban

 One year after the opening of Café Urban at Saint Paul University, the kitchen is busier than ever. Handmade sandwiches, granola and soups are flying onto the trays of hungry students and faculty. Café Urban aims to supply the university and public with locally sourced food for breakfast, lunch and

Simulating the Life of an Operator: World-class Morrisburg Training Centre Preps Students For What’s to Come

 Campus life at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO) is designed to give students a preview of the real thing. Getting familiar with long work hours and living in a dormitory for several months at a time is the life of many heavy-equipment training operators. As graduation approaches,

Guns, America and Tragedy: The View From Here

 As everyone knows, there was another gun massacre in America on Friday December 14th, this one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut.  The horrific details are almost too painful to recall. Adam Lanza - a bright, quiet, socially awkward 20 year old - first shot his mom multiple

Government Puts Politics, Not Students, First When It Targets Education

 Sam Hammond is President of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. Ask any teacher and you will hear that teaching is a calling. That is what drives teachers to work hard and love the work they do. With that comes the responsibility to model values and positive behaviours for students

Students on Ice: Arctic Expedition A Voyage of Discovery and Transformation

 As the Arctic warms and polar sea ice continues to melt at unprecedented rates, 75 international high school students – including three from Ottawa – and a team of inspiring leaders sailed on the latest Students on Ice Arctic expedition: A Voyage of Discovery and Transformation. Students on Ice is

Ontario Education Must Learn to Deal with Massive Spending Cuts

 The public education system in Ontario will be hit with $2.6 billion in cuts over the next three years. The education cutbacks will have an enormous impact on students and teachers across the province. Ottawa Life spoke recently with Ken Coran, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation. OTTAWA

Classroom Assessments: the Best Report Card Parents Can Get

 Elementary teachers focus on doing what is best for their students. That is why many teachers have reservations about the wide-scale use of standardized tests which are mandated by the government of Ontario. EQAO Established In 1996, the government established the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) to design new

Professionals With Disabilities: Accomodating Persons With Disabilities Can Pay Big Dividends

 There has been a great deal of discussion, in recent years, about our aging baby boomer population and how this will impact our economy. As workers retire and leave large gaps in the labour market serious questions are being raised as to who will step up to fill the void.