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Featured Articles

FINANCIAL
	Shifting Revenues Don Rickers Ridley College
	Weighing Financial Options Beth McKay St. Andrew's College
	Culture of Communication Jennifer C. Jones RedCliff Ascnet

PROGRAMMATIC
	Blinded by the Light David Bird Pinehurst School
	Sustaining School Identity Pat Gere Ottawa Montessori School
	Independent School Collaboration Mary Anne Ballantyne and Lesley Monette CIS eLearning Consortium

ENVIRONMENTAL
	Turning Green Stephanie Foster Fostering Sustainability

GLOBAL
	Growing Global Citizens Dorothy Byers St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School

DEMOGRAPHIC
	Uncovering Tomorrow's Leaders Courtenay Shrimpton St. Andrew's College


	A Virtual Perspective Christian Auclair Lower Canada College

professional development

How to be Social: Understanding how to use Social Media for your school. Listen to the Podcast and watch the Webinar. Learn successful ways you can use social media to brand your school and grow enrolment.

question of the month

What is your school doing to encourage sustainability?

Andrea Aster, Associate Communications Director
How many words would you like and by when? We do a TON, including our new arena which is heated... read all responses

the chalkboard blog:

Friends don�t let friends DATE drunk.

July 29, 2010 |

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The problem with designated drivers is that they are often participating in the same activity along with the friends...

The Benefits of After-School Activities

July 28, 2010 |

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Kids today face a growing problem that was virtually unheard of only a couple of generations ago.� They come...

the bookshelf:
	Education and Technology Reflections on computing in classrooms By Charles Fisher, David Dwyer and Keith Yocam read full review
Last Child in the Woods Saving our children from nature deficit disorder. By Richard Louv read full review
A managers guide to coaching Simple ways to get the best out of your employees (or students). By Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr read full review

featured resources:

• Kinark Outdoor Centre

The Kinark Outdoor Centre facilitates social-recreational and outdoor programs for Children and Youth experiencing emotional,... more

• Our Kids Multimedia

Online video is a powerful recruitment tool that showcases, promotes and clearly identifies the unique... more

• Now You’re TalkingPresentation Skills for Kids

NYT ‘s unique “hands-on” workshops teach participants how to present with confidence, clarity and enthusiasm.... more

• Ontario Place

Expert Answers

dialogue conducted nine interviews with experts about sustaining independent education

Mike Lipkin

Mike Lipkin is an author, motivational speaker and the president of Environics/Lipkin. He has spoken, coached and delivered workshops and seminars in 19 countries. read

Don Tapscott

Don Tapscott is the chairman of nGenera Insight and author of Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World and Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything. read

Patrick Bassett

Patrick Bassett is the president of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), based in Washington, District of Columbia. read

	Simon Jeynes Simon Jeynes is the director of business development at ISM (Independent School Management) and a former head of school. read

	Anne-Marie Kee Anne-Marie Kee is the executive director of Standards in Excellence and Learning (SEAL). read

	Jeffrey Beard Jeffrey Beard is the director general of the International Baccalaureate, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. read

	Per Ledin Per Ledin is the CEO and president of Kunskapsskolan, a privately held company in Sweden with 32 schools and 10,000 students. read

	Trina Innes Trina Innes is the director of the Office of Sustainability at the University of Alberta. read

	Stacey Caillier and Rob Riordan Stacey Caillier is the director of the Teacher Leadership M.Ed. Program and Rob Riordan is the dean at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education. read