UK-based Tall Stories Theatre Company brings Room on the Broom, an ‘intelligent, fun’ production aimed at children and parents, to Centrepointe Theatres this March. Director Olivia Jacobs believes everyone is a child at heart. When she and Toby Mitchell co-founded […]
Sheryl Bennett-Wilson
Discover your inner artist at Nepean Visual Arts Centre
New Canvas & Cocktails workshop offers parents a relaxed evening of fine wine, art and socializing. Fine wine and art: what a perfect pairing. And during the new Canvas & Cocktails workshop, taking place April 1 at the Nepean Visual […]
‘Their excitement is contagious’
Youth Net, CHEO’s youth-focused program, fights mental health stigma with engaging student-led initiatives Ask just about any parent to describe typical conversations with their teenager, and they’ll likely reply: “awkward,” or “non-existent.” But teens sometimes need to open up to […]
Empowering children
Many parents choose Ottawa-area Montessori schools, which are markedly different from the traditional classroom. Sheryl Bennett-Wilson explains the appeal of this popular, child-focused philosophy.
Discover the magic of dance
Ask any dance teacher about the benefits of dance, and they will tell you it is all about discovery — discovery of self, discovery of accomplishment and discovery of discipline. For Linda Jamieson of Linda Jamieson School of Dance, the […]