I work with children and young people of all ages, from preschool to grade 12. Even though the learning goals are different for different ages and abilities, I use the same structure and method for tutoring students. I just modify it to meet individual learners’ developmental needs, attention spans, interests, and current ability to sit…

Did you know that the initial consultation for K-12 tutoring lessons with me is FREE? In this first meeting, we’ll review your child’s learning goals, strengths, preferences, and social-emotional needs. We can focus on an academic, play-based or behavioural approach – or all the above! Schedule a free 30-minute session in-person – at a cafe…

As an educator, I love to play as much as possible while attending to all the other teaching and learning responsibilities of a busy classroom, and the children I work with love to play too! Children want to play every chance they can get. They ask me to play with them almost every day; what…

There are 30 kids in my class. That’s a lot of children’s shifting emotions to validate and navigate on a regular day, but in the lead-up to the holidays, there have been some even more complex emotions to support. Here are some emotional responses I noticed from the children last week, in the days before…

It’s reached temperatures that are too cold to go outside in Calgary! Living in a cold-weather climate requires many layers of clothing, and even then, it may be unsafe for children to spend long periods of time in this weather (it’s -21°C). Even a 5- to 10-minute visit outdoors can seem like too much when…

Sometimes all a child needs is for their grown-ups to slow down and take the time to actually: See what they’re showing us, Hear what they’re asking us, Respond authentically to what they’re doing. When children’s behaviours are bouncing off the walls, or it seems like they’re doing things “just for our attention” (a toxic…