Contemplating the plethora of summer camps for our children this summer can be daunting with choices from vividly adventurous outdoor...

Teaching maths is easier and more fun when learned through other mediums, such as through the environment and through stories and poems....

The EYFS simply described is a set of developmental stages for the under 5’s that outlines specific educational and developmental...

Port of Spain, Tuesday, July 12, 2016: STUDENTS of St. Phillips’s Government Primary School, of Old St Joseph Road, Laventille, who need...

In my last blog I talked about the importance of positive emotions on children’s learning and how I manage to keep JB happy. But given...

In my last blog I talked about the importance of positive emotions on children’s learning and how I manage to keep JB happy. But given...

You may well think, why write about emotions? Life with a lively young boy with Down’s Syndrome peppered with stubbornness and a good...

You may well think, why write about emotions? Life with a lively young boy with Down’s Syndrome peppered with stubbornness and a good...

This blog comes after much procastination. Why? because it’s a huge topic and one that I am sure I will have to continue in some follow...

From the moment I knew I was expecting another baby, I was determined that he or she was going to flourish in every way within my...

A renewed passion for learning has been infused into 20 students from St Phillip’s Government Primary School, Old St Joseph Road,...

After JB’s surgery and our return to Trinidad, one of the first things I did was look into his future educational needs. I got the...

In the past , it was assumed our genes were inherited and could not be changed. In recent years and fortunately for me before JB was...

I am now going to fast forward in time from my last blog….. 7 years forward; the birth of my son who has Down’s Syndrome or Trisomy 21 as...

I am now going to fast forward in time from my last blog….. 7 years forward; the birth of my son who has Down’s Syndrome or Trisomy 21 as...

The late afternoon I drove to the Primary School in North Trinidad in the area of Barataria, I remember three things; the classroom was...

The late afternoon I drove to the Primary School in North Trinidad in the area of Barataria, I remember three things; the classroom was...

Source: Behind Waking up the Children

If you have responsibilities as a parent or teacher for a child or children with learning difficulties, no matter how mild or extreme and...

In the past , it was assumed our genes were inherited and could not be changed. In recent years and fortunately for me before JB, my...