Tips on Study Tips

I remember preparing for my third year Anthropology class presentation, writing a 25 page term paper for my Classics course, and studying for three other courses, and all were all taking place in the same week. Ugh! They say university and college is great for teaching us time management, but…

Student Appreciation Week!

1,955,340 — That's the approximate total number of students enrolled in Canadian universities and colleges in 2013.  Do you have any idea how many late night pizzas that is?  Yikes! Seeing as it's Student Appreciation Week, I'm going to dedicate this week's blog to you, students.  Consider it a big digital…

5 Inventions You Probably Don’t Know Are Canadian

Our most famous foods are maple syrup and poutine.  Our biggest exports are lumber and comedians.  But how many of you knew that these 5 world famous inventions were born in Canada? 1.  IMAX I recently saw Gravity on IMAX, and it was stunning.  How can you go wrong with 72 × 52.8 ft…

Now hiring! Administrative Assistant for Ottawa campus.

CultureWorks ESL Inc. is seeking a skilled and experienced Campus Administrative Assistant for its Ottawa campus, located at Carleton University. CultureWorks is a privately owned, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language school. Our students come from around the world and upon graduation from our program study at the post-secondary level…

NEED A BREAK? TURN UP THE MUSIC!

So, stress happens, right?  You've got dishes piling up, relationships breaking up (I hope not!), and, of course, assignments stacking up.   Stress is like a natural disaster in the body - a tsunami, a tornado, an earthquake all in one.  Good times!  And while there's no pause button to life,…