Congrats Russia!

Thank you, Russia, for an amazing Olympics at Sochi!  Your country hosted a top-notch experience for the world, and here in Canada we watched with pride and excitement.  

TEACHERS ARE PEOPLE TOO

CultureWorks teachers are a little weird.  They're real people. I mean, they stand at the front of the classroom like 'regular' teachers.  They give professional lectures and facilitate dynamic group exercises.  What makes them weird is that CULTUREWORKS TEACHERS WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU.  Like, as a person. They're…

FAMILY DAY & READING WEEK

Please note that this Monday, February 17th, is Family Day.  It is a provincial holiday in Ontario, and CultureWorks will be closed.Reading Week is a holiday for CultureWorks students, starting Monday, February 17th to Friday, February 21st.  There will be no classes during this time.  Classes start again on February…

OH CANADA, GO CANADA!

For the first time in history, Canada is leading the gold medal count at an Olympics, and tied for first overall! The games have only been on for four days, and many people are predicting that this may be the year Canada will win the total medal count overall! How…

The Inuit

To me, it often feels like we talk about natives in Canada as if they only existed in the past.  We've heard the ancient stories about first settlers meeting native tribes, the nomadic hunters, and how at first they traded their goods with the Europeans.  It's interesting history, sure, but…