high school

Why Parents Shouldn’t Teach Kids to Be Perfect

Why Parents Shouldn’t Teach Kids to Be Perfect

Why teens are striving for perfection and how to steer them into a healthier mindset

Gale McKoy Wilkins

10 Students, Teachers and Parents on How They Feel About Going Back to School in a Pandemic

10 Students, Teachers and Parents on How They Feel About Going Back to School in a Pandemic

For most of Canada, classes will be back in session in September, whether IRL, online or a hybrid of both. And it’ll be one for the books, that’s for sure.

Sadaf Ahsan, FLARE

Does class size matter?

Does class size matter?

Are smaller classes really better for kids? Here's what happens when politicians decide to save money by increasing class size.

Kate Hammer

How education cuts helped me teach my son to be an activist

How education cuts helped me teach my son to be an activist

The letter my son sent to the province to protest education cuts in Ontario is a sneak peek into his mind—and heart—that I hadn't seen before.

Louise Gleeson

How 6 incredible teens are standing up to America’s gun lobby

How 6 incredible teens are standing up to America’s gun lobby

In the wake of Florida’s Stoneman shooting, students are doing what adults have not — providing formidable resistance to the all-powerful gun lobby.

Katie Underwood, Chatelaine

Kid feeling anxious about starting grade 9? Here's how to calm those fears

Kid feeling anxious about starting grade 9? Here's how to calm those fears

The challenges of making new friends, managing schedules and the hormones of puberty can be overwhelming for new high school students. Here's how to help them through.

Michael Lee Zwiers