Blogs
October 17, 2018
Everything we do at Kingsgate is purposeful! All play is purposeful! Look at this list of learning benefits!
October 9, 2018
At Kingsgate: We don’t just cook to eat. (Well sort of…), We don’t just cook to have fun (Well sort of…), We learn about so many things!!
October 3, 2018
Of course finger painting is fun! But, is it educational? At Kingsgate we know how to learn AND have fun! It is an excellent tactile experience. […]
September 13, 2018
Have you ever signed up for language course, only to find yourself dreading each and every class?
July 17, 2018
Middle school is the period in a student’s life that takes place after primary school and before high school.
May 10, 2018
Motivation, good study habits and happy healthy relationships. Well that’s what most of us wish our Year 5, Year 6, Year 7 & Year 8 consisted […]
May 4, 2018
We are born with basic survival skills, reflexes and most of the 100 billion neurons that you’ll have for the duration of your life.
April 19, 2018
A recent CNN article touted the ‘television trick’ as a proven method for achieving fluency in any language, for both young and adult learners. Could it really be that easy?
February 28, 2018
Most modern educational technologies, on their own, do very little to move learners beyond rote learning and basic recall of knowledge.
February 26, 2018
The teaching-learning process is an inherently social act, and as instructors we need to be mindful of the quality of the social and emotional dynamics in our course, because they impact learning and performance.
February 13, 2018
February 8, 2018
The structure of the national UK curriculum, in terms of which subjects are compulsory at each key stage...
January 30, 2018
It would seem a strange statement to say that "Brain Based Learning" is an important strategy to employ when teaching children.
January 23, 2018
Over-scheduling, over-supervision, lack of appropriate play environments, and too many entertaining screens lead to children having less access to play time and play spaces than children in the past.
January 18, 2018
A series of key messages by education experts about Bullying in schools and strategies to address this topical issue.
January 10, 2018
Achieving the very best outcomes in Education is all about team work. Parents play an essential role in...