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Getting to know Touchstone
Last week I visited the community school that could – and can it ever.
Touchstone Community School is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and for our feature story this week I was able to spend a recent morning at the small, independent school.
Literacy lessons
Last month a provincial report showed that students in School District 6 scored above the provincial average in reading, writing and math more than 80 per cent of the time. The district has placed a specific focus on literacy and the report showed that the effort paid off in most grade levels.
Making art at the river’s edge
In our regular Tidbits feature, most participants answer the last question the same way. It asks the subject what their favourite part of the Kennebecasis Valley is and they usually respond with “the river.”
Survey says – go girls
The presence of women in the workplace is on the rise.
A Statistics Canada survey recently revealed that rising labour market participation of mothers has been the driving force behind a jump in the percentage of parents working full-time jobs across the country.
Embracing what you’re good at
Valerie Teed is living proof that you can’t deny your path in life.
The soon-to-be published editor always knew that her parents researched genealogy, but studying family history never interested her.
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Representing real women
Actions speak louder than words, right? Almost one year ago I interviewed two women who were set to launch a business that targeted “real” women.
Get warm in fall outfits
Fall has arrived. This beautiful, crisp, cool time of year is my all-time favourite fashion season with tights, boots, a blazer and scarves at the top of my list for must-have fall items.
Step one: make the effort
The more I think about cooking from scratch, the more it seems I have to start viewing the art of making a fresh meal as a hobby instead of a tiresome task.
Family credits community
A local family, who is the sole financial contributors to an African orphanage, say community members have helped the children in Africa more than they realize.
A taste of tartines
A few pages into Laura Calder’s newest French cooking book and I was inspired to hop a plane to Paris to recreate the gorgeous dishes she reveals through the book’s almost 300 pages of recipes.
Flood victims want answers
A post-tropical storm left low-lying homes in the Kennebecasis Valley flooded with water late last month. Residents on Monaco Drive, one area severely affected by the rain storm, cleaned out their basements in the days after the storm. Items like children’s toys, electronics and family photos dried out in the sun but were mostly destroyed.
A place to play
This week’s cover story offered me the chance to visit Saint John’s only indoor playground and café. Talk of the business started last winter, when the buzz among valley moms was that a new indoor play space may be opening and could offer children a place to play through the winter months.
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