As a wise, fellow blonde once said: “Exercise gives you endorphins and endorphins make you happy!” Although the above words have come from Elle Woods (played by Reese Witherspoon), a Harvard Law student from 2001 chick-flick Legally Blonde, I couldn’t…
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It’s estimated that approximately 18% of the global workforce is self-employed. These people started, created and are building businesses that they run. Every day they’re attempting to grow their businesses, generate new ideas to help increase sales and come up…
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This year, I made the decision to begin my Masters degree in education. This decision was, in reality, made 10 years ago but I never got around to taking the first step and enrolling on a course. What took me…
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The morning drop-off – an activity that seems so mundane for most parents yet its importance cannot be trivialised by the burden of the logistics that is involved in its implementation. The drop-off itself can be at the bus stop,…
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Living in the multi-cultural and multi-national city of Dubai, children are exposed to many different types of music on a daily basis, be it what they hear on the radio, at school or simply learning a song on TV. Exposure…
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For those who I have yet to meet, my name is David Harkin. I’m the newly appointed Entrepreneur in Residence at The Arcadia Preparatory School and I’m proud to say that we’re the first school to adopt such a position…
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“It is impossible to write any text without being familiar with the language, rhythms and patterns that it involves.” Corbett, 2011. The above words of Pie Corbett are illustrative of the reasoning behind why, at Arcadia, we use Talk for…
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Today I write using posts from my Facebook. My excuse for using Facebook is to keep memories of my daughter (and other events) fresh. My friend keeps complaining that I have selective memory loss, which makes Facebook very handy. Motherhood…
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When I think back to my childhood years, one of my fondest memories was the excitement and anticipation of Friday nights. Why? Because this was the one night of the week when my brother and I would visit my Nana…
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For centuries, boys have outshone girls in every aspect of schooling – from their first day in formal education, up until the point of graduation at university level. However, the modern trend has seen a sharp shift in achievement levels…
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