
Is Your Child Interested in Developing Games? Here is What They’ll Need to Learn
EducationPlaying video games is no longer a mere hobby, it’s flourished into a profession. In gaming competitions, conferences, and conventions, people of all ages celebrate their accomplishments both in play and design.
With so much revolving around…

Value of After-School Programs
EducationAfter-school programs were introduced in the early 1900s as a form of extended childcare. Today, these programs have evolved into organized applications of play, academics, and hobbies. While the original benefit of childcare is still implied,…

Future Careers in Technology
NewsThe tech industry is a force to be reckoned with. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects 13% growth within this sector by 2026. With many new jobs on the horizon and a plethora of opportunities still to come, it's important that today’s…

Why Future Technology Is the Answer to Saving Remote Communities
EducationAs technology continues to evolve, it tends to end up more centralized in more urban areas, reaching more rural and isolated communities (farming, island or mountainous communities) last.
As technology gets more advanced and more people move…

The Importance of Summer Camps
EducationMore than just fun, but an experience.
Summer camps are more than just a fun way to spend time during your break. They’re an opportunity to learn, grow, and explore oneself. Approximately 11 million children attend summer camp in the United…

How to Improve Your Child’s Independent Thinking Skills
EducationWhat is Independent Thinking and Why Does It Matter?
Independent thinking is the desire to assess on your own whether information is true or reasonable. Independent thinkers use their own lens to filter information, rather than accepting it…

5 Reasons to Work on Your Child's Fine Motor Skills
EducationFine Motor Skills: An Essential Part of Child Development
When we talk about fine motor skills, we’re referring to the use of small, precise movements of the muscles in the hands, fingers, wrists, and forearms to manipulate objects and use…

Teaching your Kids to Code – Best Resources
EducationThere was a time when coding was considered a hobby for computer nerds and science geeks. The technicalities involved in the process weren’t for everyone, so only the elite programmers had the capability to code. Times have changed now, and…

Teach My Elementary Schooler Java!
Education, McKinneyIf only we had a dollar for every time we’ve heard that…
When learning Math at school, students start by familiarizing themselves with numbers, then addition, subtraction and so on. They certainly don’t dive headfirst into calculus in…

Summer Camps through the Eyes of a Former Student
EducationIf you have ever been to a summer camp, you will almost certainly have witnessed an unforgettable experience and remember many great moments. The camp is an experience different from the others for everything that involves leaving home and living…

Top 5 Ways Kids Can Learn About Robotics
EducationRobotics is one of the most perspective and most exciting disciplines one can learn. Not only does it open doors to many possibilities, but it also develops logical and practical thinking and paves the way for a successful career.
While children…

Benefits of Learning Coding at a Young Age
EducationWhen someone mentions the word 'coding,' most people immediately think of either World War II message-intercepting machines and their operators, or a heavily bespectacled younger gentleman typing endless streams of 0's and 1's into a computer…

How Can STEM Shape Your Child's Future?
EducationWhether you're trying to do something as simple as sending a message to a friend or perform a more advanced activity such as editing a video, using technology is inevitably going to be a part of the process. Unless you fancy sending smoke signals,…

STEM Education: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
EducationIn this day and age, it'd be hard to find a spot on Earth where modern technology hasn't managed to assert itself as an integral part of everyday life.
Whether it's several stories high nuclear-powered warships, or those food preservation containers…

Learning Computer Science This Summer
EducationAs of recently, there's been a new saying circulating on the Internet that goes something like- 'If you're not on Facebook, it's as though you're not alive at all!'Fairly cheeky, for sure, but it also signifies a rather important shift that's…