School News & Updates
What's Happening
Recent News
Alan Finkel’s 2020s vision: ‘We must cultivate the natural curiosity and capabilities of children’
As Australia’s chief science nerd, I found lessons for today in this obscure piece of science history. It can help us map our nation’s future Let me share a story with you. It is a story of discovery and exp...
Why dance is just as important as math in school
Dance — and physical activity — should have the same status in schools as math, science and language. Psst: it may even help raise test scores, says Sir Ken Robinson. For several years, I’ve been a patro...
Ex-Whitecap DeMerit in Surrey to talk soccer at new private school
The retired American player is head soccer instructor at new Glarea Elevated Learning Former Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit will be in Surrey to talk about his Rise & Shine Program at a new private scho...
Relationships Are Important. How Do We Build Them Effectively With Kids?
Kent Pekel realized the importance of relationships in his own life in a new way when his wife passed away after losing a fight with breast cancer. He was left to parent three young children on his own. His chi...
Discovering Better Ways to Learn as an Adult
If you’d met Ulrich Boser while he was still in school, you might not have tagged him as a guy who would one day write a book about learning. Early in his life, at least, learning was a struggle. “School was...
Letting Kids Drive
Why doing leads to learning Years ago, I met an educator named Diane Tavenner who blew my socks off. We’d been invited by Bill and Melinda Gates to give what amounted to a private TED talk, followed by discuss...
- 1
- 2
- 3
Community
Support
Glarea is shaped by a vibrant culture of philanthropy and support. Every action matters and makes a difference, from volunteering in our library to making a donation to our Annual Fund.
