UNESCO on Private Education

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently published their 2009 World Report entitled, Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue. They have identified eight Millennium Development Goals to achieve by 2015 that respond to the world’s main development challenges. The second goal is to achieve universal primary education, ensuring that all boys and...

Edublog Awards 2009 Nominations

The nominations for the 2009 Edublog Awards are now open. As an educational blog ourselves, we are happy to nominate some of the wonderful sites that we follow. Our nominees are: Best teacher blog: Educating Alice by Monica Edinger Best class blog: The Children’s School Nelson Middle Years, Grade 7 Best individual tweeter: Robert Kennedy, About.com: Private Schools Best librarian / library blog: Jennifer,...

Doodle 4 Google

One reason parents choose private or independent school education for their children is the emphasis on educating the whole child, with the arts playing a large role in the curriculum. After all, research shows that young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours, three days a week for a year are: 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, 3 times more likely to be elected to...

Small Private School with No Set Tuition

Imagine a school where parents do not pay a set tuition, but instead pay a basic fee of $40 for each one-hour class, paid directly to the teachers rather than to the school. And any students who can’t pay the fee receive scholarships, which means that the teachers donate their time without pay. MacPherson Academy in Lexington, Kentucky, which resembles a hybrid of a private school and home-schooling, is such a...