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Healthy hot lunch program

On the first day at peartree we ate  spaghetti and meatballs which was healthy because there was a homemade cheese sauce and the meatballs had a lot of protein in them. On the second day we ate Thai curry which was very healthy because it had lots of vegetables and had a good amount of…
Sports Science

Snack Recipes/Ingredients

How we made Tuna Melts: First, we chopped veggies, scraped tuna into a bowl, added chopped veggies into bowl, stirred, added on toast, added tomato + cheese on top, baked, and ate! #Yummy Recipe for Tuna Melts: 14.5 oz canned tuna (in water), drained 1/4 cup carrots  1/4 cup diced celery 1 Tbsp diced red…
Sports Science

Skills Learnt in Tennis

We learned how to play tennis in sports-science of Pear Tree summer school. First of all, we learned how to hold the racquet,  hit the ball, and forehand and backhand. It was my first time to play tennis in my life, but the teacher taught me very kindly. Secondly, we knew how we count the…
Sports Science

Plyometrics and core development

During the sports and science camp, we did morning exercises every day. They were plyometrics & core these exercises helped with muscles, power, speed & strength. To do that we sometimes go to the park and work out, such as mountain climbers, stability moves, jump squats, etc. Other times, we stay indoors and do plyometrics…
Sports Science

Skills learnt Basketball

During this camp, on Tuesday we improved our basketball skills. We learnt proper dribbling techniques like how to do a crossover and to use your fingertips for dribbling. We also learned how to do a jump, shot a layup, and how to play knockout/bump. But ultimately our favorite activity was the 3×3 because it put…
Sports Science

How NOT to get a Salary Increase!

There are effective and ineffective ways of getting a salary increase. Unfortunately, for a Wells Fargo worker employee, Tyrel Oates, he has likely chosen the wrong way. Oates emailed both Wells Fargo company head, John Stumpf, and 200,000 of his colleagues, to propose spending $3bn per year of Wells Fargo’s money on giving every employee a $10,000…
Paul Romani
Paul Romani

Montessori vs Pear Tree's 'Education 3.0'

  People in Vancouver have made comparisons between Montessori and Pear Tree’s ‘Education 3.0’. However, Pear Tree’s education method is very different. Pear Tree places a fundamental emphasis on connecting education to real life, which is something that few other educational methods consider. Also, Pear Tree’s ‘Education 3.0’ can be used with any age of…
Paul Romani
Paul Romani

VancouverMom.ca Interview with Pear Tree's Directors

Check out our interview with VancouverMom.ca’s, Amber Strocel. http://www.vancouvermom.ca/for-kids/education-and-innovation-at-pear-tree-in-kitsilano/
Paul Romani
Paul Romani

"Hackasaurus" explained

For those of you who have no idea what Hackasaurus is, check out this example from today’s Hack Jam workshop! 10-year-old student, Michael, ‘hacked’ the Facebook login page make his own version. Pretty cool for a 10 year old! In doing this, the students learn about the different elements of a web page. They can…
Paul Romani
Paul Romani

Pear Tree Education's Students Go To Miku Sushi

What better way to exemplify Pear Tree’s ideals than a field trip to a high-end Vancouver restaurant? Students in Pear Tree’s ‘Kids Can Cook!’ spring break course are learning about cooking in a truly 21st century manner: Hand-ons cooking throughout the course Learning about food nutrition and healthy eating (what’s good for you / bad…
Paul Romani
Paul Romani
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