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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Farm Webinar: Solar Hoop Houses!
AgriWebinar Presented by Tarrah Young!
Spinach in February? No problem! This introductory-level webinar,offered February 28, at noon EST, is directed toward new and small scale farmers interested in extending their growing season through hoop house cultivation - with no added heat.
This Webinar explores elements of hoop house construction and cultivation, what crops are best suited for winter hoop house production, and how to avoid problems along the way. Participants will come away with a basic understanding of what season extension using hoop houses can achieve, and will discover what resources to access for further research.
To Register: Go to AgriWebinar: Carrot Cache presents- Hoop Houses
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Farming? Web-Based Learning Opportunities!
Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC) Web-based Learning Opportunities
The OACC offers many web-based courses throughout the year. Participants can enrol and participate in courses from any location. The Winter 2012 Courses currently being offered include:
- Key Indicators of Agroecosystem Sustainability
- Organic Field Crop Management
- Organic Livestock Production
- Weed Control in Organic Agriculture
These courses may be taken as interest courses or you can obtain student University credits.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Did You Know Playing the Piano Might Make You Smarter?
Piano Lessons Give the Gift of a Brighter Future!
Article Review: Suzanne Sholer
While searching for:brain teasers, for the Omemee Pigeon, I stumbled across Brain Connections - a site full of fascinating quizzes articles,and more all about the brain.The article that intrigued me most was 'Playing the Piano Might Make You Smarter', by Jerry Gabriel.Apparently, playing the piano improves the part of the brain involved in mathematical, and scientific reasoning. Here's my take away from it,along with a list of some piano instructors in our rural area..
Studies Show Individual Piano Instruction Improves Thinking Skills
In 1993, an article in the journal 'Nature' suggested listening to Mozart might improve spatial-temporal reasoning abilities. Spatial-temporal skills figure heavily in activities like mathematics, science, engineering, and playing chess. Parents everywhere promptly stampeded music stores for this miraculous make-you-smarter-drug we were all waiting for - 'the Mozart Effect'. The state of Florida legislated daycare facilities play Mozart each day,and the governor of Georgia, had a major record company donate a copy of Mozart's "Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major," to every new mother. Time passed and more studies found that while the effects of listening to Mozart only lasted for about an hour, playing an instrument seemed to be directly related to greater development of different parts of the brain.
Mozart Effect Temporary - Playing Piano Long-Lasting Effects
Studies up to 2001 seem to indicate, that playing the piano seeems to improve spatial-temporal ability. But why the piano? Why not the saxaphone? Or the guitar? Why not the marimba? It seems strange one instrument would have a measurable higher impact. Could it be keyboarding rather than the music? Apparently not.One very surprising study found a group taking private keyboard and singing lessons, scored 34 percent higher on tests measuring spatial-temporal ability than those receiving private computer lessons.
Private Piano Instruction Tops Skills Scales
Private piano lessons,rather than group lessons seem to show the greatest effect.Eighth-grade musicians who had experienced individual instruction achieved better results on the scores on the Iowa Basic Test, and standardized skills test, than those who received group instruction. Plus students who played keyboard—rather than singing, horns, drums, or other instruments—attained the best scores of all.
Most researchers are at somewhat of a loss to explain the phenomenon,but it is becoming clearer how important arts are in brain development. There is a definite link between the arts, math and science. So it seems an investment in individual piano lessons would make an excellent gift, not just as a fun past-time,but as an investment in your child's future. Piano lessons are available in our rural area through:
Dunsford
Steve McCullough, 72 Birchcliff Avenue Dunsford Ontario K0M1L0 705-793-3507 http://www.irondalestudios.com
Omemee
Arlene Gray 649 Sturgeon Rd Omemee, Ontario K0l2W0 705 -799-1742
www.kawarthatrebletroupe.ca/studio
Janetville
Marie-Therese Gummer, M.Mus, B.Mus, GPD, ARCT 905-441-5447
http://www.pianokids.ca
There must be many more as well If you know of any other piano instructors,please add a comment below with their details. Thank you.
About the Author:The article at Brain Connections was created by Scientific Learning.com who have developed a Fast Forward program that which accelerates learning using software. The Fast Forward program seems to be helping students at numerous USA schools achieve great success, but that's another story. I'm off to tickle the ivories and build my brain.
Resources:
http://www.scilearn.com/
http://brainconnection.positscience.com/topics/?main=fa/playing-piano
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Ontario Post Secondary Tuition Fees Cut 30%!
Ontario Government Helping Families With Tuition Costs In 2012 !
Ontario college and university students in lower income brackets, will benefit from a new grant,starting January 1st 2012. The new tuition grant would benefit 86 per cent of the full-time undergraduate student population.To help create the best-educated workforce in the world, Ontario is moving forward to help families with a 30 per cent cut in average college and university tuition, starting in 2012.Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Hey Farmer? Need Help?
Crop Mob Time!
Farms using ecological farming practices needing helping hands get willing hands through crop mobs this year in Ontario. Farms at Work,a central Ontario FarmON Alliance partner is piloting a Crop Mob Network. There at least 30-40 people registered in central Ontario so far, who are interested in coming out to help with harvesting or other ‘many hands’ farm work. Crop Mobs are growing in popularity in the United States,and this is the first initiative in Ontario.
How Your Farm Can Get Crop Mob Help
if you have a farm in the area that employs ecological farming practices and find yourself in need of some serious help, email cropmob@farmstart.ca with the following information at least 3 weekdays prior to the event.
Your information will be sent out to the crop mob e-mail list! It’s worth a try, and as more people learn about the program,it will grow. To learn more about Crop Mobs visit www.farmstart.ca/cropmob/about-crop-mobs
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Local College Open House Today
Sir Sandford Fleming College Plans Interesting Events Saturday
Omemee is ideally situated between three of Sir Sandford Fleming College campuses: Frost Campus, Lindsay, and their Peterborough Campuses McCrae Campus Bonaccord Street, and Sutherland Campus Brealey Drive.
Sir Sandford Fleming College local campuses are offering a wide variety of tours and demonstrations.See Details about the Open House at McCrae Campus Peterborough Here.
See Details about the Open House at Sutherland Campus Brealey Drive Peterborough Here.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Omemee Student Receives Radio Air Time
Trent Radio Host Dr. Zobel Invites Scott Young Student
Elizabeth Sholer experienced the luck of the Irish today. A chance encounter a Trent Radio a few weeks ago had Elizabeth Sholer, from Scott Young Public School , on Trent Radio 92.7 FM this morning at 11:30 a.m talking with Dr. Alicja Zobel about Health and Nature.
This morning on Trent Radio, Dr. Zobel , founder of the International Allelopathy Society, publicly launched a new initiative: Garden Farmacies for Healthy Living. Garden Farmacies for Healthy Living includes an intergenerational student educational outreach program encouraging young people to take charge of their health by learning about ecologically growing medicinal plants that can improve their health.
Elizabeth Sholer experienced the luck of the Irish today. A chance encounter a Trent Radio a few weeks ago had Elizabeth Sholer, from Scott Young Public School , on Trent Radio 92.7 FM this morning at 11:30 a.m talking with Dr. Alicja Zobel about Health and Nature.
This morning on Trent Radio, Dr. Zobel , founder of the International Allelopathy Society, publicly launched a new initiative: Garden Farmacies for Healthy Living. Garden Farmacies for Healthy Living includes an intergenerational student educational outreach program encouraging young people to take charge of their health by learning about ecologically growing medicinal plants that can improve their health.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Lady Eaton Elementary School Principal Retiring
Principal Announces Retirement
Lady Eaton Elementary School principal, B.J. Mailloux-Brown, announced her coming retirement in the March issue of the Lady Eaton Elementary School Newsletter. In a letter addressed to parents, Ms. Mailloux-Brown reported it is “with mixed emotions” that she will be taking retirement as of April 30th, 2011.
In the March newsletter, the LEES principal reflects on her teaching career of thirty–one years, and her enjoyment in working with the families and staff of schools in the Victoria County ( now Trillium-Lakelands) school board.
Principal Mailloux-Brown points out that by taking retirement at the end of April, it will allow for a smooth transition for the new incoming principal. Ms. Mailloux-Brown and her husband are looking forward to their daughter’s wedding in June, and are planning to move closer to her daughter and new husband when she retires, so they will be very busy in the coming months.
You will want to be sure to read her heart warming letter in the eCopy of the newsletter found here.
Letters of Congratulations can be addressed to:
B.J. Mailloux-Brown, Principal
LADY EATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Box 190.
Omemee, Ontario, K0L 2W0
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Omemee Athlete Honoured
Tuesday evening, Gary Pearson, from Omemee, received his third AAC Award for academic excellence, while representing Trent University in Rugby. Although 62 Trent Students were honoured for balancing the sport they love with their studies at Trent; only a handful have maintained this balance of studies, and sports participation for more than two years.
Tuesday evening, 60 people attended Trent's Academic All-Canadian Awards ceremony at the university's new athletics complex. The Academic All-Canadian Awards are handed out annually to honour students who earn 80-plus average marks while representing the school in varsity-level competition.
Pearson, working on his masters degree in Psychology, has been able to maintain a high level of academic achievement while representing Trent University on the Rugby team, and juggling family life as well. (One of his greatest challenges is trying to get overenthusiastic fans to stop buzzing his front lawn on their ATV’s while his kids are trying to take afternoon naps.)
"We're proud of them," Bill Byrick, the school's athletics director, told The Examiner before the ceremony, "because it's bloody hard what they do. They're training or working out three, four hours a day, and balancing that with a full academic workload. Many of them have jobs on the side. It's hard work."
Byrick said the number students receiving the Academic All-Canadian Award at Trent is higher than the average for other schools in Canada.
"About 20% of our student athletes are A students," Byrick said.
This says a lot for Trent, he added.
"We have some students who have won this award two, three years in a row," he added.
"That's indicative of the kind of students we have here."
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