Kids & Company Blog: Curriculum

A Step-By-Step Guide to Starting a Child-Friendly Garden

Posted on: Friday May 2nd, 2025

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If you’re looking for more ways to spend time outdoors with your children this spring, why not grab a trowel and some seeds and start a garden together? It’s a hands-on project that’s fun, a little messy, and full of discovery. Gardening with children offers a wide range of benefits that go far beyond planting…. [read more]

Celebrating Earth Month with Books for Young Readers

Posted on: Friday March 28th, 2025

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Every April, people around the world come together to celebrate Earth Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the environment and inspiring positive action to protect our planet. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the beauty of nature, the importance of sustainability, and how each of us can make a difference, no matter how… [read more]

6 Ways to Spend Earth Hour with Your Children

Posted on: Friday March 21st, 2025

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Earth Hour is one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the environment! Led by the WWF, Earth Hour has become an annual event that brings people together worldwide to show support for our planet. In 2025, Earth Hour falls on Saturday, March 22, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time. The goal of… [read more]

Celebrating Black History Month with Books for Young Readers

Posted on: Thursday February 20th, 2025

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Black History Month is a meaningful time to celebrate the achievements, culture, and contributions of Black individuals throughout history. It’s also an opportunity to introduce young children to stories that reflect diversity, inclusion, and the importance of representation. At Kids & Company, we believe in fostering a love for learning through books that inspire, educate,… [read more]

How Before-and-After-School Programs Enhance Social and Academic Development

Posted on: Thursday July 25th, 2024

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Before-and-After-School programs can be a great way to help children thrive, especially in social and academic growth. In addition to supporting children’s development, the benefits to busy or working parents can be significant. The safe and structured environments of these programs can provide parents a peace of mind while allowing them to focus on other… [read more]

A Green Reading List for Earth Day: Learning with Kindness, Innovation, and Optimism

Posted on: Tuesday April 9th, 2024

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At Kids & Company we believe in nurturing not only young minds but also instilling values of kindness, responsibility towards our planet, and fostering a sense of optimism for a brighter future. Afterall, Kindness, Innovative, and Optimism are a part of our Kidco values. In this blog, we share a reading list that our educators… [read more]

​​3 Ways Digital Learning Tools Can Benefit Children & Families and Support Teachers

Posted on: Wednesday April 12th, 2023

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This blog is written by our partners in innovation, Marco Polo Learning.  Most of us can think of a documentary that fascinated us.  A clip of an animal in nature, a new invention, or even the inner workings of our own body that is engraved in our memory because it was awe-inspiring.  Technology and media… [read more]

How to Talk about Earth Month with Your Children

Posted on: Friday March 31st, 2023

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April is Earth Month, a time to raise awareness and create consciousness around the issues that affect the health of our planet. Concepts like water conservation, recycling, and electricity are widely discussed, but it can sometimes be difficult to explain these concepts to our young children in a way that demonstrates exactly why or how… [read more]

5 Books to Engage Children in STREAM Learning 

Posted on: Friday March 24th, 2023

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In Kids & Company classrooms, we follow an emergent or cue-based approach to learning that allows children to lead their own discoveries.  As early as Preschool, we introduce STREAM learning opportunities to encourage children to explore their world and start to develop their observational and critical thinking skills at a young age. You may have… [read more]

Honouring Indigenous Peoples Day

Posted on: Tuesday June 21st, 2022

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June 21 is National Indigeneous Peoples Day. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples.  Today is also the summer solstice (the longest day of the year) and it was chosen for its important symbolism to many… [read more]