by fuerzalatina | May 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
WHEN ALL THIS IS OVER!…WHEN ALL THIS PASSES!…WHEN WE RETURN TO NORMALITY!… NOTHING WILL BE LIKE BEFORE?…. These are some of the recurring expressions that we have all made during the quarantine or mandatory self-isolation. In this blog I will...
by fuerzalatina | May 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
People generally use this argument when they see their objectives be challenged and they’re right, to a certain extent we all have the right to be happy, but not one has the right to be happy at the expense of others. If in order to be happy I’ll make another person...
by fuerzalatina | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Kelly Arevalo Toronto, Canada. For many newcomer families in Canada, a fairly common concern is knowing whether their young children benefit from speaking another language at home, or whether it leads them to struggle in their learning of English or French. I have...
by fuerzalatina | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
PARENTS AND CHILDREN (PADRES E HIJOS) “Children have a strange power over parents, we suffer more from their pain than our pain and we are happy when they are happy”. (Excerpt from the movie “Unauthorized Living”) Having children is an...
by fuerzalatina | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Every time I make a mistake, I discover a truth I haven’t yet known.” – Maurice Maeterlinck On this occasion, allow me to bring awareness of the topic that most people overlook or don’t want to remember: “If we do not learn from our mistakes, they are...
by fuerzalatina | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
A lovely gift; friendship! By Kelly Arévalo The cold Canadian winter warms up every February with the celebration of Valentine’s Day; also known as the month of love and friendship. Despite this, since the COVID-19 pandemic, speaking in terms of economy and...
by fuerzalatina | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Welcome, Spring! Kelly Arevalo Toronto, Canada We begin one of the most meaningful and important seasons of the year, spring. During this season, nature delights us with the resurgence of lovely sounds, colours, and shapes; but it also provides us with a new...
by fuerzalatina | Apr 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’m general, it can be hard to get a true perspective as to what high school is like.We have watch movies or TV shows that can help us with that, but it’s not really the truth. Going into high school can be a very challenging social experience that maybe we’re not...
by fuerzalatina | Oct 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
For years, one of the requirements for all Ontario high school students has been to complete 40 hours of community involvement to receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Beginning in my first year of high school last September, it was a priority of mine to...
by fuerzalatina | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
By: Paloma Santiago Shelton, 14 years old After 5 years in the Gifted program, I still don’t know how to answer this question. The literal definition of giftedness is easy enough: The Ontario Ministry of Education defines giftedness as “an unusually advanced degree of...
