Before you even think of asking – No, it is not an upside down classroom, where you walk on your hands! It is actually a new approach to how we teach and how we study. Flipping the classroom is a…
Happy Birthday, USA. Today the Unites States of America has a Birthday or National Day. Independence Day, is also known as the Fourth of July and it is a federal holiday in the United States. It is the anniversary of…
The Super Bowl is The National Football League championship game, played annually between the champions of the National and the American Football Conferences. This year Super Bowl XLVII is between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers and will…
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony is an upcoming event during which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will present its annual Academy Awards (the gold Oscar statuette) to honour the best films of 2012 in the United…
Today is Presidents Day in the USA – it is a Federal holiday to celebrate the birth of George Washington. The holiday is held on the third Monday in February. This also celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, which is February 12.…
Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks for winning Super Bowl XLVIII with a score of 43:8 over the Denver Broncos. The game was played at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. What is the Super Bowl? The Super Bowl is The…
Two very simple, very wonderful and very human stories made their way around the world in the past few months. Two simple acts of kindness caught in two photographs. Both are featuring policemen; One in Toronto, last week and…
Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the screen debut (first appearance) of Bugs Bunny. On April 30th, 1938 Bugs Bunny started his career with the animated short film called Porky’s Hare Hunt. In this film he was called “Happy Rabbit”;…
Spellers beware! The United States National Spelling Bee has changed the rules of the spelling bee competition. Starting this year the contestants will not only have to be able to spell complicated 5 or 6 syllable words, but they will…
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away a mysterious man hid a chest full of treasure. Actually it wasn’t that long ago – it was about 3 years, and the land is not that far away –…