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Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) are plans that are created for students who are having academic or behavioural difficulties and who need a concentrated effort from the school professionals, the student, and the student's parents.  The IEPs are often written by resource or homeroom teachers, or other school professionals and then brought forward to the IEP … Continue reading The ABCs of IEPs

Ahhh... September. A new school year. A fresh start. New goals. Goal-setting can be helpful for students, parents, and teachers alike. Unfortunately, many will have difficulty sticking to their goals by October. So, how to set goals that will ensure follow through all year long? Here are some strategies for setting (and achieving!) your goals. … Continue reading How to Create Goals That Stick (and How to Get Unstuck)

Summer vacation is a much-needed rest period for students, teachers, and parents. However, going back to school can be stressful and anxiety-provoking for some students. These three steps can help ease the back to school transition. 1. ROUTINE. September is often one of the busiest and most stressful months for teachers, students, and parents alike. … Continue reading Keeping Cool: Managing Back to School Anxiety

How to avoid slipping down the “summer slide” For the average student, summer is associated with all sorts of slides – slides at the playground, water slides – but then there’s the one slide that concerns educators: the “summer slide.” Summer slide, which is also known as summer learning loss, is the tendency for students … Continue reading Summer Slide

  As educators, we are often faced with the “chicken or the egg” scenario where we find ourselves asking what came first. For any given individual there is always the discussion of whether mental wellness affects learning, or learning habits affect mental wellness. This recurring dilemma is our inspiration for founding Healthy Learning MTL. Parents, … Continue reading Welcome to Healthy Learning MTL