Welcome Fall Co-op Team!
The back to school season brings the start of new academic year, but also a new work term. This fall, we welcome two new co-op students from the University of Waterloo to the Minute School team. We are excited to have Michael and Braedon on board. Here is a bit more...
Thank you Summer Team!
It has been an incredible summer at Minute School! We had welcomed a new team member, Laura, and welcomed back both Cheryl and Nathan. Throughout the summer term, all three contributed to projects relating to course production and marketing. We were inspired by their...
4 Things to do Before the First Day of University
Summer has flown by and if you’re about to start your first year of university, you’re probably bursting with a mix of excitement and nerves! Have you started preparing for back to school? There’s the usual boring checklist of doing paper, paying tuition, and back to...
6+ Things You DON’T Need For Your College Dorm
Previously I wrote a blog on what to bring to your dorm room that isn’t on the recommended packing list. But what about what not to bring? For the most part, these items aren’t on the packing list, but they are things that a lot of students (myself included)...
6+ Things to Bring To Your College Dorm
The first day of school is right around the corner, and with a new school year starting comes a new challenge: moving into residence. For many, university residence can be their first time living on their own (I know it was for me) and can bring up a lot of questions...
Benefits and Drawbacks of Reading Ahead
I’ve always been a bit of a keener, and that’s never been a bad thing for me. One thing that I always aimed for during a school semester is to be two weeks ahead in readings. Granted, the first week or so of the semester is always a mess due to this process, bit it’s...
Environmental Factors That Affect How Well You Study
The environment we work in affects our productivity in a multitude of ways. Such a topic is even heavily researched for the sole purpose of improving productivity among people in the workplace. However, our environment doesn’t only affect those working, but those...
Welcome Back!
We are excited to welcome Nathan back to Minute School this summer. Nathan rejoins Minute School after working with the team last year as a summer student. Nathan will be working on a number of projects, bringing his unique perspective of transitioning from high...
What I Wish I Knew Before my First Summer Job
My first summer co-op was after my first year of university. I worked at a school and helped teachers create online course resources. Though I already had work and volunteer experience in customer service, I was so nervous about my first “real” 9 to 5 job! At the end...
The Degradation of Student Notes
Like the true nerd I am, I save my notes. All of them. At the start of my university career I got a thick purple binder I intended to use to keep all my notes. Little did I know how fast those things fill up, and now, at the end of my third term, I have a second one....