Maximizing Your Summer
You may disagree with me on this, but summer is the greatest time of the year. In Canada, it means you’ve once again made it through the long gruelling winter, and are free to enjoy yourself! Temperatures are high, the sun is shining, and school’s out. There’s not...
Benefits of Writing on Paper
In today’s technologically driven world, many students are straying away from the classic way of writing and prefer to type much of their work. Though there are clear benefits of typing, there are several reasons to stick to the old pen and paper. Much of the draw...
Comics Meet Biography: The Fascinating World of Graphic Memoirs
As book genres go, memoir might be considered one of the most mainstream--every few weeks, another celebrity seems to publish a book about their life, often selling tens of thousands of copies. However, as John Harris laments in this Guardian opinion piece, celebrity...
How Running Increases Your Well-Being – An Athletically Inspired Educational Journey
Long distance running to most people does not sound like a fun activity. The miles upon miles of pounding on the roads and trails can get tiring; not to mention the mental and physical pain associated with it. Long distance running at any intensity, whether as a...
Welcome Summer Student!
Recently, we welcomed Nathan to the Minute School team. Nathan will be joining us as a summer student. He brings fresh ideas and valuable perspectives as a current high school student. He will be helping with a number of projects related to marketing and IT as well as...
Scientist Spotlight: Felix d’Herelle
In today’s scientist spotlight post, we will learn about French-Canadian microbiologist Felix d’Herelle. He was born in Paris, France on April 25, 1873. d’Herelle attended school in Paris, completing only a high school education, and was therefore self-taught in the...
Building Your Network
Networking, in the simplest of terms, is informally meeting with individuals with similar interests to yours, that could potentially benefit you personally or professionally. The art of networking is a skill that’s developed over time through much practice. Though it...
Co-op Interviews – Survive and Thrive
I completed a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Waterloo, which is a co-op undergraduate degree program. That means that every other term I had to go through interviews until I found a co-op job for my following term. I've put together some of the...
Spotlight on Sign Language: Song Signing
One common way in which hearing people are first exposed to sign language is through the popular phenomenon of ‘song signing’ videos. If you do an online search for the name of virtually any popular song followed by “sign language,” you’ll find dozens of videos in...
Canada 150 – An Athletically Inspired Educational Journey
Having earned a full scholarship at the end of grade 12 to compete in the NCAA and study at the University of Tulsa, I was about to spend the next four years of my life in a different country as a student-athlete. Since Tulsa was a 17-hour drive from my hometown of...