How to Encourage Your Child to Think Critically
Learning to think critically is probably one of the most important skills that 21st century children will need to develop, for now and...
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Paula Karnasopoulos
- Aug 3
- 4 min
Current Educational Trends
Many people feel that education hasn’t changed for decades and that most schools follow a teacher-led method, a model designed for the...
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Paula Karnasopoulos
- Jul 4
- 3 min
The Positive and Negative Impacts of Social Media on Education
It’s 2022 and whether we like it or not, South African youth love being online and active on social media. Many are almost addicted to...
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Paula Karnasopoulos
- May 30
- 3 min
ESCA’s Study Tips for Term 2 Exams
With Term 2 commencing in just a few days, we feel it’s a good time to start thinking about study skills as exams are just around the...
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Paula Karnasopoulos
- May 4
- 3 min
The Importance of Good Habits
Welcome back to Term 2, team ESCA! We hope that you have taken the time to relax and recharge over the holidays. The start of a new term...
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hello20316
- Jul 29, 2021
- 3 min
The Importance of Cultural Activities in Education
“The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.” - Barack Obama Over the years, the methodology of...
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Lisa Pienaar, ESCA's Head of Academics
- Jun 3, 2021
- 3 min
10 tips to thrive at ESCA
Each student journey is dependent on a number of factors: genetics, their parents’ means and interest in their schooling, their school of...
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Natasha Fynney, French Teacher at ESCA
- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
Why Speaking a Second Language Makes Such a Difference
At ESCA, we aim to empower students with linguistic flexibility through our comprehensive second-language programmes which include the...
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Lisa Pienaar, ESCA's Head of Academics
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Take Note!
An essential habit for students to develop, from as early as Grade 3 or 4, is that of note taking. This is a skill which helps students...
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Paula Karnasopoulos, Senior Project Coordinator at ESCA
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
How to channel courage
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” - Maya...
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hello20316
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Solidarity in the Face of a World Pandemic
“Solidarity is not an act of charity, but mutual aid between forces fighting for the same objective.” - Samora Machel Solidarity is a...
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Melissa Berry, Senior School Mathematics Teacher at ESCA
- Feb 8, 2021
- 6 min
Online Learning: the Challenges, the Growth and the Triumph
“Education is the passport to the future for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today” - Malcolm X When South Africa went into...
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hello20316
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
The brand new ESCA Digital eXperience is here!
‘’Education is the way to move mountains, to build bridges, to change the world. Education is the path to the future. I believe that...
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hello20316
- Jan 19, 2021
- 4 min
Keep Calm and Remember your Netiquette
As we go into another year where COVID-19 is a reality, one of the skills we’ve learned is the importance of behaving well online,...
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hello20316
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Valuing Empathy
Empathy is the ability to emotionally understand what other people feel, see things from their point of view, and imagine yourself in...
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hello20316
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
Welcome everyone
At our annual prize giving last year, we announced our 2020 vision and the many plans we had for the year ahead. Then the reality of 2020...
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hello20316
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
Exam tips (that work!)
Everyone associated with schools knows that at this time of year motivation and energy is at an all-time low, while stressful late nights...
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hello20316
- Feb 5, 2020
- 1 min
COMING SOON - ESCA's brand new recipe book!
Lockdown had us all experimenting in the kitchen and so, we are so excited to announce the release of ESCA’s very own 2020 Recipe Book!...
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