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Musical theatre is not simply singing, dancing and acting. It is a beautiful symbiosis of art forms coming together to tell a story — and, it is a creative and liberating outlet for children to express their ideas and emotions.

In this episode, student Stephanie Conte demos a musical theatre performance for kids, and explains how this art form can instill confidence in children.

OISE student Athena Tassis walks you through some new applications to help you introduce children to STEM in fun and engaging ways. With tools like MakeyMakey, Tinkercad and Ozobot, you'll have your students on the edge of their seats!

Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, is December 21 for those in the Northern Hemisphere. Throughout the centuries, people around the world have celebrated the solstice in different ways – often by bringing light and warmth into their homes. In this session, Professor Elizabeth Buckner will show you a few homemade crafts she has used to decorate her home at this time of year. Best of all, because her family sticks to zero-waste principles, you won’t need any special supplies! She uses every day household items like recycled newspapers, popcorn, flour and water to make fun and stylish decorations.

Indigenous African educator Osholene Oshobugie will read from her new children’s book, "My Sleeping Dream: How I Learnt My Numbers", about African Indigenous peoples’ discovery of numbers as one of their many great contributions to humanity. Osholene, who is a PhD student at OISE, will show you how to use numbers to speak to the identity of African/Black children through their African ancestry and culture.

OISE students Gauravi Lobo and Laurel Bingman, hosts of the new podcast, Learning in a Time of Corona, take you through some of the remarkable insights they've gathered while speaking to teachers, parents and educators doing pandemic relief work in Mumbai and Houston, Texas – Gauravi and Laurel's respective hometowns.