Bloom Institute of Technology.

Become a student at Bloom Institute of Technology. 

The next application deadline is December 10, 2021.

Bloom Institute of Technology is entirely online, and they train people to be software engineers and data scientists for no upfront tuition in exchange for a piece of what you'll make later. You don't pay until you're hired. 

The computer science academy offers full-time, 6-month programs for Web Development and Data Science, and a 9-month program for Backend Development, which is jointly developed by BloomTech and Amazon. Throughout the rigorous programs, students will demonstrate mastery of core front end and back end technologies as well as computer science fundamentals. Remote classes are live and interactive, and include one-on-one help, professional mentorship, opportunities to build real products, and frequent code reviews. The school also helps students find employment by providing interview preparation, portfolio review, effective resume writing tips, and salary negotiation practice. Students graduate with 900+ hours of hands-on technical experience for Web Development and Data Science, and with over 1,400 hours of hands-on coding experience for Backend Development. 

Data Science Course

An intensive 6-month online data science course for a career in Data Science, 

Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Data Engineering.

Python, SQL & Databases, Data Visualization, Linear Algebra & Statistical Analysis

Machine Learning, Deep Learning & ML Ops, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing

Web3 Course

A flexible, online 10 week course created to help you make the leap from Web2 to Web3. Learn the basics of blockchain, Ethereum, Solidity, DeFi, and smart contracts with our project-based curriculum.

Ethereum, Smart Contract, Solidity Programming, Ethereum Virtual Machine, GraphQL,  ERC20 and NFT Tokens, Blockchain Cryptography, Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Backend Development Course

A rigorous 9-month online backend web development course jointly developed with Amazon to prepare you for entry-level engineering roles at companies of all sizes.

Java Foundations & Programming, Testing, Software Engineering, Data Structures, Algorithms, DynamoDB, Concurrency

Learn more about BloomTech

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SUPERTMATIK Mental Math International Competition 2020/21

SUPERTMATIK Mental Math International Competition 2020/21
Due to coronavirus concerns, the Competition will be held online-only

SUPERTMATIK mental math game is a mathematical card game played in schools since 2005. Best known as "SUPER T", this mental math game has proven to successfully engage students in grades 1 through 9 (students aged between 6 and 15 years).

In 2007 EUDACTICA publishers, created the International SUPERTMATIK Mental Math Competition, a contest based in the SUPERTMATIK Mental Math game. This contest has become a key event in the teaching of mathematics. The central principle of this championship is for students to develop basic competence in mathematics from the beginning of their schooling through constructive play, interesting and involving them in it via a fun way of learning.

Why should I register?

1. All teachers recognize the importance of practicing mental math;
2. Practicing mental math doesn't just help students develop academically, it's also a useful life skill;
3. SUPERTMATIK will boost your pupils motivation towards mental math;
4. SUPERTMATIK will keep ALL students motivated - everyone can play at their own level.

Entering the SUPERTMATIK school competition is free of charge and does not imply any purchase obligation, unless you wish to register your school winners in the Grand International Final. In this case, a small fee (EUR 3) will be charged for each student you wish to register for the final stage

Mental Math Competition RULES | Online Enrollment

How to play SUPERTMATIK?

- Time Attack mode
- Versus Robot mode

For further information kindly contact: E: supertmatik@eudactica.com or call us 00351 966 208 191.

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Canada’s International Education Strategy 2019-2024

Message from Minister of International Trade Diversification

With a Budget 2019 allocation of $147.9 million over five years followed by $8 million per year of ongoing funding, our new International Education Strategy will, in collaboration with the provinces, territories, associations and institutions:

• Encourage Canadian students to gain new skills through study and work abroad opportunities in key global markets, especially Asia;
• Diversify the countries from which international students come to Canada, as well as their fields, levels of study, and location of study within Canada; and
• Increase support for Canadian education sector institutions to help grow their export services and explore new opportunities abroad.

Our new International Education Strategy ensures that Canada will remain among the world’s top destinations for learning. This is essential in order for our schools, students and researchers to continue to expand their connections abroad, and to ensure Canadian students benefit from the world of learning beyond our borders.

The Honourable James Gordon Carr
Minister of International Trade Diversification

Message from Minister of Employment, Workforce Development & Labour

The IES includes a five-year Outbound Student Mobility Pilot program which will help post-secondary students with the costs of study or work abroad. The program also focuses on supporting under-represented students (e.g. Indigenous students, students from less privileged backgrounds, students with disabilities) to develop the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly globalized and changing economy.

The Honourable Patricia A. Hajdu
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour

Greetings from Minister of Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship

In 2018, more than 721,000 international students studied in Canada, sparking new ideas, strengthening innovation and building people-to-people ties that are crucial to international trade and the global economy. As most international students are young, have Canadian educational qualifications and in-demand labour skills, and are proficient in one of our official languages, they are often ideal candidates for permanent residency. In fact, nearly 54,000 former students became permanent residents in Canada in 2018.

The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Building on success, driving prosperity

International education makes a large and growing contribution to Canada’s prosperity. International students in Canada spent an estimated $21.6 billion on tuition, accommodation and other expenses in 2018, and sustained close to 170,000 jobs for Canadians in 2016. 

Educational expenditures by international students have a greater impact on Canada’s economy than exports of auto parts, lumber or aircraft. Between 2014 and 2018, the number of international students in Canada increased by 68%. 

Read the full news release here:

Canada’s International Education Strategy

Educational Consulting Services

Best Educational Consulting Services in Canada

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One-of-a-kind camp geared to kids learning English

The camp is offered on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, once kids are let out of English as a Second Language summer school. The Jangs and volunteer camp counselors run games, activities and sports, all with the goal of kids working on their English, burning energy and making friends.

The school board has donated the space at MacGregor for the month of July. In August, they’ll be operating out of Youth Unlimited in Kitchener.

“At the moment we are seeing if we should collaborate with another group or combine resources,” said Chloe.

Link to the full story

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80 Ontario High Schools improve in Math

This year's report card finds that 37 high schools in Ontario have shown statistically significant improvement over the last four years in Grade 9 academic math and 47 schools have improved in applied math.

The Report Card helps parents choose Where parents can choose among several schools for their children, the Report Card provides a valuable tool for making a decision. Because it makes comparisons easy, it alerts parents to those nearby schools that appear to have more effective academic programs.

 Some schools do better than others. To improve a school, one must believe that improvement is achievable. This Report Card, like other report cards from the Fraser Institute, provides evidence about what can be accomplished. It demonstrates clearly that even when we take into account factors such as the students’ family background—which some believe dictate the degree of academic success that students can enjoy in school—some schools do better than others.

Read the full report here:
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/ontario-secondary-school-rankings-2018.pdf

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Updated Ontario Curriculum

The goal of Ontario secondary schools is to support high-quality learning while giving individual students the opportunity to choose programs that suit their skills and interests. 

The updated Ontario curriculum, in combination with a broader range of learning options outside traditional classroom instruction, will enable students to better customize their high school education and improve their prospects for success in school and in life.

The revised curriculum recognizes that, today and in the future, students need to be critically literate in order to synthesize information, make informed decisions, communicate effectively, and thrive in an ever-changing global community. 

It is important that students be connected to the curriculum; that they see themselves in what is taught, how it is taught, and how it applies to the world at large. 

The curriculum recognizes that the needs of learners are diverse, and helps all learners develop the knowledge, skills, and perspectives they need to be informed, productive, caring, responsible, healthy, and active citizens in their own communities and in the world.

See the full PDF
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/health9to12.pdf

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Richmond English Classes CUT by Federal Government

ISSBC, which runs LINC classes in Richmond, explained that the program is facing a nine per cent funding cut and will have to slice at least two of its current 21 LINC classes. The forced closure is expected to expand the waiting list for basic English classes which already has 335 people.

Both the Immigration Services Society of BC (ISSBC) and SUCCESS which run the non-profit Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) programs are in the process of figuring out how to deal with the reduction.

In Surrey, the wait list at SUCCESS English classes currently totals 1,300 people. According to CBC News, service providers have been told the federal government is reducing funding, based on landing numbers of immigrants and refugees in B.C.

See more at: http://www.richmond-news.com/

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Safe and Accepting Schools: Premier's Awards 2015 - 16

Premier's Awards for Accepting Schools

What are the Premier's Awards for Accepting Schools? A safe, inclusive and accepting environment makes a school a great place to learn! The Premier's Awards for Accepting Schools recognize those teams across the province that have done exceptional and innovative work in creating a safe, inclusive and accepting school environment.

Recipients of the award:
The award recognizes schools that have demonstrated initiative, creativity and leadership in promoting a safe, inclusive and accepting school climate.

Recipients of the 2014-2015 Premier's Awards for Accepting Schools
Aldergrove Public School
Conestoga Public School
École élémentaire catholique Lamoureux – Enseignement personalise
James Robinson Public School
L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute
North Park Collegiate and Vocational School
Notre Dame High School
St. Alfred Catholic Elementary School
Tilbury Area Public School
White Oakes Secondary School

more info at: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/safeschools/award.html

2015-16 Premier's Awards for Accepting Schools

Nominations are now open!
New nomination form is now easier to complete!
Download a form and start your submission today!
Deadline: February 19, 2016 – 5 pm EST

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Free ESL Cafe English Conversation Classes in Toronto

Free ESL Cafe English Conversation Classes in Toronto

Every Monday evenings from 7 to 8:30 PM there are free "ESL Cafe" English as a second language conversation sessions. (except holidays) ( Summer holiday is Aug 1st to Sept 8th)

Go to the ESL in Canada Pinterest pages or our ESL Cafe Pictures page to see additional pictures of the English classes and events.

Address is: 227 Bloor Street East Toronto Ontario Canada

How ESL in Canada Recommends Classes

ESL in Canada recommends both free and commercial ESL English classes for example:

the FREE Toronto ESL Cafe English conversation classes, the free LINC classes for new Canadians, the free English classes at many libraries, the free classes at accredited TESL Teaching schools, and some excellent Board of Education continuing education classes that cost 2 or 3 dollars per instructional hour.

ESL in Canada recommends a few affiliated ESL schools with colleges and universities. Some affiliated ESL programs earn the students credits towards an undergraduate degree and enable entry into the regular college or university programs.

Some affiliated programs are not recommended because even some public colleges and universities used ESL students as a money grab, dumping dozens of the same L1 into a class and allowing L1 to be spoken 90% of the time. The college made $$ and the students learned almost nothing.

ESL in Canada recommends a few English classes at excellent independent ESL schools that cost between 12 to 18 dollars per hour with their teachers and their programs and some excellent private ESL and Business English teachers that charge between 20 and 65 dollars per hour.

https://eslincanada.blogspot.com/p/directory-of-classes.html

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How to use a Blacklist

How to use a Blacklist

Just like everything in life you have to get as close as possible to the source of the information. If you can talk to the actual person - who made the comment or blacklist entry or review - then you have a better chance of evaluating how real the information is - how it applies to you or your situation and if this information should influence your plans.

Public Lists of Fines, Violations and Stop Operating Orders

There are several public lists of companies and individuals who have been convicted of criminal activity, fined for civil law violations or by-law infractions. These are similar to blacklists and many people use them as a source of information similar to blacklists.

Blacklists in Canada

Real Blacklists are lists of complaints of bad experiences by actual users.

Blacklists help consumers understand what can go wrong and what happens when criminals or incompetents help things to go wrong to increase profits or not provide services. Normally blacklists are not published - they are traded between groups with similar interests. 

Schools will trade information about bad teachers and bad agents to avoid hiring mistakes and losses. 

Agents will trade information about bad schools who do not pay and cheat the students. 

Students and parents will trade information about bad schools, bad teachers and bad agents. 

Teachers have blacklists of agents and schools that do not pay wages or provide proper visas or settlement services.

Blacklists have Problems

There are real blacklists and fake blacklists. Fake blacklists are used by criminals to extort money from good operators - the good school is put on a blacklist with several known criminal organizations and then told that the listing can be removed after a fee is paid.

Real blacklists can be compromised by fake users who publish wrong information. For Example: I witnessed a scam couple who stayed at a hotel for a week - then wrote a list of fake complaints and posted it on the Travel Advisor website - then they told the hotel owner that they would remove the fake review if he cancelled the hotel bill. My advice was to call the police and explain the attempted extortion. Usually the police will look at events or actions and evaluate if it justifies a criminal charge.

YES - ESL in Canada has blacklists of schools, agents, teachers, homestay, service and product suppliers. You can add your actual experience to the blacklist or make a YouTube Video and send us the link.

Examples of How some were nominated to the Blacklist

This school was blacklisted: the school owner suggested to an 17 year old female student that she should live with him and that her school and living expenses would be fully paid in exchange for "favours".

This homestay was blacklisted: A single man presented a wife and child as a "family" to school coordinators - in reality he lived alone - female students complained of un-wanted touching.

This teacher on probation from an earlier warning - completely intoxicated - crashed a school social event - made direct sexual suggestions to a female student - the student fled to the women's washroom and waited until four male students expedited the drunk teachers departure.

This school told students that they were an international school with students from around the world - in reality all 63 students had the same native language.

Ontario Ministry Restraining Orders Lists of Fines, Violations Contraventions

There are several public lists of companies and individuals who have been convicted of criminal activity, fined for civil law violations or by-law infractions. These are similar to blacklists and many people use them as a source of information similar to blacklists.

The folowing are links to PCCs and English schools in Ontario who have been closed, stopped, fined or convicted of infractions.

Complete list of PCC Private Career College Violations

Examples on list:

Academy of Teaching and Training Inc. - Copy of RESTRAINING ORDER

CanPacific College of Business & English Inc. - Copy of Restraining Order

CLLC – Canadian Language Learning College Inc. - Copy of Restraining Order

International Language Academy of Canada Inc. Known as ILAC - NOTICE OF CONTRAVENTION

LSBF Canada Inc. known as London School of Business & Finance - Copy of Restraining Order

Oxford Seminars International Inc. - Copy of SECOND RESTRAINING ORDER

Quest Language Studies Corp. - Copy of Restraining Order

The Superintendent has ordered Seneca Groups Inc. o/a Crown Academic International School to stop

Everest Colleges of Canada Inc. (“Everest”) IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION and NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO REVOKE REGISTRATION Section

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