Inspiration by Jacynthe
ADHD or rather, hypersensitivity
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Sixteen years ago, I began the process of creating an alternative school.
Three years later, it opened its doors.
I was there again this morning, as a classroom assistant, as I have...
I tell you about Breathing Happiness
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Since the lockdown, I've been reading pages from this book to you in the evenings, a source of happiness. I'm chatting with you through the lines and pages...
March 20, 2020
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Tranquility Gel and Bobôme; taking care of your skin!
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100% natural, just the way we like it!
Tranquility Gel , very gentle on the skin!
Fresh aloe juice (moisturizing, soothing, restorative & protective) & Shea butter (nourishing, protects ...
Pregnant women and essential oils
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I became passionate about vegetable and essential oils and I started using them during my first pregnancy. Like any mother who cares about doing good and is guided by the desire to prot...
Babies should share their mother's bed until they are 3 or even 4 years old, doctors say (kangaroo care)
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Babies should share their mother's bed until they are 3 or even 4 years old, doctors say (kangaroo care)
When it comes to parenting, everyone seems to have an opinion, and rightly so, especially ...
The multi-age class
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I want to tell you how wonderful I find the parent-child-sibling support at kindergarten. I so wanted to follow my big brother in elementary school right into his classroom. Packing my bag like him...
To answer your questions about alternative school
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To found an alternative school, we simply need to come together and demonstrate to our school board that we want a different school.
Here, in this article , is what I wrote to support you and...
Revisiting concepts around early childhood (co-sleeping, couples, "conciliation", etc.)
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It was my Charles's birthday yesterday. He's 9 years old. So for a few days I spent reminiscing about our beginnings.
I always like to talk about it to perhaps lessen certain taboos/fears. During...
The Cheminots School, multi-age, bullying and learning and behavioral disorders
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Bullying is nonexistent. Yes, arguments can happen, but bullying is extremely rare since the children are used to working together. The kindergarteners are with the older children, and they all ...
The Railway Workers' School, continued...
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Our school aims to be a school where there is no pressure, no concern for performance and where each child can flourish and grow up happily.
Multi-age
Our school offers 4 classes for 1st an...
The Railway Workers' School in a few points
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An alternative school is a public school with a special project or purpose.
To start an alternative school, you need to get approval from the school board. So, submit your project to the schoo...
The alternative school
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To present it to you in a few points: there are no grades, no exams, no homework, and yet, the children arrive in the same place at the end of their sixth year. The teachers, dedicated and inves...
Summer Camps - Garden of Eden
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Each day will include 18 relaxing and fun 20-minute activities, which children can run from one to the next!
Relaxing activities :
look at the clouds lying on your back
magic and herba...
Véronique Bourbeau shares with us how to take care of ourselves during hormonal changes
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When we talk about hormones, we have to talk about the three pillars:
the liver
the intestines
stress management.
Adaptogenic plants can help our bodies adapt better and thus reduce st...
A weaning wrapped in love
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I write these words because I wish I had read them when I was with my first baby, when I didn't know and when nothing around me pointed in that direction.
I don't identify with those books that r...
2018 Vision Board
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Please give us your ideas!
We are currently creating our vision board, for us and for Maison Jacynthe.
We can easily imagine other spaces across Quebec for 2018:
-in which cities?
-and above a...
The magic of Christmas
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I invite you to the heart of our 3 magical worlds of our salons/boutiques in La Prairie, Ste-Thérèse and Quebec, all 3 so skillfully decorated by the Jutras sisters of Grenier d'Ernest. Only recyc...
To relieve the pressure of performance
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The children watched Growing Up Happy at school today. It was a great idea from their teacher, who then opened the discussion. I really wanted to be there to hear their thoughts on what makes th...
Making your own mother tinctures
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Inspired by an exchange with Véronique Bourbeau, naturopath, here is a short guide to making your own mother tinctures.
When picking the chosen medicinal plants, we follow the plant's cycles. If w...
The bear skin
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During my first pregnancy, a doctor told me that I wasn't ready to have children, that I had to take his medication and visit him every few weeks to check up. I wanted my child, and I did. A fe...
