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Jan. 23, 2019

Getting Children Excited for Lessons

For a parent, getting their child interested in an important topic is consistently one of the biggest challenges faced. Kids are naturally attracted to particular subjects while being more averse to others, and subject matter that attracts us more...

May 31, 2018

Ignite Your Passion: How Homeschooling is Helping Children Pursue Piano

The learning period for the musical brain opens up at a very early age. Putting a child into musical lessons while they’re young can give them a head start in their overall education and ability to learn. When students find a passion in musi...

April 27, 2018

Lighting A Fire: Passion-Based Learning

“Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire.” —W.B. Yeats

March 29, 2018

Personalized Learning Plan: See How Students are Learning Literature at Excel Academy

For many students, a love of learning originates from a love of literature. It’s a subject that might be overlooked but has a reach that goes beyond building up a student’s library. For one thing, literature—which is noted for the excellence and e...