Interest in homeschooling has surged during the pandemic. Join BU CARES Research Centre hosts Jackie and Michelle as they discuss homeschooling with Betina Roberts and Heather Fraijo, two mothers who have embarked on a homeschooling journey for the first time. How are things going? What is going well? What challenges are they facing? What does a typical day look like? Listen to hear these questions answered and more!

Jackie Kirk and Michelle Lam from Brandon University's CARES Research Centre interview Dr. Jane Karpa (BU, Psychiatric Nursing) and Dr. Breanna Lawrence (BU, Education) as they discuss issues related to mental health, education, trauma, and families.

Join Jackie and Michelle with guests Dr. Deanna Smid (Department of English & Creative Writing, BU) and Becky Lane (Library Admin Assistant at BU and Beekeeper) as they discuss bees in Brandon, conservation efforts, and even some literature recommendations.

Join BU CARES Research Centre hosts Jackie and Michelle as they join Amanda Hamm (Rural Development Institute) and Dr. Patty Douglas (Brandon University Faculty of Education) to discuss parenting, educating, and being with people in their lives who have attracted the label of autism.

If internet and education are both basic human rights, what does it mean when some communities in Canada don’t have internet access during Covid-19? Divisions are doing their best, but have students sitting in parking lots with giveaway devices. We need long-term solutions. Join BU CARES Research Centre hosts Jackie and Michelle as they discuss the tech gap and education with guests Kirsten Thompson, Dr. Michael Nantais, and Dr. Alec Couros.

Join Brandon University CARES Research Centre hosts Michelle Lam and Jacqueline Kirk as they discuss the impact of cell phone use in the classroom with Grant Hamilton (Director of Marketing and Communications) and Dr. Michael Nantais (Associate Professor, Curriculum & Pedagogy Department).

Join Jackie and Michelle with guests Eva Eberts (French Language Specialist, Brandon School Division) and Dr. Eftihia Mihelakis (Brandon University, Classical and Modern Languages) as they discuss French language learning, community, and identity in Brandon, Manitoba. This is the first episode of a two-part series.

Michelle and Jackie (Brandon University CARES Research Centre) discuss teachers and students on social media with Andrew Mead (Principal of Mitchell Middle School in Hanover School Division) and Dr. Mike Nantais (Associate Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy Department).

Join Jackie and Michelle (BU CARES Research Centre) as they discuss exercise, nutrition, and supplements like creatine with Bob Lee, Scott Forbes & Joel Krentz.

Michelle and Jackie (BU CARES Research Centre) discuss leadership and conflict with Dr. Alysha Farrell of Brandon University’s Faculty of Education and Rev. Darryl McAuley of McDiarmid Drive Alliance Church.