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Fall Registration KAOS Music school opens doors in Oakville Oakville's newest music school is opening its doors this September and is now accepting registration for a number of classes. KAOS Music offers private lessons for students of all ages for piano, guitar, bass, voice, woodwinds and strings. With 24 years of experience offering music classes and sales at KAOS Music Centre in Toronto, founder and president Bill Bates is excited to bring the unique offerings of the music school to his south-east Oakville neighbourhood. Located within the Sobey's plaza at Maple Grove and Cornwall, the music school's most unique offering is a group guitar class designed for adults by a well known guitar school in New York City. Bates imported the program to Toronto with great success because it's casual, fun, social and most importantly, very effective. The classes, which are designed exclusively for adults with busy schedules, provide a lenient and flexible cancellation policy that appeals to adults with busy lives. The KAOS piano rooms feature stateof-the-art hybrid pianos from Yamaha. These Avant Grand pianos are part acoustic, part electric, which Bates says offer a huge benefit because it lets instructors teach on real piano keys with the advantage of producing sound digitally, with volume control and the benefit of never being out of tune. Within the guitar rooms, students will benefit from a variety of recording options and guitar effects, and the school also has the advantage of utilizing cool gadgets from the store in the classroom, providing students with the unique opportunity to try new things in their lessons. Bates explains that the Oakville location will offer some sales, "but mainly accessories and books and some entry-level instruments for students." To register for your fall music classes call KAOS Music at 289-813-3234 or visit www.kaosmusicoakville.com. Advertorial 15 | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Great after school programs (NC) What are your kids doing after school? About 15 per cent of Canadian children between the ages of 6-12 are left unsupervised after school, and that can lead to all sorts of trouble. According to a 2013 study by the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto, after school programs help children achieve success in a whole host of ways. The study analyzed 39 community-based after school programs across Canada, drawn from more than 250 programs funded by the RBC After School Project since 1999. It showed that children who regularly participate in after school programs, over the course of several years, are more likely to complete their homework, achieve higher grades and experience lower dropout rates. They have more positive attitudes towards school, with a greater interest in pursuing post-secondary education. They also show reduced sexual activity and drug use. Here are the features that make a good after school program: · program provided 2-3 times per week; · a mix of academic, social and recreational activities that stimulate active learning; · interesting and developmentally-appropriate activities that grow more challenging during the course of the program; · a low student-to-staff ratio; · staff with post-secondary education and training; · culturally-sensitive activities and non-judgmental staff; · low staff turnover; · rigorous program evaluation to identify effective and ineffective practices. Since 1999, the RBC After School Project has provided more than $30 million to after-school programs across Canada, helping almost 30,000 children learn, grow and reach their full potential. www.newscanada.com