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Thomas Williams Designated as a Top 100 Educator by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Thomas Williams of New Orleans, Louisiana has been chosen as one of the Top 100 Educators for 2015 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Thomas Williams Mr. Williams has over 40 years experience in the... - November 18, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
SANS Inc. SANSSpace™ LIVE Virtual Language Lab Enables More Flexible Language Learning
SANS Inc., Software and Network Solutions, has announced the introduction of SANSSpace™ LIVE, a live interactive virtual environment to support anytime, anywhere synchronous language learning. It will be highlighted this week at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages... - November 17, 2015 - SANS Inc. Instructional Technology for Language Learning
Bishop Verot a Top 100 Finalist in State Farm’s Celebrate My Drive Contest
Bishop Verot Catholic High School among Top 100 finalists in State Farm grant competition. - November 13, 2015 - Bishop Verot High School
Former Nelson Mandela Prison Guard Christo Brand to Speak at Shorecrest Leadership Lecture on November 17
Christo Brand, Nelson Mandela’s former prison guard and friend, will speak at the November 17th Willis Leadership Lecture at Shorecrest Preparatory School at 10:50 am. The Willis Leadership Lecture series invites four esteemed speakers annually to address the Shorecrest community. The theme... - November 12, 2015 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
New Lunch “Create” Station Opens at Stanton College Preparatory School
Providing Duval County students with a new build-your-own bowl experience during school lunch. Fresh meals and culinary exploration are on the menu at Stanton College Preparatory School with the recently opened Create station offering made-to-order menu options. - November 11, 2015 - Chartwells K12 Duval
CUE Announces Hadi Partovi as Keynote Speaker for 2016 National Conference
CUE confirmed that entrepreneur, co-founder and president of Code.org® Hadi Partovi will Keynote the CUE 2016 National Conference, March 17-19, in Palm Springs, California. Hadi Partovi will deliver the keynote address during Friday’s General Session on March 18, 2016, from 8:00 - 9:45... - November 11, 2015 - CUE
National Watermelon Promotion Board and TEC Media Group Announce First Annual Student Art and Writing Contest
Students write catchy slogans and create stunning artwork to showcase the wonders of watermelon. Prizes include cash for student winners and for their teachers. - November 07, 2015 - TEC Media Group
International Kendama Competition - Mall of America
Sweets Kendamas hosts its 3rd annual International Kendama Competition at the Mall of America on November 15 (Finals). Pro players from around the world will compete head-to-head with local players to win the First Place $3,000 + Trip to the 2016 Kendama World Cup in Hatsukaichi, Japan. Locally (KARE11 and FOX9) and internationally televised to Japan (TV Japan), the event will be Livestreamed to the world. - November 06, 2015 - Sweets Kendamas, LLC
Private Bank of Decatur Adds "Ambassadors"
Jim Maxson and Carter Wilson join Board of Advisors for community bank. - November 06, 2015 - Private Bank of Decatur
Community Outreach Program - Penasquitos CA, with Police, Fire Fighters and Community Residents
PLC, SD Police Department, SD Fire Rescue PLC Entertainment Group is excited to announce the showing of its monthly, free Community Movie Night- a program designed to help our community begin a dialogue among family, friends, and neighbors. In addition to the free movie, free popcorn, and free ice cream sundaes, the Community Movie Night committee will host a joint event with the SD Police Department and SD Fire Department on Friday, November 20 from 5:30-8:30 pm. The featured movie is Sneekers. - November 03, 2015 - Penasquitos Lutheran Church
Montessori International Hosts Open House
Montessori International will host an open house for the public interested in a montessori education for their child on Sunday November 8, from 12 noon to 2 pm. - October 31, 2015 - Montessori International Children's House
The Golden Fleece Foundation, a Brooks Brothers Charity, Presents $3,000 to the New Interdisciplinary School
The New Interdisciplinary School (NIS), an innovative early childhood learning center in Yaphank, NY that serves typically developing and developmentally delayed students from birth to age five, was awarded $3,000 from The Golden Fleece Foundation, a Brooks Brothers charity. This donation was made... - October 31, 2015 - New Interdisciplinary School
Esteem Me Receives Five-Star Rating from North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
Local Montessori Preschool Honored for Focus on Excellence with Highest Possible Rating for Child Care Centers - October 31, 2015 - Esteem Me Montessori & Creative Play
E.A. Young Academy Participates in the College Board’s AP Capstone™ Program
High School Students at E.A. Young Academy Engage in Innovative Program Focuses on Inquiry, Research and Writing Skills Critical for College and Career Success - October 29, 2015 - EA Young Academy
Princess Nadia is Back: Talented Books Launches Its 2nd Princess Nadia Adventure
Princess Nadia continues her adventure on the high seas by searching for the treasure of Captain James Joker Jib. One surprise leads to another as Princess Nadia and her team learns the real truth of the missing treasure. - October 28, 2015 - Talented Books
New Startup Aimed to Bring Montessori Directly Into Your Home
Bring quality materials and memories directly to your door with Montessori themed monthly subscriptions. - October 27, 2015 - Montessori By Mom
Parents Can Teach About Kindness and Honesty with New Children's Book
A professional storyteller and his wife team up to create a stunning new children's book to help parents teach kindness and honesty. Carefully hand illustrated with vivid collages, it is now available at online booksellers. - October 26, 2015 - Storyteller.net
Empowered Flower Girl Offers Bullying Prevention #Tips4Teens
Empowered Flower Girl (EFG), a social enterprise on a mission to transform the way young people relate to one another, encourages students to stand up for themselves and others as the school year kicks into high gear. - October 26, 2015 - Empowered Flower Girl LLC
The JNP Project (Jane NOT Plain) Works with 6th, 7th, 8th Graders Discovering Inner-Awesome Superpowers Against Bullying
JNP is working with local Bates Middle School’s Girls Breaking Boundaries--exploring ways to discover character, courage, and confidence, against bullying --ending in a Field Trip to the Inner Awesome Factory. - October 25, 2015 - The JNP Project
Naperville Tutoring Announces Their New SUMMIT ACT PREP Website Devoted to Helping More Students Achieve Higher ACT Test Scores
A new website, www.summit-act-prep.com, focused entirely on ACT Test Prep for students across the USA who want to use online ACT Test Prep Classes to improve their ACT test scores, has just been introduced by Naperville Tutoring. - October 22, 2015 - Summit ACT Prep
The JNP Project (Jane NOT Plain) Launches Aggressive 2015 Holiday Gift Giving Campaign for All 4th Graders in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
JNP is working to "Empower a Child for the Holidays by Giving the Gift of Self-Esteem! (Inner-Awesome Superpowers)” - With support from the local Community, JNP will gift every fourth grader in Anne Arundel County’s Public Schools - 6,147 of them. In addition, JNP’s... - October 22, 2015 - The JNP Project
Local Golfers Compete to Help Equip Young Men for Life’s Starting Lineup
Charity Golf Tournament Marks First Major Fundraising Initiative to Fund Leadership and Mentoring Programs for The 13th Man. - October 16, 2015 - The 13th Man
Bradenton Christian School New Middle School Expansion Wins Approval
The Bradenton Christian School new middle school building, a 16,642 square foot standalone two story building, was given the green light tonight at the Bradenton City Council meeting. The vote was unanimous. - October 16, 2015 - Bradenton Christian School
School Fair to Highlight Education Options in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Area Private Schools Collaborate for Free, Public Event - October 16, 2015 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Santa Fe Christian Schools to Host Upcoming Preview Events for the 2015-2016 School Year
Santa Fe Christian Schools (SFC) announced multiple events for parents and students interested in learning more about SFC’s educational experience for the upcoming 2016-17 school year. These events include Kinder Preview Day, 9th-11th Grade Open House, General Open Houses, and Middle School... - October 13, 2015 - Santa Fe Christian Schools
Budding Web Designer in Harrogate Wins Website Design Competition
A pupil at Harrogate’s Saltergate Junior School has been declared the winner of School Jotter's national Digi Designer Competition. The competition asked for schools up and down the country to design a website using the child friendly design software found in School Jotter’s ePortfolio... - October 12, 2015 - School Jotter
California Credit Union-Backed Program Spotlights Top Teachers in Los Angeles County
Sixteen teachers in Los Angeles County received $1,000 each from California Credit Union for being named Teacher of the Year. - October 07, 2015 - California Credit Union
New Research Aims to Promote High-Quality Civic and Political Engagement
Spencer Foundation launches $2 million effort to create first-of-their-kind measures. - October 06, 2015 - Spencer Foundation
Project-Based Learning School Coming to Wilmington
Coastal Preparatory Academy Gets Final Approval from State Board of Education. - October 03, 2015 - Coastal Preparatory Academy
Collegeboundstudents is Free for Usage for College Bound Students Without Advertisements
Collegeboundstudents is a website that consolidates 6 other sites, all of which are free for use without any advertisements. Parents and students can learn from inside the industry, the reality of college planning and the real numbers. - October 02, 2015 - College Access Group
The World's First Yoga Doll™ from AZIAM Girlz, Asana, Launches Today with Kickstarter Campaign - www.kickstarter.com/projects/aziamgirlz/aziam-girlz-yoga-dolls
The doll that empowers, inspires, and does yoga! Introducing, AZIAM Girlz: the World’s First Yoga Doll™ collection - inspiring young girls everywhere to appreciate their unique selves and practice a healthy, grounded lifestyle during playtime and beyond. Launching on www.kickstarter.com/projects/aziamgirlz/aziam-girlz-yoga-dolls with Asana™ Yoga Girl, each Doll moves with a full range of motion in her hips and knees - and she even has a built in spinal extender for forward and back bending. - October 02, 2015 - AZIAMGirlz
New Children's Book About Dr. Temple Grandin
Dr. Temple Grandin, the world’s leading expert on autism and subject of the award-winning 2010 biographical HBO film, Temple Grandin, is an inspiration to everyone who knows her and her work. She has authored many books helping, advising, and inspiring people on the autism spectrum, but,... - October 01, 2015 - Sensory Focus
PlantingScience Awarded $2.9M Grant from the National Science Foundation
Science teacher training and development program to be implemented by the Botanical Society of America and 15 scientific society partners. - October 01, 2015 - Botanical Society of America
James Gerdeman’s “Want a Job? Want a Career” Aids Kids, Recruiters & Counselors
This book is about jobs. It explores the many aspects of jobs through examples of real life situations. Jobs taken on in our youth build life experience to help plan the path of our career. The author describes pitfalls found in our daily activities. This is an exposé of jobs taken over the course of life. Critical to the book are the comments made by professionals from a cross section of industries. Job Seekers, Career Counselors, Recruiters and young people must read. - September 30, 2015 - JDGerdeman
NVBAA and GRADD Make History at the Reno Air Races
NVBAA and GRADD provided attendees of the Reno Air Races with a flight simulator experience and presented a live demonstration of 3D printing at their joint booth in the Drone Zone tent. The 3D printing demonstration made history by being the first time ever to have Live 3D printing at the Reno Air Races and also marked the kick-off of NVBAA's "Free 3D Printing for Nevada's K-12" initiative. - September 30, 2015 - GRADD
Safety Center's Youth-Led Teen Safe Driving Campaigns Receive an Allstate Foundation Grant in California
Empowering high school students to create positive peer-to-peer messages - September 29, 2015 - Safety Center
Galaxy Press First Time Attendee for Salt Lake City Comic Con
Galaxy Press, publisher of the fiction works of L. Ron Hubbard, attended the Salt Lake City Comic Con which is rapidly becoming one of the most successful Comic Cons in the United States. - September 29, 2015 - Galaxy Press
Lexington KY Nonprofit Closes Its Doors
Lexington, KY-based nonprofit closes its doors. Lamplighters of America's Board of Directors, at their August meeting decided to close. The Healthy Loving Leads to Healthy Minds program continues to grow. Founder and Executive Director Rebecca Sowell seeks another organization to help impact leaders in children's lives. - September 28, 2015 - Lamplighters of America
TriMathlon: Annual Competition Adds Up to Fun, Prizes and Money for Local Schools
The countdown is on for Mathnasium’s Fifth Annual TriMathlon, a national competition that allows elementary students to demonstrate their math skills, win prizes and earn money for their school. Open to kids in grades 2, 3, 4 and 5, the free event is held at Mathnasium Learning Centers... - September 25, 2015 - Mathnasium of St. Charles
New Service Helps Districts Protect Student Privacy
Student Data Privacy Services now offers school districts a service that evaluates how well educational apps and websites protect student privacy. - September 23, 2015 - Student Data Privacy Services
Eastern DataComm Hosting Two October Seminars with NJGMIS to Discuss Improving Communications and Emergency Event Safety within School Districts and Municipalities
Eastern DataComm and NJ-GMIS announced they are hosting two seminars in October aimed at improving emergency communications for school districts and municipalities. The seminars will be held at two different locations in New Jersey, and are scheduled for 10am – 2:00pm on Tuesday, October... - September 22, 2015 - Eastern DataComm
BCBank Makes Historic $1.5 Million Donation and $250,000 Challenge Grant to Build Community Athletic Facility for Barbour County
BCBank is proud to announce a donation of up to $1.75 million to the Promise Foundation of Barbour County, a 501C3 non-profit organization. The funds will be used to construct a community athletic and activities facility at Philip Barbour High School’s George Byrer Field. It is the largest... - September 22, 2015 - BCBank
Danna M Leonard Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Danna M. Leonard of Texas City, Texas has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Danna M. Leonard Ms. Leonard has 12 years experience in the education field. She is a Teacher at... - September 22, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
Splash Math and Sony Announce Strategic Partnership for "Global Math Challenge"
Splash Math, today announced a strategic partnership with Sony Global Education, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation for the upcoming Global Math Challenge, that will be held on 27th of September, 2015. Global Math Challenge (GMC) is a worldwide math competition held online and hosted by Sony... - September 22, 2015 - StudyPad Inc
GRADD & NVBAA Kick Off "Free 3D Printing For Nevada's K-12" Program with Live Demonstration at the Reno Air Races
GRADD CO. (Global Robot And Drone Deployment) in partnership with NVBAA (Nevada Business Aviation Association) will be providing a live 3D printing demonstration from their booth in the "Drone Zone" at the Reno Air Races this week. They will produce over 500 miniature 3D-printed aircraft on-site for students to take home with them. The live demonstration marks the launch of NVBAA's "Free 3D Printing for Nevada's K-12" initiative. - September 18, 2015 - GRADD
School is in Session: CHD Expert Evaluates the USA's Multi-Billion-Dollar K-12 Foodservice Industry
With more than 109,800 K-12 schools in the country, and an average annual per student expenditure of $12,401* foodservice suppliers should consider how they can work with schools’ foodservice directors to help feed their local student bodies. - September 18, 2015 - CHD Expert
Positive FACE Hosts Town Hall with Bill and Melinda Gates & The Delta Research Education Foundations; Details in The Andrea Kaye Show
On September 19, 2015, San Diego nonprofit, Positive FACE, will host a Town Hall as part of a 40-city simultaneous Town Hall on National Teacher Efficiency. The Town Hall is from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Positive FACE will also host the Education Resource Fair that same day from 8 a.m. to noon in the... - September 16, 2015 - Bellatrix PC
California Credit Union Bringing EverFi Financial Literacy Platform to Los Angeles County High Schools
The California Credit Union Financial Scholars program is a web-based personal financial literacy course for high school students. The new program will be rolled out to 10 high schools in Los Angeles county starting in the fall. - September 16, 2015 - California Credit Union
Lorinne T. McKnight Honored by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Lorinne T. McKnight of Gustine, California has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of agriculture. About Lorinne T. McKnight Ms. McKnight has over 30 years experience in the... - September 12, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
Actor Kevin Sorbo Creates Brighter Futures for Omaha Youth
Kevin Sorbo of Hercules fame will be the keynote speaker at Omaha Christian Academy's 2015 Creating Futures Scholarship Dinner. - September 10, 2015 - Omaha Christian Academy