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Mount Carmel School Uses BizWorld to Raise Money for Japan Disaster Relief
On April 28th, four BizWorld companies comprised of sixth-grade entrepreneurs will vie to sell the greatest number of bracelets and donate the proceeds to Japan Disaster Relief. - April 29, 2011 - The BizWorld Foundation
Highly Anticipated Performing Arts Center to Open May 1 in Camp Hill, PA
The Camp Hill School District and The Lion Foundation will welcome community members in the ribbon cutting and dedication of the newly constructed Grace Milliman Pollock Performing Arts Center and new Eisenhower Elementary School. - April 28, 2011 - The Lion Foundation
FreshDirect Extends FreshArt Contest, Calls Young Artists to Sharpen Their Pencils
FreshDirect and The Children's Museum of the Arts (CMA) have extended the deadline of the FreshArt contest to allow more time for eager students to submit their art work for consideration. The FreshArt contest is an initiative to encourage students to create works of art that express the positive... - April 28, 2011 - FreshDirect
Director and Education Consultant of Northern Virginia Tutoring Service to Present Strategies for School Success to the Flint Hill Elementary School Parent-Teacher Assoc.
Director and Education Consultant of Northern Virginia Tutoring Service to present Strategies for School Success to the Flint Hill Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association. This presentation is part of an ongoing series conducted throughout Northern Virginia by Dr. and Ms. Perrino addressing issues such as how to identify differing learning styles, strategies that will help the learning process, time management techniques, and strategies for student self-advocacy. - April 27, 2011 - Northern Virginia Tutoring Service, LLC
Teich Garden Systems to Participate in Longview, "From the Ground Up" Event
Teich Garden Systems LLC announced today that Jamie Friedman, President of TGS, will be participating in “Longview, From the Ground Up, Part II” starting at 8:30 a.m. on April 27th at Longview High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. The featured speaker at the event is Will Allen. Mr. - April 27, 2011 - Teich Garden Systems
Florida Virtual School’s Shakespeare Festival Goes Virtual
School Uses 6Connex Virtual Experience Platform to Create a Virtual Shakespearean Environment . - April 26, 2011 - 6Connex
NewProductHelp.com Set to Represent Pencil Porcupine Invention Over Next 2 Years
Dean Z. and Lindsay N., Tennessee residents and inventors, have contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent their Pencil Porcupine concept to potential licensees. An innovative improvement to a widely used classroom accessory, the Pencil Porcupine features a... - April 22, 2011 - New Product Help, Inc.
Green Education Foundation (GEF) Partners with Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) to Provide Sustainability Education Resources
GEF to feature green lessons and activities on Lessonopoly.org’s curriculum sharing website. - April 21, 2011 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Sprint’s New Mobility Solution for a Better Planet Supports Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green ID pack for Android devices provides customers with mobile content that enables them to take action and get involved in their local school or youth group. - April 20, 2011 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Conceptua Math Adds Quantile Measures to Leading Fractions Program
Conceptua Math has aligned its fractions activities with The Quantile® Framework for Mathematics, by MetaMetrics®, to help teachers match students with curriculum at the right developmental level. - April 16, 2011 - Conceptua Math
Four Free Videos Offer Middle School, High School and College Students Proven Strategies to Improve their GPAs
Deanna Hurn has created a tutoring program that has increased student GPAs by as many as two points in one semester. She is providing highlights of her proven strategies for academic success in a series of free videos. - April 15, 2011 - DHurn Enterprises
Cartwright School District Invests in Summer Reading by Giving More Than 100,000 Books to Students
Continuing its efforts to promote student literacy and encourage reading over the summer vacation, Cartwright School District in Phoenix, Ariz., is investing in summer reading by giving more than 100,000 books to its 18,000 students. Students in each grade level, from Kindergarten through grade 8,... - April 13, 2011 - Capstone
A New Book, "Uncovering the Logic of English," Endorsed by Temple Grandin & Dr. Reid Lyon, Reveals Answers to Teaching Reading More Effectively
The new book, "Uncovering the Logic of English: A Common-Sense Solution to America's Literacy Crisis" demonstrates how current reading methods may be ineffective for teaching our future engineers and scientists. These logically minded students need to be taught systematically and provided consistent rules. Author Denise Eide unveils the hidden logic which explains 98% of English words and powerfully demonstrates how this knowledge should be as foundational to our education system as 1+1=2. - April 12, 2011 - PediaLearning
Schedule Set for 2011 Hard 9 National Classic
Premier High School Tournament Features #1 Team in Nation, Saint Francis; 16 Teams from Arizona, California, Florida, Tennessee and Utah to Compete; Field Includes 32 Players Who Have Committed to NCAA Division 1 Programs. - April 12, 2011 - The Office
5th Graders Compete at McNeill Designs' You've Been Sentenced! Word Game for a Possible Role in Endeavor's Final Launch
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School students have teamed up with Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation (DASEF) in a unique competition, where the most creative student will play a role in the upcoming launch of the space shuttle Endeavor. Using the popular You’ve been Sentenced! word game with special space-themed words from the game’s new NASA Space Terminology add-on deck, the students’ most creative sentence will be used as part of the webcast of the shuttle’s final launch. - April 12, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds
Head of Grauer School Embarks on Educational Sabbatical
After 20 years of uninterrupted service, Dr. Grauer will journey on a professional and institutional development sabbatical for five months commencing at the conclusion of the spring semester, 2011 - April 11, 2011 - The Grauer School
Sunset Sudbury School Announces “A Taste of Sudbury” Summer Camp Program
Broward County progressive, K-12 private school offers children ages 5-13 the opportunity to experience self-directed learning in a community environment with no teachers. - April 10, 2011 - Sunset Sudbury School
San Diego Museum of Man Hosts First 5K Run to Support Monarch School and Educational Programs Promoting Racial Acceptance
On Saturday, April 9, the San Diego community will rally, rain or shine, to run in the San Diego Museum of Man’s first 5K run in Balboa Park in memory of long-time SDMoM trustee and Monarch School volunteer Alan Jaffe. The 5K run will be followed by the American Anthropological... - April 09, 2011 - Monarch School
New PE Reaches Every Student
Sierra Vista Jr. High School Shares Nationally Recognized Physical Education Program - April 08, 2011 - Exergame Fitness
Smooth USA USA Introduces the KinderPals
Smooth Sportswear introduces the KinderPals. The cute critters of Alisar School’s kindergarten that are So excited to graduate that they Never take their graduation caps and gowns off. - April 03, 2011 - Smooth USA
A New Book for Children on Social Sharing: "Social Sharing Is All Around Us," by Maureen Mihailescu
Windsurf Publishing LLC announces a new book about social sharing for young children by Maureen Mihailescu, that describes and teaches the ways children share, interact, cooperate, and play with one another. Created for children with social needs. - April 01, 2011 - Windsurf Publishing LLC
NeuroNet Learning to Release Early Learning Software Program
NeuroNet is a leader in movement-based learning programs designed to help children develop language processing and motor skills. - March 31, 2011 - NeuroNet Learning
Kids In Need Foundation Announces Partnership with Elmer’s
Teachers Can Now Apply for Elmer’s Teacher Toolkit Grants to Conduct Classroom Projects The Kids In Need Foundation, a national, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free school supplies to economically disadvantaged school children and under-funded teachers, is introducing a new... - March 27, 2011 - Kids In Need Foundation
National FFA Foundation Secures Funding from CSX to Continue Growth, Success of Sequential National Agricultural Education Curriculum
CSX recently pledged nearly $700,000 to the National FFA Foundation for the sponsorship of a variety of FFA programs, including the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education. - March 23, 2011 - National FFA Organization
College For Every Student Presents: The Hall Pass Tour
On April 1, 2011, College For Every Student (CFES), a nonprofit organization committed to helping underserved youth prepare for, gain access to, and succeed in college, launches The Hall Pass Tour, a series of after-school concerts designed to support the advancement of education through music. - March 22, 2011 - College For Every Student
Director of Northern Virginia Tutoring Service to Speak at the 6th Annual Special Education Conference
Director of Northern Virginia Tutoring Service to speak at the 6th Annual Special Education Conference sponsored by the Fairfax County Public Schools Parent Resource Center. - March 19, 2011 - Northern Virginia Tutoring Service, LLC
New Parkland Preparatory Academy in Streamwood Sets High Standard as Therapeutic Day School
Children diagnosed with cognitive, emotional and/or health problems often require a special education program to meet their needs. In these cases, it’s important to get referred to the right school - one that can integrate the child quickly into its program regardless of the time of year and... - March 19, 2011 - Parkland Preparatory Academy
Dimitrios & Georgia Kaloidis Parochial School Students Clip Box Tops for Education
Students of DGK Parochial School in Brooklyn are asking the community to help them reach their goal of 10,000 Box Tops by June 1st. Box Tops for Education is a nationwide fundraising program for K-8 schools that encourages students to collect Box Tops off a variety of products from breakfast cereals to office supplies. Established by General Mills in 1996, the Box Tops for Education program has helped schools earn more than $340 million. - March 19, 2011 - Dimitrios & Georgia Kaloidis Parochial School
Jazz In Your Neighborhood Presents: 7 Singers and One Bass 3rd Concert of Jazz I.N. Series
"7 Singers and One Bass" IntimateLlocal Jazz Concert Benefit in Support of The First Friday Club. www.firstfridaymusicclub.com. - March 16, 2011 - Jazz I.N.
Enslow Publishers Inc., Announces the Release of the Final Book in the Hannah Pritchard Pirate Trilogy
Enslow Publishers, Inc., a leading publisher of children’s books for the school and library market, proudly announces the fall release of the third title in the Hannah Pritchard trilogy, "Captain Hannah Pritchard: The Hunt for Pirate Gold," chronicling the exciting adventures of the fictional character Hannah Pritchard. - March 16, 2011 - Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Students from All Over the World Study at an American School Created by Nacel in Paris
Notre-Dame International High School provides international students coming to France for their studies with an American High School curriculum taught by American and French teachers. The student body of this American school is international, including European, American (both North and South), Asia, African and Middle Eastern students. The school has been created following a cooperation between the French school Notre-Dame Les Oiseaux and Nacel. - March 16, 2011 - Nacel International
Silent Vuvuzelas and a Green Mouse Drumming
The vuvuzelas have been silent. But wait a minute. Chester has arrived in South Africa making his own noise, winning friends with his colorful Congo drum and spreading the message of concern for the environment. Chester is a fictional character in “Chester goes to Africa” whose habitat... - March 15, 2011 - Leyland Hazlewood
Solved Social Science CBSE X Board Paper 2011 Absolutely Free on Meritnation.com
Meritnation.com now offers solved Social Science board paper (2011) absolutely free. - March 13, 2011 - Meritnation
Sortis Publishing Releases New Children’s Book Aimed at Motivating Young Readers to Follow Their Dreams
Sortis Publishing will release Dream by Adam Montierth on April 1st 2011. This is Emmy award winner Adam Montierth’s first in a series of children's books that will be published by Sortis. - March 12, 2011 - Sortis Publishing
Catapult Learning Pilots Innovative Reading Technology Academy in Camden’s Catto Community School
At-risk sixth grade students afforded opportunity to strengthen learning skills - March 05, 2011 - Catapult Learning
8th Annual Maryland Charter School Conference Held April 8, 2011 at the Tremont Grand in Baltimore
Maryland Charter School Network (MCSN) welcomes two education reform leaders- Steve Barr and Dr. Andres Alonso as featured speakers at the Maryland Charter School conference. The Conference will be held at the Tremont Grand in Baltimore on April 8, 2011. - March 05, 2011 - Maryland Charter School Network
Pacific Ridge School Jazz/Rock Ensemble and Student Band Dirty Gold Attract Crowds and Raise Funds at Youth Helping Youth Concert Series Event
Students from the Carlsbad Non-Profit, Independent School Raise over $800 for Music Therapy Scholarships for Youth with Special Needs - March 04, 2011 - Pacific Ridge School
Fairfax Students Get Focused
This year the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), Fairfax Education Association (FEA) and the Fairfax Host Lions joined forces to Get Focused on Reading, a campaign designed for students to help promote literacy throughout the world. - March 04, 2011 - Lions Clubs District 24-A
The Founders Fund, Inc. Holds Annual High School Counselors Breakfast for 2011 Scholarships
Collier County High School guidance counselors met with The Founders Fund members as the 2011 scholarship application process begins for graduating seniors. - March 03, 2011 - The Founders Fund, Inc.
Adelphi History Department Holds 38th Annual High School Social Studies and History Teacher’s Conference on April 4, 2011
The free conference at Adelphi for High School History teachers will feature a Pulitzer Prize-winning speaker, presentations from faculty, and an open forum. - March 02, 2011 - Adelphi University
Camp Sagemont, Summer Day Camp in Broward, Celebrates 14 Years with New Additions
Camp Sagemont has been changing it’s programming to better fit the needs of the community. Families now need more flexibility for weekly scheduling and online registration options. - February 28, 2011 - The Sagemont Schools
NUAGE Gymnastics & Dance Kicks-Off After School Program
NUAGE Gymnastics & Dance will be starting after-school care with pick-up services. There will be pick-up services from the following schools: Ojus Elementary School, Hillel Community Day School, Aventura Charter School, Aventura Waterways Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary School, St. - February 25, 2011 - NU AGE Gymnastics & Dance
McGill University Selects Pulse Energy to Cut Campus Energy Use by 12%
McGill University and Pulse Energy partner to reduce campus building energy use. - February 24, 2011 - Pulse Energy
duCret School of Art Holds It's Statewide High School Art Show on February 25th
Marking it's 32nd year, high school artist's from all over the state are invited to attend duCret's Annual Statewide High School Art Show on February 25th from 7:30 - 9PM. - February 23, 2011 - duCret School of Art
Tutors International Reports Increased Demand for Tailored Pre-University Private Tuition from Families Who Need More Flexibility Than the IB Can Provide
Leading private tuition provider Tutors International reports that more families are seeking alternatives to A-levels and GCSEs that are less geographically restrictive than the International Baccalaureate - February 23, 2011 - Tutors International
Grauer School Selected to Participate in Dreyfuss Initiative
The Dreyfuss Initiative has enlisted the participation of The Grauer School in advancing its mission to reestablish civics education in American classrooms. - February 20, 2011 - The Grauer School
North Carolina's Biggest Chess Tournament by Chess Achieves
The entire K-12 and Collegiate Chess Community will be heading to the Raleigh Convention Center this weekend for then NC K-12 and Collegiate Chess Championship Feb 18-20. Event is open to the public and is free to observers. - February 17, 2011 - Chess Achieves
Brookhaven Academy of Allen, Texas Announces Parent Advisory Board for Spring 2011
The Parent Advisory Board reflects the Brookhaven Academy’s focus on parents and family involvement in curriculum and school activities. - February 16, 2011 - Brookhaven Academy
SFK-Success for Kids Expands to Costa Rica by Providing Unique Program to Empower Future Generations of Leaders
SFK-Success for Kids (SFK) today announced that it is launching its 10-year-old social emotional learning program in public schools in Costa Rica to assist students in completing their education and avoid falling into patterns of addiction, alcoholism and delinquency. SFK will deliver its... - February 16, 2011 - SFK-Success for Kids
Milton Hershey School Chooses Projectmates Online Construction Project Management Software to Manage 2,640 Acre Campus
Systemates today announced Milton Hershey School as the newest client of its online construction project management software, Projectmates. With a 2,640 acres campus to upkeep and numerous capital projects going on at any given time, the school’s Planning and Design Department chose... - February 16, 2011 - Systemates, Inc.