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Child Confidence Specialist Unveiled as British Library Success Story for July
A company which prevents anti-social behaviour, youth crime and bullying by boosting young children’s well-being and confidence has been announced as a success story by the Business and IP Centre at the British Library. - July 07, 2011 - Kidz4Mation
Bye Old Food Pyramid; Hello USDA - Approved My Plate - Final Touch Finishing School Weighs in With Its Etiquette & Portion Plate Program for Kids of All Ages
Final Touch Finishing School's Etiquette & Portion Plate Program is Perfect Complement to USDA My Plate Guide - July 02, 2011 - Final Touch Finishing School
Villanova Prep School of Ojai Teacher Garners Praise
Ojai native Timothy Bunce, 55, has spent 26 years passing on his knowledge to Villanova Preparatory School students. He has taught English since 1984 and is regarded as one of the best teachers at the Catholic college prep school run by the Augustinian Province of the West. “Tim’s... - July 01, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
Scholarship Guidelines for Villanova Prep Students Established
In an effort to make a Villanova Preparatory School education more accessible to deserving high school students of varying means, the Development Office is asking alumni and friends to consider establishing a scholarship. The Scholarship Establishment Guidelines have recently been set up to allow... - July 01, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
Camp Sagemont & Swim Academy Join in World’s Largest Swim Lesson
The Swim Academy, headquartered at Camp Sagemont in Broward, FL, participated in the world’s largest swim lesson to help break the Guinness World Record. Camp Sagemont, a summer day camp, was a natural venue for this event. - June 29, 2011 - The Sagemont Schools
Eden Autism Services Launches Online Learning Community for Teachers
Eden Autism Services recently launched two online learning communities specifically designed for teachers through edWeb.net, a professional social network for the education community. - June 26, 2011 - Eden Autism Services
Lifelong Learn Announces Release of New Book, Smart Environments
Lifelong Learn announces the new release of the new book Smart Environments. This book is available both as an E-Book and print-based. - June 26, 2011 - LifeLong Learn
Lifelong Learn Announces New Release of First of the Science Series Children’s Book, Rain
Lifelong Learn is pleased to offer the first of the Children’s Science Books, Rain, on their website. This book uses full-page photographs to help children understand the cycle of rain. The book is geared toward early readers. The photos and repetitive wording help children to read the book... - June 26, 2011 - LifeLong Learn
Common Proficiency Test (CPT) Pack Launch by Meritnation
Applect Learning System’s educational website, Meritnation.com has recently launched CPT Pack. The CPT Pack by Meritnation includes sample test question papers as per ICAI’s latest testing pattern for CPT. - June 26, 2011 - Meritnation
Epicure Digital Menu Boards with Nutritional Labeling Featured at the Southwest Foodservice Expo in Texas
Epicure Digital, a leader in digital menu boards, presents the Epicure Digital Menu System with special emphasis on nutritional menu labeling at the Texas Restaurant Association Southwest Foodservice Expo, Dallas, TX, June 26-28, 2011, Booth #611 - June 26, 2011 - Epicure Digital
Grauer Science Students Receive Top Global Award
The Grauer School Destination ImagiNation Team won an Outstanding Award in the Dynamic Network Project Outreach at the 2011 annual world championships. - June 26, 2011 - The Grauer School
State Senate Woman of Distinction Recipient Joins K-12 Consulting Firm
After a distinguished career as a teacher, principal and superintendent, Suzanne Tingley is starting a new chapter. Tingley has joined Inside the School Consulting Group. “I am very excited to work more closely with such a professional group. Inside the School understands exactly the kinds... - June 25, 2011 - Inside The School
Superior Grocers Launches Its Grand Opening of a Brand New Location in Baldwin Park, CA
Superior Grocers will open a new location in Baldwin Park, CA. Its grand opening will take place on Wednesday, June 29 at 9am at 14433 Ramona Blvd, Baldwin Park. As part of its commitment to the community, Superior will award a donation of $10,000 to Sierra Vista High School. - June 24, 2011 - Superior Grocers
Woodlands Area Tea Party Aims to Educate and Entertain Through Its Vacation Liberty School
The Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC is hosting a Vacation Liberty School for eight to thirteen year old children during the second and third weeks of July. Vacation Liberty School is modeled after Vacation Bible School by engaging children in a fun atmosphere to learn during their summer break from... - June 24, 2011 - Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC
#AppFriday Children’s ibook on iPhone & iPad - Special momswithapps.com Promotion
The Great Snail Race. (½ Price) iBook by popular Children’s Author Jane Hague. “The Great Snail Race” is a fun interactive story about Little Tilly Two at Number Town School and focuses on counting and sequence. This lively children’s book incorporates fun interactive features including sound effects on each page, interactive town map and a counting practice pad featuring all the residents of Number Town. - June 23, 2011 - 123 Number Fun
Superior Grocers Launches Its Grand Opening of a Brand New Location in Oxnard, CA
Superior Grocers will open a new location in Oxnard, CA. Its grand opening will take place on Wednesday, June 22nd at 9am at 2401 Saviers Road, Oxnard. As part of its commitment to the community, Superior will award two schools with a donation of $5,000 each. The selected schools are Santa Clara High School and Harrington Elementary School. - June 22, 2011 - Superior Grocers
Ventura Attorney is New Development Committee Chair at Villanova
Ojai Native and Ventura Attorney is new Development Committee Chair at Villanova. - June 22, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
Drama and Music Programs at Villanova Preparatory School Need Room to Grow
The drama and music programs at Villanova Preparatory School need room to grow. Administrators are planning a major theater renovation and need your support! The existing drama and music classroom is a 900- square foot makeshift theater occupying one-half of a 30’ by 60 ‘ single-story... - June 22, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
Augustinians of the Western Province Donate to Villanova Preparatory School
In an effort to make a Catholic education more accessible to students of varying means, the Augustinians of the Western Province have made a $25,000 donation to the Scholarship Endowment at Villanova Preparatory School. This donation comes on top of several partial scholarships that the Province... - June 22, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
Director of NVTS Joins FPY Committees for Bullying Prevention and Volunteer Mentoring Training
Dr. Ralph G. Perrino, Director of Northern Virginia Tutoring Service and Fairfax Partnership for Youth Board Member, joins FPY subcommittees for Bullying Prevention and Volunteer Mentoring Training. - June 18, 2011 - Northern Virginia Tutoring Service, LLC
Texas School Foodservices Go Digital with Epicure Digital
Epicure Digital Systems presents the Epicure K-12 Digital Menu Board System with nutritional menu labeling at the Texas School Nutrition Association (TASN) Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX 2122 in June 2011, Booth #125 with Brad Waller & Associates. - June 16, 2011 - Epicure Digital
Award-Winning Frog Dissection App from Punflay Launches New Microsite
Punflay, Emantra’s educational and consumer application development arm, and creator of the multi-award winning educational app Frog Dissection, has launched a new microsite www.frogvirtualdissection.com. - June 15, 2011 - Emantras
K12 Instructional and Leadership Coach Now an Inside the School Consultant
Vera Blake has consulted for K12 schools in 43 states and the U.S Virgin Islands. After being an independent consultant, Blake has decided to join Inside the School as a school turnaround specialist. “I am very excited about joining Inside the School as a consultant. In this role, I will... - June 11, 2011 - Inside The School
Summer Jobs for Palm Beach County Young Adults Take on a New Twist
The eight week summer program will provide the youth of Palm Beach County (ages 15 to 21) classroom entrepreneurship training reinforced by hands on paid practical experience in cultural environments such as museums, art galleries, theaters, cultural marketing programs and other community cultural venues. - June 07, 2011 - Rainbow Marketing Inc Dba Global Business Development Center
Solar Energy System Created on Seattle Rooftop to Power Student Computers in Nepal
While it is a truism that “knowledge is power,” two local technology engineers have created a solar power system that will demonstrate how “power is knowledge” to a remote, mountainous village of Shikha, Nepal. The plan, “Solar Energy for Shikha School,” was... - June 03, 2011 - Knowledge Mosaic Inc.
PBN Bringing Vendors and Parents Together to Address Public School Crisis
The Obama Administration strategized to repair the No Child Left Behind Act. The revisions asked that each state lays out their own personal blueprint and create internal accountability systems that recognize student growth and school progress toward meeting their respective goals. The purpose of... - June 01, 2011 - PBN CONNECT
Junior Achievement of West Virginia Introduces the JA Our Nation Program to Shepherdstown 6th Grade Students
Junior Achievement (JA) of West Virginia will sponsor the JA Our Nation curriculum program at Shepherdstown Middle School for one hundred and ten 6th grade students on Wednesday, June 1 – Friday, June 3, 2011. Junior Achievement programs teach school to workplace skills to students in America... - June 01, 2011 - Junior Achievement of West Virginia
AIHE Selects O’Block Books as First Reseller of Award-Winning Online History Resource
For the first time Cicero: History Beyond the Textbook is available for retail sale to teachers, tutors, and homeschoolers exclusively at O’Block Books Educational Materials. CICERO: History Beyond the Textbook is an award winning, online K-12 digital resource by AIHE (American Institute of... - May 30, 2011 - O'Block Books Educational Materials
Contest Puts Student Artwork in the Hands of Deployed Troops, Supports Local Schools
Operation Gratitude and True Religion Brand Jeans® have partnered together for "Pictures for Patriots," a contest for K-12 students to create artwork that conveys thanks to U.S. Military. - May 29, 2011 - Operation Gratitude
Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai, CA Hosts Alumni Reunion July 30, 2011
Villanova Preparatory School will host the annual alumni event on campus on July 30. Alumni and friends of the school of all ages are invited to attend. - May 27, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
The Storybook Tea Kit Company Teaches Kids to Bee Buddies, Not Bullies
The Storybook Tea Kit Company, creators of the classic tea kit book Alice’s Pawfect Tea-Party, announced today their Mission Statement: “Bee A Buddy, Not A Bully.” - May 27, 2011 - The Storybook Tea Kit Company
Tucson School Considering Adding Entry-Level Chinese and Spanish Classes
The International School of Tucson is considering opening new entry-level Junior School Chinese and Spanish classes for 2011/2011. These "ab initio" classes would be mixed J1 / J2 groups for ages 5 - 8, meeting for half a day in Chinese or Spanish and following the school's regular... - May 27, 2011 - International School of Tucson
Educating the Next Generation of Energy Conservation Leaders – Surrey School District Partners with Pulse Energy for Conservation and Education
British Columbia’s largest, and one of its fastest growing school districts, has announced a partnership with energy intelligence provider, Pulse Energy. The relationship will assist the Surrey school district in meeting its goal of a 10,000,000 kWh reduction in energy use over the next five... - May 26, 2011 - Pulse Energy
Kids In Need Foundation Announces Partnership with American Licorice
Grant will be used to distribute 5,000 backpacks with school supplies to students 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, announces a partnership with... - May 25, 2011 - Kids In Need Foundation
New Data on California’s Teaching Workforce Available on Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Website
New California teacher workforce data from the 2009-2010 school year is available on the CFTL website at www.cftl.org/data. The new data allow users to examine the distribution of novice teachers by school characteristics such as the percentage of minority students and students in poverty at the school, as well as the percentage of students passing the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE - May 24, 2011 - Center for The Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd
Marilyn G.S. Emerson Elected to IECA Boad of Directors
College Planning Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that their founder and President, Marilyn G.S. Emerson, M.S.W., CEP has been elected to a second term as a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) Board of Directors. “I am very grateful for the support of my... - May 24, 2011 - College Planning Services, Inc.
Scholarship Program to Strengthen Art Education in Elementary Schools
Art education is important for developing K-12 students' thinking and creative skills. This new program aims to bring a quality art education to students at a time of budget constraints in many school districts. - May 23, 2011 - Art in Action
Grauer School Students Earn National and Regional Accolades
Grauer School announced significant student achievements in the categories of National Merit Scholarship Commendations, Harvard Book Prize competition and athletic excellence in the National Mountain Bike Race Championship. Matthew Higgins (’12) and Summer Kiesel (’12) were named... - May 23, 2011 - The Grauer School
Summer Camp in Ojai at Villanova Prep
An Olympic-sized swimming pool, new outdoor basketball court, tennis courts and huge gymnasium are what you child can enjoy this summer at Villanova Prep in Ojai. Set on 131 acres with plenty of shade and gentle breezes, the campus of Villanova Prep is a safe and comfortable place for summer... - May 22, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
Yorkville Community School District Protects 1500 Computers with Vexira Antivirus and Saves $250,000
Vexira Antivirus improves malware, spyware and virus protection for large school district and saves an estimated $250,000 in licensing and operational costs. - May 22, 2011 - Central Command Inc.
Punflay Launches My Word Wall for the iPhone
Punflay, a brand of Emantras is pleased to launch My Word Wall for the iPhone, an engaging educational app for budding readers. The iPad version of the app, Word Wall HD was recently reviewed by Children’s Technology Review. My Word Wall will help early to beginning readers learn to read and... - May 21, 2011 - Emantras
Turning Winds Announces NIPSA Accreditation
Membership ensures Montana boarding school adheres to the highest standards of excellence, benefiting teachers, students and parents in the process. - May 20, 2011 - Turning Winds Academic Institute
Thomas G. Knight Wins Award
Thomas G. Knight, Director of International Recruiting for Fieldstone Academy Named VIP of the Year in Education by Cambridge Who's Who of Business Executives. - May 19, 2011 - Fieldstone Academy
TAG Education Collaborative Announces 2011 WEBChallenge Scholarship Winners
9th Annual WEBChallenge focused on Engaging Students in S.T.E.M. Learning. - May 19, 2011 - TAG think
85th Annual Villanova Preparatory School Commencement Set
Celebrations for the 85th annual graduation at Villanova Preparatory School begin with a Baccalaureate Mass at 7 pm on Friday, May 27, at St Thomas Aquinas Parish, located at 185 St. Thomas Drive in Ojai. Commencement exercises are set for 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 28, in the Villanova Grotto. The... - May 18, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
Villanova Preparatory School of Ojai, Calfornia Hires Development Director
Jeanne M. Brown has been hired a new director of development at Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai, California. - May 18, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
Hollywood Lends a Hand to Greenway Arts Alliance & Good Work(s) Make A Difference to Give Students a Dream Prom
Students from Los Angeles Fairfax High School Senior class of 2011 got an opportunity to live out their prom fantasies and close their high school years knowing dreams do come true. - May 17, 2011 - Goodwork(s) Make A Difference.com
Sagemont, Private High School in Broward, Receives Record Amount of Academic Scholarship Dollars in 2011
The Sagemont School’s 2011 high school graduates were offered a record amount of academic scholarship dollars. The school is dedicated to its model for creating champions in academics, athletics and the arts. - May 17, 2011 - The Sagemont Schools
Ethics Bowl Brings the Debate to Stevens
Stevens will host its Annual High School Ethics Bowl on June 2 in Hoboken. - May 13, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Island Expeditions Co. Offers Extraordinary Trips in Belize for High School and University Students
Island Expeditions Co. (IEC) is now booking educational trips to Belize for the 2011/2012 school year. IEC has been operating unique educational trips in Belize for the past 20 years. To create exceptional itineraries, IEC works closely with educators to develop a customized itinerary specific to the school’s travel and learning objectives. - May 11, 2011 - Island Expeditions