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Registration Begins for 2013 National Forum on Character Education
2013 National Forum on Character Education opens registration. The inaugural School Safety Summit, an intensive workshop on reducing violence in schools, will be a major feature of this year's conference. The conference takes place in Washington DC, Oct. 24-27, 2013. - April 06, 2013 - Character Education Partnership
Norfolk Academy Seniors Granted Prestigious College Scholarships
The Jefferson Scholarship Foundation at the University of Virginia has selected Norfolk Academy senior Harper Dodd as a Jefferson Scholar. Jefferson Scholarships are awarded to “the most promising leaders, scholars, and citizens in the world.” In addition to full financial support, the... - April 05, 2013 - Norfolk Academy
Enslow Publishers Offers Bargain eBook for Limited Time Only
Enslow Publishers, Inc., a long time publisher of books for school and public libraries, has announced that they are now publishing eBooks. For a limited time, they are offering consumers the Kindle version and the iBooks version of "Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution" for only 99... - April 02, 2013 - Enslow Publishers, Inc.
¡CityArts! Holds Art Blossoms Gala Fundraiser to Support Free Urban Arts Education
Providence ¡CityArts! for Youth invites the public to its annual ¡CityArts! Art Blossoms Gala Fundraiser to be held Thursday, May 2, 6-9 PM at the Providence Art Club in Providence, RI. Tickets: $65 before April 26, $75 after and at the door. $200 Patron Donor Packages (2 Tix + recognition) are available. All proceeds from this event benefit ¡CityArts!’s free afterschool arts education programs for urban at-risk youth in Providence. - March 29, 2013 - Providence CityArts for Youth
Palm Cove Elementary PTA Hosts 3rd Annual Spring Bazaar
Featuring Entertainment, Prizes, Local Merchants and Giveaways. - March 28, 2013 - Palm Cove PTA
Emerging Artist Vows to Preserve Artistic Expression in Children
Glenda Freeman strives to teach others the value of creative expression. - March 25, 2013 - Glenda's Art, Furniture & Jewelry
Bonne International Set to Appear at Nanny Job Fair
Bonne International, an English nanny and governess agency placing experienced professionals with high-profile families in Russia, announce plans to appear at the Nanny Job Fair. - March 23, 2013 - Bonne International Ltd.
Child Care Lounge Offers New Orientation Kit for Directors
Child Care Lounge is pleased to offer a New Staff Orientation Kit for directors...designed to meet many of the state requirements for orientation of new employees. The kit is available in a PDF file that is downloadable after your purchase. Cost is $10. Included in the kit: ·... - March 20, 2013 - Child Care Lounge
Parents Demand More Qualifications from Childcare Professionals
SitterCentralMiami, a local Nanny Agency, will host Miami’s inaugural National Nanny Training Day. The day will provide much needed affordable, quality training and education for caregivers looking to advance their professional skill set and increase the quality of child care they provide for Miami families. - March 19, 2013 - SitterCentral Miami
Salt Lake City Child Care Urge Diet and Exercise to Curb Childhood Obesity
From their Salt Lake City child care, daycare experts Amy Moyes and Bethany Hosking explain how parents and daycare workers can help fight childhood obesity. - March 17, 2013 - Learning Tree Schools
Phoenix Arising Aviation Academy Partners with Groupon Grassroots to Sponsor a Flight-Training Summer Camp
Phoenix Arising Aviation Academy Partners with Groupon Grassroots to sponsor a Flight-Training Summer Camp, an initiative to extend advanced learning opportunities to economically disadvantaged students. - March 17, 2013 - Phoenix Arising Aviation Academy
Future Problem Solving Program International Announces Topic on International Women’s Day
International competition to focus on women. - March 10, 2013 - Future Problem Solving Program International, Inc
San Diego Locals Are Crowdfunding Their Way to Free Preschool
A new San Diego-based not-for-profit organization, Teacher Lee Play-To-Learn™, is crowdfunding the publishing of a book, DVD and online resource center. Sales of the book will fund the free preschool program. - March 05, 2013 - Teacher Lee Play-To-Learn, Inc.
Little Phoenix Interactive Wins the Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award
Little Phoenix Interactive has won a coveted Editor’s Choice Award for its popular preschool app Cutie Monsters Jigsaw Puzzles. The Editors Choice Seal is awarded by the Children’s Technology Review in recognition of “excellence in design.” - March 05, 2013 - Little Phoenix Interactive
Denver Child Care Marketing Expert to Speak This Weekend at the Colorado Convention Center
Child Care Marketing expert, author and national speak Kris Murray will be speaking the the Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference on March 2, 2013. She will be speaking on enrollment growing techniques that are working now and how to use social media in child care to engage with parents and... - February 28, 2013 - Child Care Marketing Solutions
Sage School Doubles in Size and Moves Onto Larger Campus
Suwanee-based school for children with dyslexia is seeing raising enrollments. - February 27, 2013 - Sage School
Mattie Miracle Sponsors Multidisciplinary Think Tank to Develop Psychosocial Standards of Care for Childhood Cancer
Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation sponsored a multidisciplinary think tank for the development of standards of care for the psychosocial needs of children and families with childhood cancer. The Think Tank was held at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society's (APOS) 10th annual conference in February 2013. Mattie Miracle also received the APOS Outstanding Community Service Award for 2013 during the conference. - February 24, 2013 - Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation
African Education Week and Career Indaba Ready to Make a Difference Again
Leadership in education, technology in the classroom, STEM education*, OERs** and the future of higher education are some of the pressing issues that will be focused on at the annual African Education Week and Career Indaba taking place in Johannesburg from 19-22 June this year. *STEM = Science,... - February 23, 2013 - African Education Week
¡CityArts! Accepting Nominations for Annual Sr. Ann Keefe Award
Providence ¡CityArts! for Youth is now accepting nominations for their 3rd Annual Sister Ann Keefe Award for Creativity and Social Justice. Nominations can be submitted through a form on the ¡CityArts! website (www.providencecityarts.org), or through their Facebook page... - February 21, 2013 - Providence CityArts for Youth
New University-Model School® in North Austin Makes Hiring Announcement
Trinity Preparatory Academy is now hiring highly qualified fine arts and grade level teaching faculty. - February 20, 2013 - Trinity Preparatory Academy
Summer Bryant New Director of Little Folks Academy
Summer Bryant has joined Little Folks Academy as New Director. - February 20, 2013 - Little Folks Academy
Long Island Regents Prep Now Offering AP Review Classes
Beginning in May, 2013, Long Island Regents Prep will offer one-day review courses in all major Advanced Placement Courses at SUNY Farmingdale. - February 19, 2013 - Long Island Regents Prep
Teacher Lee Beats President Obama's Preschool Initiative by Four Years
Quality universal preschool education was one of the key initiatives President Obama advocated during his State of the Union address. A San Diego organization, Teacher Lee Play-to-Learn, has been tackling this exact issue for the last four years. - February 14, 2013 - Teacher Lee Play-To-Learn, Inc.
Bonne International Comments on easyJet's New Moscow Flights
Bonne International, an English nanny and governess agency placing experienced professionals with high-profile families in Russia, comment on the positive news that easyJet has added Moscow to their portfolio of flight destinations. Bonne International has welcomed news that airline easyJet have... - February 14, 2013 - Bonne International Ltd.
New School Finalizing Curriculum Adoption
Trinity Preparatory Academy makes Biblical worldview a priority. - February 12, 2013 - Trinity Preparatory Academy
LeadIndia2020.com Global Website Launched by Honorable Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Lead India 2020 Foundation USA launches its website to engage over 100 Million NRIs around the world to learn and participate in India's largest social change movement - Lead India 2020, a vision of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India. - February 07, 2013 - Lead India 2020 Foundation USA
Norfolk Academy Welcomes Exchange Students from Beijing No. 101
On Sunday, January 27, a delegation from Beijing No. 101, one of China’s most prestigious high schools, arrived in Norfolk, Virginia. Fifteen students accompanied by two chaperones will spend two weeks with their hosts at Norfolk Academy. According to the school’s Headmaster, Mr. - February 07, 2013 - Norfolk Academy
High Focus Centers Donates Chase Wilson Education’s Anti-Bullying Curriculum to Northern New Jersey School District
Bogota School District will receive a copy of Chase Wilson Education’s ground-breaking bullying prevention program – “The Building Blocks of HIB: Bullying Redefined,” donated by High Focus Centers - February 06, 2013 - Chase Wilson Education
University-Model Private School Bringing Jobs to Austin, Texas
While Texas public schools were recently forced to cut teaching positions and stall new hiring, a unique private school coming to Austin, Texas will hire new teachers and staff to deliver a style of schooling that has produced outstanding results across the nation. - February 04, 2013 - Trinity Preparatory Academy
KIT Provides Tips to Include Athletes with Disabilities
In response to a Department of Education mandate, Kids Included Together has created a list of 5 tips to help K12 athletic directors include youth with disabilities in sports programs: 1. Modify uniforms and equipment (for instance, a child/youth with sensory differences may need to wear a rash... - February 02, 2013 - Kids Included Together
360 Education Solutions Partners with Abilene Christian University
The beginning of the year is already off to a great start as two leaders in education partner in an effort to help teachers pursue their higher education online. Leading the way in quality enrollment services, 360 Education Solutions has partnered with Abilene Christian University, expanding their programs to include new M.Ed. programs for principals, specializations in curriculum and instruction, as well as the Graduate Superintendency Certificate. - January 30, 2013 - 360 Education Solutions
Quinn Heiser Wins Huron Valley Catholic School Geographic Bee
Student moves one step closer to $25,000 College Scholarship - January 19, 2013 - Huron Valley Catholic School
SCSU Police Officer Heads Up Cost Free Active Shooter Program for U.S. Public Schools
Service empowers school administrators to mitigate possible injuries or death to students and staff. Schools can more effectively request emergency assistance from police and assist in providing information about the active shooter in real time. - January 19, 2013 - National Council for Better Schools
HeartShare Opens New Home for Six; Honors Tamara Tunie and Gregory V. Generet
Since the age of 3, William has lived at a developmental center in Queens Village, NY. The campus-style living is the only way of life he has known for 53 years. But on this week, William walked up the front steps of a house sitting at the end of a cul-de-sac. As he opened the front door to the... - January 19, 2013 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
Sunshine Mail Foundation Participates in National Day of Service
Sunshine Mail Foundation will participate in the fourth annual National Day of Service on Jan. 19 on the National Mall. Partnering with the Junior League of Northern Virginia (JLNV), they were selected as one of seven service projects to host at the event. As part of the Presidential Inauguration, The National Day of Service urges citizens to spend the day doing service work in their community to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. President Obama and his family will also take part in the event. - January 19, 2013 - Sunshine Mail Foundation
Sunshine Mail Foundation Participates in Volunteer Fairfax’s Give Together: A Family Volunteer Day
Sunshine Mail Foundation will participate in Volunteer Fairfax’s Give Together: A Family Volunteer Day, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in three locations throughout Fairfax County, VA. Sunshine Mail Foundation provides children in need with comfort, support, and joy through free Sunshine Mail Care Packages. Sunshine Mail is filled with handmade cards, care essentials, and other age-appropriate items and is delivered to children in hospitals, foster care and homeless shelters. - January 19, 2013 - Sunshine Mail Foundation
February Open House at Christian Leadership Academy
Christian Leadership Academy (CLA) in Troy, MI will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, February 7 2013 at 7 pm. - January 18, 2013 - Christian Leadership Academy
University of Texas Professor to Start New University-Model School® in North Austin
Dr. Elizabeth Swanson, research assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin is leading an effort to bring a University-Model School (www.trinityprepacademy.com) to North Austin. - January 17, 2013 - Trinity Preparatory Academy
Achieve Beyond Sponsors Young Child Expo and Conference
The pediatric therapy and autism services company is a silver sponsor for the New York City event for the third consecutive year. - January 10, 2013 - Achieve Beyond: Pediatric Therapy and Autism Services
Helping High School Students Pass NYS Regents Exams and AP Tests
Long Island Regents Prep Announces 2013 Regents and Advanced Placement Review Class Schedule. - January 07, 2013 - Long Island Regents Prep
New University-Model School Serving Grades K-4 Opening in Fall 2013
The university model of schooling is being implemented at Trinity Preparatory Academy, opening in fall 2013 in North Austin/Round Rock, Texas. - January 03, 2013 - Trinity Preparatory Academy
Chase Wilson Education Announces Winner of “Change-Maker of the Year” Award
Ashley Craig will receive a $1,000 scholarship, sponsored by Investors Bank. - December 19, 2012 - Chase Wilson Education
Why Whiskey & Apple Pie is Good for Your Health
ICareVillage, one of the largest distributors of videos on health and aging, just released a new movie called "Whiskey and Apple Pie: Delicious Wit & Wisdom Across America." This inspiring award-winning movie is based on a journey of two 40-something women who travel the country for three years seeking the wisdom of men and women over the age of seventy-five. Tippi Hedren, Mickey Rooney and 30 other seniors share the secret of happiness and offer their messages to younger generations. - December 17, 2012 - ICareVillage
The Boulevard School Launches Preschool Curriculum for Enriched Learning Environment
The write up is based on the offerings made by the school for the children. It talks about the offerings made by the school for its students. - December 16, 2012 - The Boulevard School
A Celebration Raises $73,000 for HeartShare
The holiday season kicked off with a bang as 200 supporters of HeartShare Human Services of New York gathered for a Celebration of Hope, Thanks and Giving. The evening raised $73,000 for HeartShare and included the presentation of three awards, a silent auction, wine tasting with a free raffle, and... - December 13, 2012 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
ACT Like A Child Magazine, Issue Two Now Available
ACT Like A Child Magazine is excited to bring you a magazine specifically designed for parents of young actors and models. Inside you will find insightful articles, tips & tricks, monologues, and advice from folks just like you. - December 10, 2012 - ACT Like A Child Magazine
360 Education Solutions' Master Educators 2012 - Writing Contest Winners
The winners for 360 Education Solutions' 2012 Writing Contest have been chosen, and the Master Educators themselves have been informed. 360 Education Solutions would like to proudly announce the 2012 Master Educator Winners. - December 03, 2012 - 360 Education Solutions
Jacksonville Preschool Hosts Chinese Auction
On Dec. 1st, 2012 Ganeinu – Chabad Early Childhood Development Center will hold an inaugural fundraising event. Coined A Toast to Ganeinu, a grand Chinese Auction along with live music, an open Martini Bar and mouthwatering Hors d'oeuvres is guaranteed to make for an exciting... - November 30, 2012 - Ganeinu - Early Childhood Development Center
¡CityArts! Receives NEA Grant to Support Arts Learning
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced today that Providence ¡CityArts! for Youth is one of 832 non-profit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. ¡CityArts! is recommended for a $35,000 grant to support year-round, after-school and... - November 30, 2012 - Providence CityArts for Youth
Gearing Up Students for STEM
To address the lagging performance of students in science and math, the Atlanta CARES STEMfest at Georgia Tech was held to empower students to lead in emerging STEM fields. As one of its lead sponsors, Aya Academy of Excellence steered the planning of this initiative to expose and engage metro Atlanta youth in an interactive STEM conference. - November 30, 2012 - Aya Academy of Excellence