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Students Engineer a Sustainable Future with the Smallpeice Trust
From 19th to 22nd July, fifty students from across the UK attended a residential course to learn more about low carbon energy sources. Taking place at Newcastle University the students spent time discovering about new energy sources such as renewable tidal, wave and wind. The four-day programme... - July 25, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Grade Results Announces National Expansion and Introduces Franchise Organization
Online Learning is Rising Trend, Future of Education – Grade Results, an online instructional company offering interactive, on-demand learning services, today announced the formation of a national franchise organization and the subsequent roll-out of a nationwide expansion. - July 24, 2010 - Grade Results
Pupils Full of Energy with the Smallpeice Trust
From 12th to 15th July, 50 aspiring young engineers enjoyed a unique learning experience sponsored by and held at Aston University. The group of 16 and 17 year old students spent four days on campus as they tackled a variety of practical design-and-build projects which explored the fascinating... - July 24, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Students Set Sail for a Career in Engineering with the Smallpeice Trust
One hundred 13 and 14 year old students from schools across the UK, recently attended a Marine Technology course from the 6th to 9th July at the University of Southampton. The course provided students with a jam-packed timetable of educational and fun activities to give students an unique insight into the marine industry and the diverse and rewarding careers that it can offer. - July 23, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Nevada Homeschool Expo Comes to Las Vegas August 7
Annual event joins current and future homeschooling parents together for education and insight; national speakers featured. - July 22, 2010 - Nevada Homeschool Expo
Portable Career Planning Helps Military Spouses Find Employment in a Tough Job Market
Many military spouses understand the importance of finding work that can travel with them when they move. In an increasingly competitive job market, one military spouse started a business to help fellow spouses find their competitive advantage. - July 22, 2010 - Military Spouse Portable Career Planning, LLC
Career Step CFO Recognized in Utah CFO of the Year Award Program
Career Step CFO, John Hiatt, was named as one of the Utah Magazine CFOs of the Year. - July 22, 2010 - Career Step
Students Are Aided in Their Understanding of Medical Engineering
From 6th to 9th July 2010, 15/16 year olds from across the UK attended a Biomedical Engineering course at the University of Southampton developed in partnership with The Smallpeice Trust, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) and the Holmes Hines Memorial Fund. - July 21, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Students Race for the Chequered Flag
From 5th to 8th July, thirty-five promising young engineers from across the UK benefited from a unique hands-on learning experience at Oxford Brookes University. This popular four-day residential programme was organised by The Smallpeice Trust in partnership with Oxford Brookes University. Working... - July 21, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Bonnie Terry Learning Introduces Better Reading Skills in Five Minutes
This summer, jump start your kid’s reading skills with Bonnie Terry Learning’s Five Minutes to Better Reading Skills. This reading technique is perfect for parents to use with their child because it uses reinforcement rather than teaching new concepts to improve a child’s reading skills. Improving reading skills becomes easy and fun and you're done in only five minutes a day. - July 18, 2010 - Bonnie Terry Learning
Budding Engineers Build a Supercomputer
From 6th to 9th July, twenty 16 and 17 year-old students descended on the University of Southampton to take part in a Supercomputing course put together by The Smallpeice Trust and delivered in partnership with the University of Southampton’s School of Engineering Sciences and... - July 17, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Aspiring Students Get Smallpeice of the Action
From 5th to 8th July, thirty 15/16 year old students were given a rare insight into the exciting and dynamic field of nanotechnology. During the four-day course organised by The Smallpeice Trust in partnership with the University of Leeds, students enjoyed a unique opportunity to learn first-hand... - July 17, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
RedVector Revs It Up at Southeast Building Conference and Green Building Show July 22 - 24
RedVector.com, the leader in online continuing education for the architectural, engineering, and construction industries and a USGBC-approved online education provider, will be showcasing its latest products and services at the Southeast Building Conference and Green Building Show (SEBC) July 22 - 24 in Orlando - July 17, 2010 - RedVector
Tourette Syndrome and Difficulty with Sensory Processing and Integration Webinar July 21st
NJCTS presents no-cost presentation for parents, educators and health professionals. - July 16, 2010 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
CEV Multimedia Sponsors the 2010 VATAT Conference
CEV Multimedia, Ltd., a leader in providing career and technical education (CTE) materials nationwide, announces today that they will serve as the title sponsor for the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas (VATAT) conference. - July 16, 2010 - CEV Multimedia, Ltd.
Midway College Will Offer an Online Medical Coding Associate Degree
Midway College Online has been granted approval to launch an online Associate of Science in Medical Coding in fall 2010. With an expected growth rate of 18 percent by 2016, Medical Coding is considered to be a thriving career. - July 16, 2010 - The Learning House, Inc.
Kids Included Together Becomes Authorized Provider of IACET CEUs
Prestigious Authorization Demonstrates Commitment to High-Quality Lifelong Learning - July 16, 2010 - Kids Included Together
Hondros Learning Releases SAFE Act Mortgage Continuing Education Course
Hondros Learning, http://www.hondroslearning.com, the leading provider of learning solutions for the real estate, appraisal, mortgage lending, home inspection and financial services industries, has released a new mortgage continuing education (CE) offering. A brief description of the course is... - July 15, 2010 - Hondros Learning
School Garden Sails Into Wilton High School
Teich Garden Systems LLC announced today the completion of a new garden system at Wilton High School in Wilton, Connecticut. The garden system was constructed of unstained white oak making for a striking appearance when approaching the garden. Photographs of the garden may be seen on the gallery... - July 15, 2010 - Teich Garden Systems
Knowledge Unlimited Launches Exciting New Website: SchoolAndMotivationalPosters.com
Knowledge Unlimited posters appear in many TV shows and movies about schools... as well as in many actual schools around the U.S. A new website, schoolandmotivationalposters.com, collects all these posters in one place for easy ordering. - July 14, 2010 - Knowledge Unlimited, Inc. / NewsCurrents
Awesome Tuition Agency Can Arrange Professional Tutors for Your Children According to Their Requirements
Parents who need to find a professional tutor now have an alternative. Awesome Tuition Agency is providing a new service that will refer a home tutor to implement a learning plan specifically designed for your child. - July 13, 2010 - Awesome Tuition Agency
Digital Vidya to Organize Its 11th Hands-on Social Media Marketing Workshop in Delhi on July 16, 17
Digital Vidya is organizing its 11th two days hands-on workshop on Social Media Marketing for Businesses in Delhi on July 16 and 17, 2010. - July 11, 2010 - Digital Vidya
Pupils in a Material World
From 28th June to 1st July 2010, forty-five students aged 14/15 spent the week enjoying a unique learning experience at The University of Manchester. The four-day Engineering Materials residential course, organised by The Smallpeice Trust in partnership with the University’s School of... - July 11, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Eden Announces Plans for New School in Fort Myers
Eden Autism Services Florida, the Naples-based division of New Jersey non-profit Eden Autism Services, is planning a school for children with autism in Fort Myers. It currently operates a school in Naples, and adult programs with facilities and group homes in Naples, Fort Myers and Cape... - July 10, 2010 - Eden Autism Services Florida
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Midway College Goes Online
The MBA degree at Midway College is slated to launch 100% online in the fall of 2010 to extend the on-campus offering. The online MBA program, which attracts people from various business areas and with diverse academic backgrounds, is an accelerated degree recognized by employers as a necessary accessory to positions in organizational leadership and business management. - July 08, 2010 - The Learning House, Inc.
Students Embark on Marine Technology Course
Forty 14 and 15 year old students from schools across the UK, recently attended the Marine Technology course from 27th June to 1st July at the University of Strathclyde. Students were given the opportunity to learn about marine engineering through a series of presentations and practical exercises. Working in teams, they were tasked with designing a radio-controlled replica of a large cargo ship to transport goods from Glasgow to Singapore. - July 04, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Turning School Yards Green with Raised Garden Beds
Teich Garden Systems announced today the delivery of four custom-made raised garden beds to PS 58 in Brooklyn New York. PS 58 is the 10th school to have Teich Garden Systems raised garden beds as part of New York City public school playground renovations being done by Out2Play. These planter beds... - July 03, 2010 - Teich Garden Systems
StuFund Unveils Its Financial Aid Manager
StuFund Marketing (StuFund) unveiled its Financial Aid Manager. One feature of this simple, user-friendly application enables a student to obtain an estimate of his/her Expected Family Contribution (EFC) by answering some questions and inputting basic information. The StuFund Financial Aid Manager... - July 03, 2010 - StuFund Marketing LLC
Inside the School Discusses Cyberbullying Awareness and Prevention
The statistics vary, but between 6.9 million and 8.7 million teens and as many as 13 million kids between six and eighteen-years-old have been bullied online. According to Mike Donlin the Senior Programs Consultant for the Seattle Public Schools. This online bullying, or cyberbullying, can be an... - July 02, 2010 - Inside The School
Work Experience Energises Pupils
From 21st to 25th June, nearly 40 students aged 14 and 15 from across the regions of the UK enjoyed a unique work experience event at the National Grid Training Centre near Newark, Nottinghamshire. The National Grid Work Experience Week is run by National Grid in partnership with the independent charity, The Smallpeice Trust, and is part of an ongoing programme of residential courses to help young people aged 13 to 18 learn and develop skills in engineering, design, technology and manufacturing. - July 02, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Grillroom Benefit Raises $5,000 for Autism
Eden Autism Services Florida, Autism Speaks benefited from proceeds of wine dinner at Estero restaurant. - July 01, 2010 - Eden Autism Services Florida
Eden Students Play in the Shade Thanks to Trinity Donation
Eden Autism Services Florida school improvement project selected as one of 39 to receive grant from Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Church’s Grant Commission. - July 01, 2010 - Eden Autism Services Florida
Financing for Japanese and Chinese Character Site Skritter.com Closes
Financing closed for Inkren LLC (makers of Skritter.com). Proceeds will be used to improve and market the service which specializes in teaching Chinese and Japanese characters (called hanzi and kanji respectively). - July 01, 2010 - Inkren (Skritter.com)
Judgment Recovery Institute Now Accepting New Students
Institute Teaches Students How to Create a New Business Enforcing Judicial Judgments. - July 01, 2010 - Judgment Recovery Institute
Ivy League Entrepreneurs Take on College Test Prep Industry
Ivy Insiders, an innovative SAT prep program that was started by undergraduates at Harvard in 2003, has since grown into a national test prep leader thanks to the highest student score improvements in the industry. - June 30, 2010 - Ivy Insiders (New York City Branch 56)
Total Education Solutions Offers Low Cost Developmental Screenings, Encouraging Early Intervention for Preschoolers
Total Education Solutions is offering developmental screenings in order to identify children who are in need of special education services. - June 30, 2010 - Total Education Solutions
My Ivy Leaguer Has Innovative Solution to the Stress for Families Surrounding College Applications
With My Ivy Leaguer, parents are signing up for a new breed of after-school assistance: the live-in tutor. Most tutors have Ivy League degrees and some teaching experience. While some believe that this is simply the next step in an increasingly competitive academic landscape, others will be surprised to discover the motivations of the parents that sign up for these tutors; they are far from purely academic. - June 30, 2010 - My Ivy Leaguer
Learn How to Find & Use High-Quality Classroom Materials Online Using Curriki
Attendees at the ISTE conference held here June 27- June 30 can learn how to find, use, and share high-quality classroom materials quickly and efficiently online using Curriki. Curriki, an online repository and set of tools for finding, sharing and collaborating on open-source curricula, gives educators access to more than 35,000 free lessons, units and multimedia learning objects for the classroom. - June 29, 2010 - Curriki.org
Students with Autism Enjoyed Day at Walt Disney World After Raising Own Fun
Seven students enrolled in Eden Autism Services Florida’s school for children with autism enjoyed a day at Walt Disney World and night at a resort hotel this month, thanks to money they raised themselves. Eden teacher Staci Thompson found instructions to make “cookie jars”... - June 27, 2010 - Eden Autism Services Florida
Enslow Publishers, Inc. Adds Three New Historical Fiction Titles
Enslow Publishers, Inc., a leading publisher of children’s books for the school and library market, proudly announces the expansion of its historical fiction series, Historical Fiction Adventures. - June 27, 2010 - Enslow Publishers, Inc.
oaSES Online Hosts Education Industry Association (EIA) Webinar on “Legislative Updates to the SES Program”
oaSES Online and Education Industry Association partner in a joint effort to inform the community of industry organizations of what changes could lie ahead for the Supplemental Education Services (SES) program of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in future legislation. - June 26, 2010 - oaSES Online
oaSES Online Adds Club Z! In-Home as New Customer
Club Z! In-Home, one of America’s largest Supplemental Education Service and in-home tutoring providers, selects oaSES Online to manage their business operations via oaSES’s online management software. - June 26, 2010 - oaSES Online
Raquel Torres Joins Eden Autism Services Florida as Development Specialist
Raquel Torres joined Eden Autism Services Florida as a development specialist this month. In this role, she will assist with managing and coordinating the organization’s special events and fundraising efforts, contact database and records control, helping the organization continue its... - June 25, 2010 - Eden Autism Services Florida
Former Cal Berkeley Administrator and Current Director of Admissions for GraduateBusiness.org Wants to Help More Women and Minorities Get Into Top Ranked MBA Programs
Former Cal Berkeley Graduate Business Administrator Wendell Tull has launched a non-profit who's only goal and objective is to help as many prospective MBA's get into a nationally ranked graduate business program. - June 23, 2010 - GraduateBusiness.org
Slosberg College Solutions LLC Announces College Planning Workshop
Slosberg College Solutions LLC announces a College Planning Workshop on Monday, October 11 from 9 AM - 5 PM in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The workshop is for High School juniors and seniors and includes: -- Translating student’s educational attitudes, goals and perspectives into college... - June 23, 2010 - Slosberg College Solutions LLC
How to Start a Business for $1,000
Creativity trumps cash when looking to launch, says Startup Experts at Bizlaunch.ca. Instead of looking for another job, unemployed Canadians should consider starting their own small business. But becoming ‘the boss’ today could have more to do with your creativity with money, then the amount in your wallet - it’s in how and where you spend it. - June 23, 2010 - Bizlaunch
SMARTHINKING Launches New Strategic Branding Process
SMARTHINKING, Inc. (www.smarthinking.com), the market leader in providing online tutoring and academic support to students, has announced that it has selected Wendt Partners, a strategic brand consultancy headquartered in Arlington, Va., to guide the company through a strategic brand development... - June 23, 2010 - SMARTHINKING
A Dream Deferred Launches New Web Site for Its Education Services
A Dream Deferred has launched a new site for its education services. The new project has resulted in an improved website which offers a fresh new look that provides online visitors with significant improvements. Improvements include a simplified and clean design that allows visitors to quickly find... - June 20, 2010 - A Dream Deferred
A Dream Deferred Presents at the CLBCF Family and Youth Conference
A Dream Deferred’s founder, Shaun-Teka Joyner, was a featured presenter and panelist at the California Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Family and Youth Conference. Mainly presenting on competitiveness of the UC system, and covered needed topics such as paying for college and scholarships,... - June 20, 2010 - A Dream Deferred
A Dream Deferred Announces the College is Not a Dream Contest
A Dream Deferred announces the College is Not a Dream Contest. Rising high school seniors have an opportunity to win a scholarship to attend ADD’s College ACCEPTS Workshop. ACCEPTS workshops are intensive 2 day college admissions workshop designed to help high school seniors complete a... - June 20, 2010 - A Dream Deferred