Sentences with phrase «just as school communities»

Just as school communities are continually reinventing and renewing themselves as new staff, students and families move through; KidsMatter is also a cyclical process of improvement and renewal.

Not exact matches

«We can't just be a southwestern Ontario school doing business in our own backyard, as we need to develop skills and knowledge to successfully participate in a global community,» he said.

For example, we have an atheist Prime Minister — and no one cares because this is personal (it is not about her politics)-- just as public schools are used for general education and religious education is served by your place of worship, associated community, family, etc..

But these students had made non-Christian friends through service experiences with the diverse Chicagoland community surrounding Wheaton, through mission trips or study abroad programs outside the US, or even just as high school students growing up in a religiously diverse America.

Just like, there are variants in any organization, US Military, School Districts, etc., bad people who got into the the Catholic Church as Priests have had a very detrimental effect on the communities and the Church.

For a Division III school that hadn't won its own league title outright since 1972, the 2014 season will forever be remembered as one where community support meant just as much, if not more, than what happened on the field.

Two years ago, M. Christian Green, a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University and a former lecturer at Harvard Divinity School, wrote that divorce doesn't just affect a couple and their immediate family — friends, neighbors and entire communities are impacted as well.

And I question why the parents of the bullies, why we as a school community and, most important, why I, didn't do more to stop the bullying — just as the incident that Jennifer experienced made her wish she had done more.

The Waldorf School of Lexington and Lexington Community Education welcome author, humorist, keynote speaker, popular blogger, and TV host Lenore Skenazy as she presents her thoughts on why our children might just be too safe to succeed.

Fixing school food in every community — the relatively wealthy Boulder and Berkeley, as well as the outright destitute parts of the country devastated by the housing debacle and unemployment — requires all of us to work together as one to get the fedreal government to fund school meal programs in a way that provides fresh nutritious food for all students, not just those lucky enough to live where people can afford to take matters into their own hands and make a local fix.

Some areas of treatment include: activities of daily living (ADLs), such as dressing, feeding, toileting; instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), such as home management, shopping and cooking; leisure activities; school - based and educational activities; community re-integration; work tasks, such as interviewing to finding appropriate jobs for individuals with special needs and social skills; as well as sensory integration just to name a few.

Just like restaurant and grocery prices, school meal prices vary from one community to the next — as they should.

This is just as he had earlier in the week also visited Community Elementary / Middle School, Dada Estate, Osogbo High School, Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo and New Model High school iSchool, Dada Estate, Osogbo High School, Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo and New Model High school iSchool, Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo and New Model High school iSchool of Science, Osogbo and New Model High school ischool in Ede.

The policy group highlighted North Carolina's state community college system as having established a new mechanism to place students in courses based in part on high school performance, rather than just through testing.

«As parents and as a community, we have to be open to all possibilities, but my position is that charter schools are just one possibility,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, whose district includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble HilAs parents and as a community, we have to be open to all possibilities, but my position is that charter schools are just one possibility,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, whose district includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hilas a community, we have to be open to all possibilities, but my position is that charter schools are just one possibility,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, whose district includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill.

What this approach ignores, to be frank, is that most victims of crime in New York City belong to Mark - Viverito's «communities of color» — just as black and Hispanic students suffer most from disruptions in the city's 70 % - plus black and Hispanic public - school system.

Being level 1 and level 2 qualified through John Brookfield's Battling Ropes certification, as well as using the ropes as a vital component for Innovative Results clients (which include several MMA Champions, several Special Operations Elite Military, and high school / collegiate / professional athletes) for several years, we are frustrated when the fitness community says battle ropes are just a good conditioning tool for the upper body.

In some school communities, like New York City, many poor and minority students are attending under - resourced schools that are not only separate and isolated, but that are also just as unequal as they were in the mid-20th century.

However, it's just as crucial to develop and build strong relationships with those who have a personal interest in the performance of a school and its pupils, whether that's governors, existing or prospective parents, or the local community.

Program when, as a program director at an education nonprofit in Mobile, Ala., he mobilized his community — not just those already working in schools — to tackle together a persistent problem: a too - high dropout rate.

We do this as a show of support for those whose lives have been taken, and with the students, families, schools, and communities we hope to serve in a way that is just.»

As a result, their school community is enhanced and seems energized, their learning is more real and humble, their students gain personal, human connections and a commitment to their city... and that's just the beginning.

By Rinaldi's account, as successful as these educators are at building great teaching practice and reshaping the schools as a community learning centers, they are just getting started.

[1] Using data from the American Community Survey, they show that in 2015 just over half of American children aged 5 to 17 were white, but nearly 80 percent of young teachers (whom they define as individuals aged 25 to 34, with a bachelor's degree, and teaching at the prekindergarten through high school level) were white.

In a week where four young men were fatally stabbed in separate, unrelated incidents across the capital in just 24 hours, the mayor is highlighting the vital role schools have in keeping young people safe, as he continues to work with the Met, schools, communities, hospitals and young people themselves to rid the capital of these devastating crimes.

A Power Point with instructions for a poster competition based on science and our community / nation Could be used as a whole school activity or just for your class Encourages cross curricular links and creativity A fun way to end the term or to accompany your science week plans

As a business we are very passionate about supporting the local community and if we give an opportunity to just one student or even guide them to make a more decisive career choice then the work that we do with the school has served a purpose.

The comments come from current Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads of house, inclusion managers and Form Group Tutors...: We used this in small groups in our new class every morning for a week, what a great start, everyone is still buzzing... Builds a strong sense of belonging to something special... your class... Encourages differences and similarities to recognised and valued... Hugely improves our efforts at inclusion... The students quickly came out of their shells and are blossoming... Reveals much of the nature of the students... Gets us buzzing as a group... Encourages participants to take part in their own game and go and find things out from others... brilliant ice breaker game... Helped to resolve a huge problem we had in getting students to gel... Switches the students brains on from the moment go... Helps to break down various barriers... Gives a big boost to developing important life skills... This gives a great insight and a fantastic array of examples, clues and hints as to the characters of each individual in the group... Helps participants learn some things about themselves... Helps participants learn some things about others... Helps you learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)... Makes it easy to develop class rules of fairness and cooperation... Builds a sense of purpose... Creates a sense of community and togetherness... Brilliant, just brilliant... our school is buzzing...

As well as, frequently, school principals, school leaders in small communities have a range of extra responsibilities — which usually aren't found in larger centres and certainly not in metropolitan areas — to do with teacher housing, bus services, accessing specialist services to support students, and just coming to grips with the whole issue of distancAs well as, frequently, school principals, school leaders in small communities have a range of extra responsibilities — which usually aren't found in larger centres and certainly not in metropolitan areas — to do with teacher housing, bus services, accessing specialist services to support students, and just coming to grips with the whole issue of distancas, frequently, school principals, school leaders in small communities have a range of extra responsibilities — which usually aren't found in larger centres and certainly not in metropolitan areas — to do with teacher housing, bus services, accessing specialist services to support students, and just coming to grips with the whole issue of distance.

«Bandwidth, or Internet connectivity, is just as important and we have found in many cases schools without robust Wi - Fi and Internet services can struggle to embed tablets within their learning community due to technical or connectivity issues.»

Sometimes, school leaders are the ones responsible for selecting the honoree, but, just as often, students, the PTO, or community partners are in charge of that process.

Our children's education is not limited to the school curriculum and, just as schools can not be left out of community projects, so the community should not be left out of school projects.

A change in schools can be as stressful for children, just as a change in jobs and communities is for their parents.

For parents and the community, the district wanted the site to be a place not just to find their school's address and phone number but to get involved as well.

The community of our school, including grade levels above and below ours, that needs us for our performance, collaboration, and ideas, just as we need that community.

My first priority is always to get to know people, and at a smaller school like Toorak College I've had the opportunity to not only become familiar with all the students and teachers, but after just a year or so I've managed to get to know many of the parents and wider community associated with the school as well.

Just as the education - reform movement is starting to figure out how to use test - score data in a more sophisticated way, the Obama administration and its allies in the civil - rights community want to take us back to the Stone Age on the use of school - discipline data.

Science is our middle name British Science Week offers a number of ways for schools and colleges to get involved in a national science celebration, from small - scale activities held during a lesson to all - day events that involve not just the students, but parents and the rest of the community as well.

Last weekend, at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, surrounded by educators, representatives from the nonprofit and business worlds, global education experts, academics, and education advocates of all stripes, I found it inspiring how committed the group as a whole was to not just improving family engagement in schools, but expanding engagement beyond the family, to the community in general.

«I had the opportunity as a 22 - year - old to start a one - teacher school... as the only non-Aboriginal person in that community for just shy of three years; staying in a shed and living in a swag, that has a distinct impact on the way you view the world, when you're the only white fella in the community.»

Highgate approached HET after experiencing an incident which gave them the warning needed to make some rigorous changes in their allergy management practices and, just as importantly, in the approach of the whole school community towards allergy management.

States must make their exit criteria for identified schools transparent and publicly available, just as districts must ensure that school improvement plans are publicly posted to build awareness and understanding among the local community.

As students study cultures throughout world history, remind them that although the individuals in these societies share a common identity, they (i.e., all Greeks or all Chinese) were not the same — just as the members of their class maintain distinct characteristics while being part of a class and larger school communitAs students study cultures throughout world history, remind them that although the individuals in these societies share a common identity, they (i.e., all Greeks or all Chinese) were not the same — just as the members of their class maintain distinct characteristics while being part of a class and larger school communitas the members of their class maintain distinct characteristics while being part of a class and larger school community.

Another major hurdle in bringing vouchers to rural communities is that the public schools are more than just places for children to learn: they serve a critical social and economic function by serving as the primary employer of small communities, offering healthcare for children and adults alike and frequently offering food pantries, breakfast or lunch programs and night classes.

«We're taking the community schools framework and using it as a way to start to organize our system, rather than just get services in,» Wu - Fernandez said.

«As a parent and having been a UChicago Charter parent before, I'm just excited to teach parents how to navigate school for their kids in a way that supports the family, the student, and the community,» said Maxwell.

Just as there's a lot of information and data out there that talks about students, particularly low - income students coming from low - performing schools or communities, going to college and struggling because they've been so used to being spoon - fed information and not taking responsibility for their own learning, we need to use blended learning to support students being more self - directed and have more ownership of their learning so they're able to more successful in college and career.

Just as all community members share a larger duty for the security and prosperity of the neighborhood in which a school resides, families, businesses, and communities play roles in providing a safe, healthy, and welcoming learning environment.

It was a miscalculation by the Mayor and his staff to assume that just because high - performing charters had wait lists and low - performing schools were under - enrolled, that those numbers would serve as a de facto poll of the African - American community's sentiment toward the Mayor.

«One State, One Future is really just a first step, as E4E - Connecticut teachers are looking to continue this conversation on school funding with legislators, parents and community members to create the momentum for the more equitable system students in our state so desperately need and deserve.»