Sentences with phrase «about kids in my community»

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As Mitra got similar results again and again (to date, Hole In The Wall experiments have been conducted in more than a hundred communities in India, Southeast Asia and Africa), he began to wonder about what else kids with digital resources could teach themselveIn The Wall experiments have been conducted in more than a hundred communities in India, Southeast Asia and Africa), he began to wonder about what else kids with digital resources could teach themselvein more than a hundred communities in India, Southeast Asia and Africa), he began to wonder about what else kids with digital resources could teach themselvein India, Southeast Asia and Africa), he began to wonder about what else kids with digital resources could teach themselves.

Now in its ninth year, Aspen Heights» MicroSociety helps teach kids, their families and the community at large about conservation and environmental stewardship.

«I help my kids with their homework or participate in a community event where I can't think about work.»

I talked about this in a recent post, The Gospel According to Lady Gaga, regarding how Christian communities should take a more personal and active interest in protecting gay kids from being bullied in schools.

We go to church, we participate in leadership meetings to shape the conversations of our communities, we pray for our friends, we make meals, I write posts and articles and books about God, we wash our minivans, we set up the sprinkler for the neighbourhood kids and hand out freezies to hopeful hands, we go to work, we talk about the people we know.

You apply for a job in my community by running a campaign for a paid office that my local tax dollars pay for and you get elected then show up to your first scheduled meeting and decide to spend the first 5 minutes — eating donuts instead of working, speaking to the audience about your personal problems with your wife, telling the audience about an upcoming play your kid will be in, telling the captive audience about the benefits of being gay, speaking to them about God or praying aloud to your God regardless of which God the rest of the audience believes in.

I grew up in a small, involved church community that really cared about kids.

We believe that when parents learn together about the importance of a balanced life, communities become stronger, families prioritize well - being, and kids are healthier and more engaged in school.

Our Corner Grocery Store is a sweet story that teaches kids about family and about pitching in and about community, and it's a lovely way to end any bedtime story - reading.

Sure, there's always going to be good news to combat the bad — for instance, watch this inspiring video about a 9 - year - old girl in India who runs a thriving library that serves the kids in her community — but lately, it's been harder and harder to find the light in what has quickly become a rather dark time for America.

«We are a community of 300 million eaters — 75 million kids — and if you think about that and decide to speak up about what we want in the aisles it can make a difference.

Since kids of all ages go online (whether on the computer, through their gaming systems or even your smartphone), education about online safety is as important as safety in the community.

Talk to your kids about ways they can make a difference in your community this summer — they are never too young to start.

We talk about how to share details in age - appropriate ways (including not sharing at all), give kids space to react, encourage action, and accept that as parents, we simply can't have all the answers, but we can respond in ways that support our kids, our communities, and ourselves.

Read what other moms and dads do to stop kids» whining and swap stories and advice about behavior and discipline with other parents in the BabyCenter Community.

Nearly every community has a fathers support group in which fathers get together (with or without the kids) to talk about fatherhood and to share ideas and successes with each other.

«One thing about being on a military post is that kids don't have that much time to meet other kids in the local community, so traveling instead of being on post was huge for them as a way to bond with the local community and the kids really enjoy it,» says Agbayani of the impact of the travel basketball program.

Sarah's book about the experience, Fed Up With Lunch, contains a «Guide to Quiet Revolution,» which parents, teachers, kids and teenagers, as well as community members can use as a road map to make health and wellness a priority in neighborhood schools.

It's about helping grocery stores serve communities that don't have access to fresh foods, and finding new ways to help our kids stay physically active in school and at home.

ACA recently spoke with Tough about why character strengths are critical to success, the importance of connection, and what camps offer kids in the way of role models, community, and unique learning environments.

voiceBoks ® started as a community of bloggers in 2009 until it turned into a simple, clean, online area for parents to read about personal experiences from other parents and experts who have first - hand experiences in a true blue family environment with kids!

You can make a big difference in educating your community about concussion and keeping kids and teens safe from this injury.

And finally, it's one thing we can think about, is working to make sure that our kids get a healthy start from the beginning, by promoting breastfeeding in our communities.

As a parent, Jill values the implicit importance of keeping children safe and is excited about her role in sharing the prevention piece and educating families to raise kids who will be safer within our community.

AC: Since kids eat lunch every day at school (whether it's packed for them at home or offered in a school cafeteria), I see it as a perfect opportunity to talk about the ways that their food is connected to their environment, their health, their community and issues of equity around the world.

I agree in principle, but what about communities where the food service staff is failing kids, but the community — because of poverty, lack of education, etc. — doesn't know how to take action?

Speaking about the way she wants to raise her children, the author and actress has said, «It really is about the tone you set, and you can talk until you're blue in the face, but kids watch what you do every single day of your life, all day long, and that behavior and that example and that love and community and honesty is just, I think, what's making everything feel safe for my kids.»

Share your posts about baking soda science activities you have done with your kids on our Facebook pages or in the Science for Kids community on Googlkids on our Facebook pages or in the Science for Kids community on GooglKids community on Google +.

How about a collaboratively maintained map of political relationships, i.e., who's worked for whom over the years in the Hill / lobby community, who's consulted for which candidates, who's dated whom, whose kids go to school together, which legislators have taken trips with which trade groups, who's sponsored legislation for which industries, etc..

And republicans, in addition, are concerned about many other issues: the discrimination faced by the LGBT community, consumers at the mercy of retailers or companies, Internet users at the mercy of providers or regulatory states, children at the mercy of their parents or teachers, the elder at the mercy of younger disrespectful citizens, the kid being bullied by a classmate at school, the prisoner abused by his jail mates or by the prison authorities, etc..

«I'd get kids from local high schools and talk to them about what's going on in the community,» Schulman said.

Later in the afternoon a half a block away, about a dozen people including Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan turned out for a «State of Our Community Meeting»... «When I go into our schools, our kids are saying the same things that the adults say.

«If you think about it, safety of the community crosses party lines, helping young people who might be in positions that aren't very fruitful or helpful for them as they move forward; alternatives to incarceration, why are we putting young kids in jail if we don't have to, those are all things that cross party lines, so my values haven't changed.»

«I believe in things that cross party lines, if you think about it, safety of the community crosses party lines, helping young people who might be in positions that aren't very fruitful or helpful for them as they move forward; alternatives to incarceration, why are we putting young kids in jail if we don't have to, those are all things that cross party lines, so my values haven't changed.»

It almost makes me emotional because I do think of the little kids and there's people in the community who have to have conversations with their kids about stuff that I don't.»

Ask around at fitness clubs and community centers in your area about yoga or aerobics classes offered for parents and kids together.

Take classes together Ask around at fitness clubs and community centers in your area about yoga or aerobics classes offered to parents and kids together.

We support Ron Finley's work to provide access to urban gardens and real food for underserved communities in Los Angeles, as well as his efforts to empower kids to learn about and grow their own fresh food.

About Blog PEAK Kids Yoga was founded by local parent and yoga teacher, Kimberly Wilson, as a way of bringing yoga through physical practice, mindfulness, stress reduction, and relaxation to kids in her community with affordable before and after - school yoga enrichment progrKids Yoga was founded by local parent and yoga teacher, Kimberly Wilson, as a way of bringing yoga through physical practice, mindfulness, stress reduction, and relaxation to kids in her community with affordable before and after - school yoga enrichment progrkids in her community with affordable before and after - school yoga enrichment programs.

Asked to name a few, several people in the Ed School community talked about the academics — notably, the fact that she pushed through not just one but two new doctoral degree programs, and that she moved faculty and students to think about how their work will not only be admired by other academics, but will actually have an impact on real kids, real teachers, and real schools.

What Kids Think About Bullying And Kindness In The Trump Era (WBUR) Richard Weissbourd is quoted: «There is some evidence that low - income kids, and kids of color, are significantly more likely to be community - minded, to live interdependent lives, to help each other out,.&raKids Think About Bullying And Kindness In The Trump Era (WBUR) Richard Weissbourd is quoted: «There is some evidence that low - income kids, and kids of color, are significantly more likely to be community - minded, to live interdependent lives, to help each other out,.&rakids, and kids of color, are significantly more likely to be community - minded, to live interdependent lives, to help each other out,.&rakids of color, are significantly more likely to be community - minded, to live interdependent lives, to help each other out,.»

«In Baltimore, there is a very clear sense that a school is an ongoing act of community imagination about what we want for our kids,» says Michael Sarbanes, director of the district's Office of Community Encommunity imagination about what we want for our kids,» says Michael Sarbanes, director of the district's Office of Community EnCommunity Engagement.

Moran says about parents and community members who acknowledge students on social media, «It's a way of both positively reinforcing the work, [and] letting the kids really feel that their work is seen beyond just the sort of face - to - face things that happen in more traditional media.»

So, why shouldn't a kid who's interested in mechanical things or engines or technology meet people from the community who do that kind of stuff, and who are excited about what they are doing and where it's going?

«Technology can help kids think about society and how they can change and impact their community in meaningful ways.»

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And, most important, to the extent the charter schools did well, and we believed in our bones many would, they would put pressure on the public schools to stop making excuses about why they weren't successfully educating kids from poor communities.

Because, it is about building kids» capacity to be part of a community, to work as a team, to collaborate, be creative, not about just making money — that might be something that they do in the process — but it's about giving back to the community and creating something that benefits the community.

While it certainly released the pressure building up in local communities over the un-nuanced AYP rules, this, I worry, will reduce the sense of urgency about the achievement of disadvantaged kids in «unidentified schools.»

A: In terms of why I do things like ReadBoston and WriteBoston, I started to feel at some point that, because there are so many small projects that schools and communities are involved in, it's very important to get everyone on the same highway — singing from the same hymnbook — about certain goals for kidIn terms of why I do things like ReadBoston and WriteBoston, I started to feel at some point that, because there are so many small projects that schools and communities are involved in, it's very important to get everyone on the same highway — singing from the same hymnbook — about certain goals for kidin, it's very important to get everyone on the same highway — singing from the same hymnbook — about certain goals for kids.