Sentences with phrase «academic skill building»

Our program includes physical fitness, nutrition, literacy support, homework help and academic skill building, and much more...

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Our signature Individualized Instruction Program allows students to build subject - specific skills, develop executive functioning strategies, and gain the remediation and enrichment they need to thrive in the overall academic program... and in life.

With joy and devotion they express wonder for life and enthusiasm for work, building a strong bridge to later academic learning: Songs and nursery rhymes cultivate intimacy with language building literacy skills; Listening to stories, watching puppet shows and dramatic play strengthen the power of memory and imagination; Counting games and rhythmic activities build a solid foundation for arithmetic and number skills; Work activities develop coordination and the ability to concentrate; Outdoor activities, including play and hiking, encourage healthy physical development and an appreciation of nature and seasonal changes.

This intensive summer program focuses on building children's social, emotional and problem - solving skills through recreational and academic activities, and even field trips.

Not only do they provide academic advising and therapy, they also teach life skills that will be critical as they move forward and go to college, get careers and build relationships.

It helps build skills in the areas of social, emotional, physical and academic development.

Start now to help your child build stronger academic skills, confidence, and appreciation of the arts.

Whenever your child practices academic skills, they receive gold coins which can be used in the fun MiniWorld to build castles or feed virtual dragons.

A new pilot project hosted by AAAS provides graduate students with leadership, team building and problem - solving skills not often found in academic programs.

«Rather than building skill,» said his academic supervisor Philip Shipway, «Tim benefited from a clear vision of... how the skills that he had developed in his Ph.D. would be useful... in his career.»

Led by researchers at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, the study builds upon recent findings that the same program generally improves the behavior and academic skills of children and helps shy students be more engaged in their classwork.

Jim Austin, editor of Science Careers, said that career skills such as networking, identifying an academic mentor, building scientific collaborations, and resume writing are rarely — if ever — communicated during formal science training.

In many academic disciplines, a postdoc is a step toward a faculty position, designed to build new skills and develop an independent research program to take onto the tenure track.

- Experience in research, scientific reports, publications; - Good verbal and written communication skills in English, to contribute to reports and peer - reviewed scientific publications, deliver presentations, and translate scientific concepts for diverse audiences; - Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain strong relationships with academic, NGO and government partners and to work effectively as part of a highly collaborative research team; - Willingness to travel internationally, proved with international mobility and / or secondments or similar

Beginning summer 2017, we pilot two early research experiences (for rising freshmen), and an academic year course that builds science process skills, communication skills and leadership expertise.

Brain Balance establishes a unique plan for each child that includes sensory motor work, eye tracking, core exercises, academic skill training, healthy nutrition, confidence building and many other activities that work to bolster a child's developmental deficits.

Our integrated approach focuses on the whole child and combines physical and sensory - motor exercises with academic skill training, healthy nutrition and confidence building.

Important Reminder: When you do these PBL skill - building lessons or mini-projects, make sure their focus is also on important content and academic skills drawn from your standards.

The partnership's research builds on educator Howard Gardner's seminal theory of multiple intelligences to indicate that arts education — including the visual arts, dance, music, and drama — enhances a student's ability to acquire core academic skills.

By drawing from one academic strength, a student builds needed confidence to tackle deficient skills in another topic or content area.

The aim is to identify promising school - based initiatives that build social and emotional learning and resilience skills in Victorian students, and which also improve academic achievement.

«They are the building blocks for more academic skills.»

Building a culture of health starts with developing children's social and academic aptitude from a young age with self - knowledge, empathy, communication skills, collaboration, and growth mindset.

I got to try out the new thinking skills I was developing in my first intersession, a two - week period in which students put aside their usual academics and take classes focusing on extracurricular activities, design thinking, and real - world skill building.

Over time, students will build the necessary skills to analyze more complex documents, text, and academic vocabulary, raising performance with the Common Core ELA standards.

«The goal is to have sufficient time to help every kid build the academic skill base they need to succeed, and sufficient time to have a well - rounded education,» he explained.

School districts can enhance their vocational - education programs by placing caring and competent staff members in key positions, building in evaluations from the outset, and insuring that the curriculum covers four essential components — applied academics, vocational - technical education, job - search skills, and life - coping skills, according to a report released last month.

The fact that his mother worked so hard to compensate for «inferior Indonesian schools,» writes Shelby Steele in A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win, may have instilled in Obama a belief that «momma... developed the academic skill upon which Obama's successful life was built.»

But while today's high - achieving schools for low - income students (Knowledge Is Power Program [KIPP], for instance) are passionate about cultivating both character and traditional academic skills, schools built around the 7 Habits are focused on training confident kids who are good at planning, goal setting, and decisionmaking.

In order to provide post-secondary opportunities for students, and by proxy the success of the America, students must not only build the skills associated with a strong academic foundation, but also the habits of mind and behaviors that are transferable to virtually any context.

Build UP is a workforce development model that provides low - income youth with career - ready skills through paid apprenticeships coupled with appropriate academic coursework.

Her mentor is a veterinary technician named Verena, who works with Pereira and her teachers to build connections between classwork and the internship and to design projects that help Pereira further key academic skills, like researching, writing, and data analysis.

Explorations take place on non-apprenticeship days and focus on building the academic skills of writing, data analysis, and oral presentation.

Children's formal learning opportunities between preschool and third grade have a strong influence on the building of knowledge and skills critical to students» academic trajectories throughout their schooling years.

Some educators try to build academic skills and social - emotional learning simultaneously.

High school students learn a variety of academic, communication, and teamwork skills when they build and race a car for the Hawaiian Electric Electron Marathon.

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

If we really want to prepare our students for their futures and «build a strong platform for healthy development and effective learning... then we must pay as much attention to children's emotional wellbeing and social capacities as we do to their cognitive abilities and academic skills» (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, p. 7).

Developing our students» academic literacy skills and building their cultural knowledge are critical keys to these understandings.

The aims are to build a strong evidence base that will support four key Learning Away propositions, ie to demonstrate that high - quality residential learning: has a strong, positive impact on academic achievement and a wide range of pupil - level outcomes, including emotional well - being, learner engagement, behaviour and personal, social, employability and life skills; can transform the learning experience of pupils; can help to transform schools; does not need to be expensive.

Working in close collaboration with school - and community - based partners, a team of researchers and program developers at Harvard University is developing, implementing, and evaluating a dual - generation program that supports low - income children's academic and social - emotional development while simultaneously building skills and social capital among low - income parents.

It covers the influence the common - core academic standards are likely to have on building the online curricula of the future, the growing emphasis on teaching social skills to virtual school students, how schools are building courses that blend face - to - face and online learning, and the evolving role of e-assessments.

The right camps and activities can even help a child develop leadership skills and a sense of independence, which are important building blocks for future academic and personal successes.

So, participation in outdoor education can build soft skills and enhance academic attainment.

It is a guide to content from grade to grade, designed to encourage steady academic growth and progress as children build knowledge and develop skills year after year.

Certified Linked Learning pathways are built around four elements: rigorous academics, real - world technical skills, work - based learning, and personalized support.

The focus is on academic English; critical thinking; vocabulary building; and developing communication skills through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

«College and Career Readiness: The Importance of Early Learning» by Chrys Dougherty This short but powerful report by an ACT principal research scientist shows the importance of a knowledge - rich, well - rounded curriculum through which all students master basic skills while also building an academic foundation in the early grades.

Expanded learning opportunities complement classroom instruction with programs that build lifelong skills, improve academic performance, and inspire young people to discover their individual passions.

Authentic learning activities: Learning experiences that have value or resonance beyond the classroom / academics, for example, solving real - world local or global problems; career - / workforce - related projects and skill - building; wrestling with significant philosophical or intellectual problems; and design projects and processes.