Sentences with phrase «challenging places including»

Not only does she travel to upscale places such as the south of France; she also goes to more challenging places including Rwanda.

Not exact matches

The challenge that faces all business, including churches, is that they have historical placed «sexual misconduct allegations» as petty offenses.
With the changing demographics in America, including the racial and ethnic, socioeconomic, immigration, and biblical justice challenges of our day, it is more important than ever for people of color to have safe places to live authentically, serve humbly, and use their influence and experiences to shape our theology (what we know and believe about God) and our praxis (the ethics of our human behavior or what we actually do).
While Reform's growth could be challenged based on their redefinition of Jewish identity (to include those Jews born of a Jewish a parent), what can not be waved aside is the very noticeable emphasis it is placing on ritual adult education and Jewish study.
Through the Massachusetts Recycling Challenge (MRC), the Massachusetts Beverage Association and the ABA are working with local officials to purchase and place custom recycling collection bins in strategic locations, including sports fields, town squares, trolley stops and city parks.
The restaurant will host a grand opening celebration from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 24 that will include calypso bands, spin - and - win prizes and a robosurfer challenge where contestants will compete for first - and second - place prizes of $ 500 and $ 300 to go to their favorite charity.
Brock Lesnar can now do basically anything, including challenge for the world title that he never lost in the first place.
As an indication of the value that USDA places on high participation rates regardless of income level, the Healthier US School Challenge Program, which recognizes schools that exemplify best practices, includes the overall participation rate as a criterion.
Some food changes CPS has announced include serving a different fruit and vegetable every day, offering whole grains every day and serving juice only one day a week in place of fruit — all HealthierUS Schools Challenge requirements.
Brave Buddies is designed to simulate a typical school day, allowing children many opportunities to practice real - life challenges including morning meetings; choice time; show and tell; field trips to places such as the library, ice cream store, and Central Park Children's Zoo; guests to interact with such as police officers and firefighters; and the always - popular daily trip to the Brave Buddies prize store — a simulated store where children can purchase prizes with the points they've earned for brave talking throughout the day.
When challenged, the Boots managers have said products were included in error or placed there by customers.
A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts» Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project, also expected to be released Monday, said that 91 percent of school food officials the group surveyed said they face challenges in putting the standards in place, including problems with food costs and availability, training employees to follow the new guidelines, and a lack of the proper equipment to cook healthier meals.
Transport's wider benefits — transport has a role to play tackling some of our big societal challenges including the rise in obesity (through active travel), the ageing population and social exclusion (through connecting people and places).
To secure a full five - year term as president, Lungu is going to have to convince the electorate that he is better placed that the man he defeated in 2015, Hakainde Hichilema, to fix the country's huge challenges that include a chronic electricity problem and a struggling economy not helped by one of the worst performing currencies in the world.
Even with Cuomo's numbers at an enviable place at the start of the year, the state faces multiple challenges, including a $ 4.5 billion budget shortfall that must be closed in the spending plan expected to pass by March 31, the end of the state's fiscal year.
Gardino challenged dozens of signatures for reasons that included not indicating whether a particular place was a street or an avenue or writing the wrong year or wrong town.
Amid a challenging market place that includes economic uncertainty here at home and overseas, the state pension fund made modest gains during the first quarter of the state fiscal year.
Security measures in place for the «unprecedented challenge» of Pope Francis» visit to New York City this month will include screening checkpoints, airspace restrictions and a ban on balloons, selfie sticks and backpacks at papal events, federal and city officials said.
«Thus, your deliverables at this workshop should include a careful examination of the extent to which the obligations placed by the Act are fulfilled, and the general assessment of any challenges experienced in compliance with the provisions of the Act.
Bronxites were challenged to create a sign that visibly represents The Bronx, urban gardening or other unique aspects of the borough; the top three finalists were awarded cash prizes, including a $ 500 1st place prize.
The final competition, which will take place in 2021, will include three challenges that involve navigating in one of three environments: a network of human - made tunnels, a subterranean municipal - transit system and a network of underground natural caves.
Tarver and colleagues» study of catarrhines did not include Ida, so they did not measure her effect on the family tree — which is something palaeontologists continue to debate (see «Fossil primate challenges Ida's place»).
On top of that, Rockstar will be including new and strategically placed checkpoints in the game, which will «instantly change your vehicle class to match the portion of the course ahead, creating dynamic racing with ever shifting challenges to take the checkered flag...»
Granted, the single - player is still something of a training simulation for multiplayer (each world includes one level taking place on a multiplayer map with simulated AI enemies), but it's more full - featured and challenging than one would expect from an online - focused shooter.
Action Fraud is now urging schools to be on their guard against the scam, including challenging any requests that seem suspicious and to make sure there are robust systems in place to verify and corroborate financial requests.
This includes developing courses that challenge students with real higher education leadership cases derived from sitting presidents, provosts, and deans; creating opportunities for students to interact with the most noted senior leaders in higher education; developing course structures that allow HGSE students to interact with higher education students at other universities around the nation, in order to compare ideas; and developing opportunities for our students to visit different colleges and universities, exposing them to places and viewpoints otherwise not accessible by simply sitting in the classroom.
Insofar as a social movement is «an organized, sustained, self - conscious challenge to existing authorities» (Tilly, 1984), the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions included a multiplicity of informal and formal institutions and alliances: students, unions, professionals, religious groups, etc.And while the master frames calling for the ouster of Mubarak and Ben Ali were no doubt unifying discursive devices that were readily supported by most if not all of the protestors, secondary frames — calls for democracy, social justice, freedom, and dignity — presented significant points of divergence not only in and between Islamist and non-Islamist groups, but between the secular - liberal youth who are credited with initiating the mass protests in the first place.
This past spring, Figueroa was part of the Harvard team — including students from the Kennedy School, Law School, and Business School — that took first place in the Public Schools Urban Education Redesign Challenge, a national case competition for innovation in urban education.
The audience for this book could include novice principals and those looking for a place to begin school improvement efforts, as well as anyone who is seeking motivation to overcome school challenges for the benefit of the students they serve.
INCLUDES: 36 Student Activity Books (1 copy of each of the six titles per grade level, 32 - pages each) 4 Answer Cases 1 Teacher Guide FEATURES: Flexibility for task centers, independent or partner work, or one - on - one tutoring / remediation Clearly stated objective for each activity that allows you to differentiate Focus on foundational skills and concepts Engaging puzzle format for a fun challenge Immediate feedback for self - checking Titles: Grade 1: Number and Operations: Counting and Place Value Addition and Subtraction: Properties and Situations Addition and Subtraction: Strategies and Equations Addition and Subtraction: Beyond 20 Measurement and Data: Length, Time, and Analysis Geometry: Shapes and Attributes Grade 2: Addition and Subtraction: To 20 and Beyond Foundations of Multiplication: Equal Groups and Arrays Addition and Subtraction: Properties and Place Value Measurement and Data: Length, Time, and Analysis Measurement and Data: Time, Money, and Analysis Geometry: Shapes and Attributes Grade 3: Number and Operations: Multiply and Divide Multiply and Divide: Problem Solving Fractions: Fractions as Numbers Measurement and Data: Use and Interpret Data Geometric Measurement: Perimeter and Area Geometry: Shapes and Attributes Grade 4: Number and Operations: Whole Numbers Number and Operations Multi-Digit and Fractions Fractions: Equivalence and Ordering Fractions: Operations Measurement and Data: Convert and Solve Problems Geometry: Angles and Plane Figures Grade 5: Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Expressions and Patterns Number and Operations: Whole Numbers and Decimals Fractions: Add and Subtract Measurement and Data: Convert and Interpret Geometric Measurement: Volume Geometry: Graphing and 2 - D Figures Grade 6: Ratio and Proportions: Ratios and Problem Solving The Number System: Rational Numbers The Number System: Factors and Multiples Expressions and Equations: Write, Solve, and Analyze Geometry: Problem Solving Statistics and Probability: Variability and Displays
She said the Conservatives were «blinded by their political positioning on free schools», and had «totally failed to address the big challenges facing education», including teacher shortages, the widening attainment gap, the school places crisis and «severe cuts» to post-16 education.
The Nanjing Atrocities: Crimes of War online companion to our print book includes a rich multimedia collection of maps, videos, timelines, and teaching strategies that place the Nanjing Atrocities within the larger context of World War II in East Asia, and will challenge students to consider the complex questions this history raises about wartime violence, justice, and memory.
Students should create a one page mind map of the agricultural opportunities and challenges, to include place examples covered in class.
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Nonprofits from virtually every sector, including education, are exploring new strategies for surviving budget challenges by putting in place tools, programs, and structures that will yield long - term benefits.
Though some states, including Tennessee and Louisiana, have systems in place to collect this information, most states do not collect useful data about preparation program performance.26 In order to move the needle on teaching quality and student achievement, policymakers and teacher preparation programs must address these key challenges together.
Other strategies include: (1) establishing and using a time - out or cooling - off place (even an informal time - out activity like having a child take a message, book, or box of chalk to another teacher could give the student the space and time he or she needs to maintain or regain composure); (2) applying role plays, simulations (for example, Barnga, Living in a Global Age, Rafa - Rafa, and Broken Squares) and moral dilemmas to teach students how to resolve conflicts, make collective decisions, appreciate different perspectives, weigh consequences, identify right from wrong, and check impulsive behavior; and (3) suggesting or assigning literature with characters who face similar challenges to that of the disabled student.
Still, though, while we have seen that schools can excel in many different ways, we have also found that no school can create a truly welcoming and engaging learning environment for all students without having at least two core practices in place: broadening and enriching learning opportunities (in particular, enrolling all students in challenging courses) and creating and maintaining a healthy school culture (including the use of discipline approaches that resist the trend of pushing students out of school).
Fortunately, states and districts are taking on this challengeincluding places such as Rhode Island and New York state; St. Paul, Minn.; Nashville; and the District, where leaders are already taking actions to limit testing.
INCLUDES: 6 Student Activity Books (1 copy of each title, 32 - pages each) 2 Answer Cases 1 Teacher Guide FEATURES: Flexibility for task centers, independent or partner work, or one - on - one tutoring / remediation Clearly stated objective for each activity that allows you to differentiate Focus on foundational skills and concepts Engaging puzzle format for a fun challenge Immediate feedback for self - checking Level 2 Titles: Addition and Subtraction: To 20 and Beyond Foundations of Multiplication: Equal Groups and Arrays Addition and Subtraction: Properties and Place Value Measurement and Data: Length, Time, and Analysis Measurement and Data: Time, Money, and Analysis Geometry: Shapes and Attributes
INCLUDES: 6 Student Activity Books (1 copy of each title, 32 - pages each) 2 Answer Cases 1 Teacher Guide FEATURES: Flexibility for task centers, independent or partner work, or one - on - one tutoring / remediation Clearly stated objective for each activity that allows you to differentiate Focus on foundational skills and concepts Engaging puzzle format for a fun challenge Immediate feedback for self - checking Level 1 Titles: Number and Operations: Counting and Place Value Addition and Subtraction: Properties and Situations Addition and Subtraction: Strategies and Equations Addition and Subtraction: Beyond 20 Measurement and Data: Length, Time, and Analysis Geometry: Shapes and Attributes
It must inspire entire school communities — educators, parents and supporters — to place the potential of our children above everything else, including the financial challenges that continue to encroach upon our classrooms.
In any place, including Connecticut, inadequate state funding for public schools makes it virtually impossible to adequately respond to the growing challenges associated with the factors the led to this lack of educational achievement.
We also have increased citizen participation on all fronts, including engaging the public on departmental policy and regulations and in local transportation decision - making through our Ladders of Opportunity efforts and initiatives such as the Every Place Counts challenge.
August 15, 2016 — Competing in the second event weekend of the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) SprintX Championship, M1 GT Racing and Audi Sport customer racing scored a pair of top five finishes including a second place podium result in round four.
Challenge them to explain the technical and operational systems they have in place to protect your files and include this undertaking in any agreement.
The winner of the Value Investing Challenge will get the opportunity to present his / her idea at the next Value Investing Congress taking place October 1 & 2, 2012 in NYC alongside world - renowned investors including David Einhorn, Barry Rosenstein, and Alex Roepers, to name a few.
Economic and personal financial challenges have placed many homeowner squarely between a rock and a hard place; mortgage refinancing is denied due to lack of home equity and or other issues including less than stellar credit or a past employment problem.
Many Americans struggle to save money, build good credit, and make and manage their investments wisely, but veterans and active - duty personnel face additional financial challenges because of the unique demands placed on them by the military — including overseas deployments and frequent moves.
This includes being trained for the individual handler's unique specificities, needs and challenges before being placed with a handler and in a home.
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