Sentences with phrase «child approaches school»

provide information on the range of education options available to assist parents in choosing a school for their child as the child approaches school age

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His mother began to fight for her son, first against a local public school system that takes a cookie - cutter approach to children, then against the county and state.

Schools Without Failure, for example, applies his approach to increasing the capacity of schools to help develop more effective and responsible children andSchools Without Failure, for example, applies his approach to increasing the capacity of schools to help develop more effective and responsible children andschools to help develop more effective and responsible children and youth.

Indeed, by allowing parents to meet the compulsory school attendance requirement by sending their children to private institutions that espouse the second approach, the State tacitly acknowledges that its «compelling interest» in education is adequately served in such schools.

A spokesman said «It was a kind of sex education lesson but by untrained inspectors without the consent of parents or the school,» In a sane world this would be an entirely reasonably response: in what other situation could a complete stranger approach a group of young children and ask them about same sex attraction?

«But once our kids were approaching school age, we needed to seriously consider a home for our children,» she says.

The Australian who has led the national team to success in the Six Nations and in tests against Australia will give school children a taste of the national team's approach to the game at the annual clash between Oxford and Cambridge Blues at Twickenham this year.

The following principles guide and define our approach to learning and teaching: • Every child is capable and competent • Children learn through play, investigation, inquiry and exploration • Children and adults learn and play in reciprocal relationships with peers, family members, and teachers • Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in gradesChildren learn through play, investigation, inquiry and exploration • Children and adults learn and play in reciprocal relationships with peers, family members, and teachers • Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in gradesChildren and adults learn and play in reciprocal relationships with peers, family members, and teachers • Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in gradeschildren approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7 - 12.

Where early years settings and schools are pro-active in their approach to engaging fathers they see a significant increase in the numbers of fathers involved in the life of the setting / school — both in supporting children's learning and in governance.

In the same way that the zero - tolerance approach to discipline sends precisely the opposite psychological message to disadvantaged kids than what we now know they need in order to feel motivated and engaged with school, so do many basic elements of traditional American pedagogy work in direct opposition to what the psychological research tells us will help those children succeed.

Being grounded in progressive education principles means the school community has a child - centered approach to learning that focuses on the social, emotional, and academic needs of each individual.

When you visit a school like WHEELS or Polaris, it is hard not to feel hopeful, not just for the prospects of the students there, but for the possibility that a new approach to educating low - income children, rooted in the science of adversity, might be taking hold more broadly.

The event will consider a whole school approach to engaging fathers, the impact on children's attainment and present the resources for undertaking it.

Responding to an increase in academic and emotional problems among kids in the United States, experts in child and adolescent well - being convened at Stanford University in July 2007 to envision a coordinated approach to helping schools and families develop alternative success models to align with research on healthy child development.

Through a progressive developmental based approach to education, Marin Waldorf School has been helping Bay Area parents raise confident, self - reliant, resilient and morally intelligent children for the past 40 years.

As we approach the Child Nutrition Reauthorization in Congress — the every - five - year funding of child nutrition programs — lawmakers will have the opportunity to weaken some of 2010's biggest school meal improvements with respect to sodium, whole grains and fruits and vegetaChild Nutrition Reauthorization in Congress — the every - five - year funding of child nutrition programs — lawmakers will have the opportunity to weaken some of 2010's biggest school meal improvements with respect to sodium, whole grains and fruits and vegetachild nutrition programs — lawmakers will have the opportunity to weaken some of 2010's biggest school meal improvements with respect to sodium, whole grains and fruits and vegetables.

In 1919, Rudolf Steiner founded the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart, Germany, initiating an educational approach that seeks to nurture the whole child, to school the «head, hands, and heart.»

Schools, too, can be unsafe: Punishment is a popular but harmful approach to managing children, while cultivating kind, emotionally supportive school cultures is effective but slow to catch on.

Activities in Waldorf early childhood education take into consideration the age - specific developmental needs of young children, from a focus on will - oriented physical activity in the first three years, then on imaginative play in the middle years of early childhood, and later a more cognitive approach to learning after the child enters school.

Fighting child hunger requires a holistic approach, from support programs like BIC and sharing resources that increase knowledge about this issue, to protecting federal food assistance services like the School Breakfast Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

If your child has been exposed to various literacy approaches and continues to struggle to read, speak to a school faculty member or your child's pediatrician about the possibility that your child may have a learning disability in reading.

While most Waldorf teachers will have heard of this approach, few will have experienced this method themselves as school children, and many may have made only fleeting acquaintance with this approach during their teacher training.

Other: A White Paper on Health, Nutrition, and Physical Education produced by the Department of Education entitled, Healthy Children Ready to Learn (2005), highlights the need for local wellness policies and outlines steps the Department is taking to accelerate their adoption and implementation, including collaborative efforts, promoting a coordinated school health approach, and supporting state legislation supporting wellness policies.

You have kids in school now that go straight from school to practice sometimes several times a week that have had their caloric intake cut via smaller portions at the school lunch to avoid giving too many calories to a sedentary child and I think that's the wrong approach.

It is important to understand how depression can affect learning and school achievement to find ways to tweak your approach specifically to your child.

Encourage their children to invite them into your centre and into school, where they can experience modern approaches to learning.

• 8 out of 10 people (80 %) think fathers should feel as able as mothers to ask for flexible working • 8 out of 10 women (80 %) and more than 6 out of 10 men (62 %) agree that fathers are as good as mothers at caring for children • 7 out of 10 (70 %) agree, 42 % strongly, that society values a child's relationship with its mother more than it values a child's relationship with its father • Almost 6 out of 10 (59 %) agree with the statement that society assumes mothers are good for children, fathers have to prove it • 7 out of 10 (70 %) agree, 50 % strongly, that there should be a zero tolerance approach if fathers do not take on their parenting responsibilities • Almost 7 out of 10 (67 %) agree that dads should be encouraged to spend time in school reading with their child • 7 out of 10 (70 %) agree, 50 % strongly, that dads should be able to stay overnight with their partner in hospital when their baby is born.

Building on reporting for his magazine, the author interviewed economists, psychologists and neuroscientists, examined their recent research, and talked to students, teachers and principals to produce this fascinating overview of a new approach with «the potential to change how we raise our children, how we run our schools, and how we construct our social safety net.»

Reading fiction helps ease the anxieties children commonly experience facing important events in their lives, whether it's starting school, going on a first date, or approaching school tests.

Be prepared for stalling As the first day of school approaches, your child's anxiety may rise.

If your child has a teacher with whom no one is happy, and your meeting with the principal does not bring about any resolution, you should meet with the other parents and approach the school superintendent as a group.

The approach is simple: Breakfast becomes available to all students — no matter their income level — and is eaten at the beginning of the school day — making it possible for all children to participate.

In her article, Ragalie stressed the whole - child approach to health that is reinforced by the values of the learning connection: «With American children spending more than 2,000 hours in school each year, it's clear that in - school wellness initiatives (e.g., Fuel Up to Play 60) and alternate school breakfast programs, can be an engine for positive change to help achieve wellness goals, including being a part of the solution to overcome food insecurity.»

Intervention www.circleofsecurity.org Treatment approach based on attachment theory www.infantinstitute.com Tulane Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health www.sickkids.on.ca / Infant mental health site of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto www.ncast.org Infant mental health website at the University of Washington School of Nursing www.nctsn.org The National Child Traumatic Stress Network early trauma page

As the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approach, our thoughts turn to those children who rely on school meals for their nutrition.

As the holidays approach, our thoughts turn to those children who rely on school meals for daily nutrition.

The findings of the research summarized in The Wellness Impact echo what child nutrition advocates have been preaching about school breakfast (and comprehensive school wellness approaches) for years.

But with increasing dissatisfaction over the high - stakes testing currently consuming mainstream education; the growing recognition of the many benefits a child receives through experiences with art, movement, and nature; a concern over a reliance on technology by younger and younger students; and the news that leaders in the high - tech industry are touting the lifelong benefits of low - tech Waldorf schools in educating their own children, more and more parents and educators are taking a closer look at the Waldorf approach and what it has to offer.

Unfortunately, by the time children reach grade school this approach can often backfire, causing children to lose important social power and denying them the opportunity to develop the skills and experience to negotiate these difficult social waters themselves.

«A wonderful school with a real and sincere approach to the child as an individual.

At Corvallis Waldorf School, we believe that all children will benefit from our unique approach to education.

Since 2005, Prairie Moon Waldorf School has been offering an approach to education that develops a sense of social responsibility as well the skills that teach children how to learn.

Another version of this approach has the children coming to the non-custodial parent right after... MORE school, giving that parent the opportunity to help with homework or attend after - school activities.

Bottom line is that teachers often bear the behavioural brunt of the inadequacies of children's lunch (school provided or home made) and for some schools radical approaches may seem more worth the fallout than others who may favour a softly creeping change.

Help your tween develop possible conversation starters, and encourage your child to approach children who are new at school or in the neighborhood.

What a securely attached child - OR ADULT - looks like: competent, self - confident, resilient, cheerful much of the time, anticipating people's needs (not from a co-dependent place), empathic, humorous, playful, tries harder in the face of adversity; not vulnerable to approach by strangers because won't go to strangers (as adult, out - going without being foolhardy), good self - esteem, achieving, able to use all mental, physical, emotional resources fully, responsive, affectionate, able to make deep commitments as appropriate, able to be self - disclosing as appropriate, able to be available emotionally as appropriate, able to interact well with others at school and in jobs / careers, likely to be more physically healthy throughout life, self - responsible, giving from a «good heart» place of compassion, has true autonomy, no co-dependent self, because of well developed internal modulation system, less likely to turn to external «devices» (addictions) to modulate affect

The school utilizes a hands - on approach in a prepared environment to help children develop confidence, self - reliance and independence.

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All the arguments levelled in the US are the same ones we dealt with — and now that our work has been independently evaluated we are proving that a whole school approach to educating children about food, where it comes from, how its produced, and cooked is a more effective way of reducing obesity, but also increasing pupil attainment and achievement.

The Government has also committed to investing # 150m a year until 2020 to improve the quality of sport provision in every state primary school in England in the form of the PE and sport premium, because high quality provision — resulting from approaches like HDHK — can lead to dramatic improvements in children's health, behaviour and attainment.