Sentences with phrase «cultural programming by»

It will host exhibitions and events during the Triennial this summer and then remain for up to three years to host further cultural programming by the Creative Foundation.

Not exact matches

This is a shared cultural event at a time when the notion of everyone watching the same program on the same network at the same time is a distant memory, totally disconnected from our new reality of Netflix (nflx), Hulu, Amazon Video (amzn), HBO Go or Apple TV (aapl) delivering our favorite shows, which increasingly aren't even produced by the major networks.

Also driving the trend is a collective cultural disgust with «obscene comp programs — the Monopoly money, the pay schemes that screw the little investor» — that have been proffered in recent years, says Charles A. (Chuck) Coonradt, author of The Game of Work and CEO of a consulting company by the same name in Park City, Utah.

The combined budget for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, would fall by 28 %, with funding cuts for the United Nations, climate change and cultural exchange programs.

The university's contributions go well beyond funding, as evidenced by the affordable housing it provides for community residents; the program it sponsors to allow university staff to serve as volunteer firefighters in Princeton; the students who help staff the first aid and rescue squad; the auditing program it offers to community residents; the intellectual, cultural and athletic events it makes available to community residents; and it supports entities like McCarter Theatre and Garden Theatre.

For adults, these unfolding stages and transitions are as heavily programmed by cultural expectations as by the biological and psychological factors that determine childhood.

Evangelical and fundamentalist mission agencies have grown in proportion, while mainline bodies have focused more on assisting indigenous ministries, supplying social services, lobbying for social justice through political channels, and even turning the cultural conduit around by sponsoring reverse missionary programs.14 Viewed from only the American context, it appears that mainstream Protestantism has suffered a serious decline in its missionary efforts.

[The comments were made by Patrick Henry as executive director of the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research; they appear in the institute's collection Ecumenical People, Programs, Papers.]

Rather, they're programmed by a common cultural wisdom that for two centuries has celebrated the intellect over the heart.

By developing and implementing programs and providing economic development opportunities, AIANTA helps tribes build for their future while sustaining and strengthening their cultural legacy.

But the gender roles are totally instigated by our culture and it turns out you can manipulate the cultural input, but the programmed routine of child care (or child killing, which is also buried in our brains as an instinctual behaviour) are enabled by cultural inputs.

He believes that the potential positive outcomes of programs based on the belief that adult - child play is crucial for child development could be reduced by suspicions of «racism or cultural imperialism».

In fact, I would recommend Lunch Money to parents precisely because it serves as an excellent tutorial regarding the many challenges — financial, cultural and regulatory — faced by most school food programs.

Our dual - language program of both Mandarin and Spanish from first through fourth grades, followed by intensive study of Spanish from fifth through eighth grades, provides both an intellectual boost as well as a window into the cultural practices of the wider world — in Nashville and beyond.

Waldorf School of Princeton welcomes students and employees of any color; race; sexual orientation; ethnic, national, cultural, social, or religious backgrounds; and any other characteristic protected by law in its admissions and employment practices, as well as in participation in its programs and events.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

Gause is one of 25 «Grandma, Please» volunteers, who will be honored Monday in a 10 a.m. awards ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Started 10 years ago as a service for senior citizens by the Uptown Center Hull House Association and supported by the Chicago Community Trust, the program handles at least 800 calls a month from youngsters who come home after school to an empty house and want to talk to a grownup.

While the theoretical principles guiding the use of the NBO and the accompanying training program, include many of the conceptual themes that informed our work with the NBAS, they are influenced by theoretical and clinical principles from the fields of infant mental health, child development, brain development, behavioral pediatrics, systems theory, communication studies, nursing, early intervention and cultural studies, among its influences.

Part of the service includes a Downtown Thursday Night program, sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Connect with Chicago's No. 1 cultural institution by joining a committed group of companies that provide critical support for Shedd's ongoing work in animal care, conservation research and education programming.

Sag Harbor's third annual Cultural Heritage Weekend will focus on the evolution of a diverse community over three centuries through a variety of events and programs presented from tomorrow through Sunday by the member organizations of the Sag Harbor Cultural District.

An on - site SAGE Center, run by the nation's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older adults, will provide health and cultural programs, meals, and a computer center.

Members of the New York City Council have joined together with cultural institutions and advocates to petition Mayor Bill de Blasio to increase by $ 40 million the funding for cultural programming and organizations in the upcoming city budget.

Its mission is to build and strengthen the Jewish and Western New York communities by providing recreational, educational, cultural and social programs and services that are consistent with Jewish values.

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer asked for more funding for cultural institutions, echoed by Council Member Cumbo, who pointed out that arts funding has been flat for a decade and the discounted memberships under the IDNYC program posed significant costs for cultural institutions.

WHEREAS, the State of New York is best positioned to: (1) understand the ramifications of operating an Exchange within New York's commercial insurance market; (2) consider the unique regional and economic needs of the State's individual and small business health insurance markets; (3) account for the diversity of its population, with its ethnic, cultural and language differences; and (4) decide what benefits will be provided to enrollees in the Exchange, which health plans can participate in the Exchange, what rules should apply to the marketing of products by health plans, and how to operate the Small Business Health Option Program («SHOP») for small businesses;

The right to science is enshrined not only in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948, but also in Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, said Jessica Wyndham, interim director of the AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law program and a coordinator of the Science and Human Rights Coalition.

Advance conservation science and provide science that informs stewardship of natural and cultural resources by expanding scientific research programs in parks;

«From our contacts and sources in Syria, we knew that there was damage to World Heritage sites,» said Brian I. Daniels, Director of Research and Programs, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, University of Pennsylvania Museum, «but this report surprised us by revealing just how extensive the destruction actually is.»

This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, the National Science Foundation, the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) and Partner University Funds (PUF) programs, the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, the French Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, the United Kingdom's Science and Technology Facilities Council, the Chilean Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT), and the National Research Foundation of Korea.

We are united by a shared vision — to train, to mentor, and to inspire a diverse group of students from a wide range of cultural and academic backgrounds into competitive graduate training programs and professional research - based careers.

The yearlong program facilitates a comprehensive, healing process by offering empowering opportunities through proactive individual and group therapies, a customized work program, a wholesome diet and nurturing, cultural experiences, which together with peer support, helps to rebalance and bring harmony to the distressed soul.

The EUSD responded quickly to these concerns by removing all cultural artifacts from the school environment, clearly explaining to the program instructors that these artifacts were not appropriate, and giving parents the opportunity to observe the yoga classes, but it's possible the «damage» had already been done.

By releasing the stuck energy, cultural programming and misconceptions you believe about yourself, your true essence of vibrance, light and joy can be revealed.

The Whistler Film Festival Society (WFFS) is a cultural charitable organization dedicated to furthering the art of film by providing programs that focus on the discovery, development and promotion of new talent culminating with a must attend festival for artists, the industry and audiences in Whistler.

SPECIAL EVENTS RuPaul's Drag Race: A Retrospective of the Cultural Phenomenon / U.S.A. (Lead Artist: RuPaul Charles)-- A retrospective of VH1's Emmy - winning «RuPaul's Drag Race» on the heels of its10th season, and a panel hosted by RuPaul with executive producers Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, along with Tom Campbell and Pamela Post, senior vice president of Original Programming for MTV, VH1 and Logo.

By mobilizing community and political support for her single - screen multi-purpose venue, Lea has ensured that the Rio is an essential part of East Vancouver's thriving cultural scene, offering innovative programming and an atmosphere that ensures that moviegoing is a vibrant experience.

China has some strong programs when it comes to using the native languages of minority groups for school instruction, according to a report published in 2005 and released online in July by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO.

Of the 75 million children worldwide who are out of school, more than half are living in situations of conflict and millions more live in areas affected by natural disasters, according to Faryal Khan, Ed.D.» 05, who leads the education program for the Gulf states and Yemen for the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) located in Doha, Qatar.

The program still had to tie in with Florida standards, and students increased their cultural awareness, enhanced their technology skills, and participated in the scientific process by monitoring the compost pile.

Schools could smooth and facilitate the process of cultural adjustment by providing programs and services addressing the needs of refugee youth (British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2009).

The authors also point out that sustained programs of professional development and support are required «if the substantial rewards promised by the research evidence are to be secured,» so that each teacher can «find his or her own ways of incorporating [feedback] into his or her own patterns of classroom work and into the cultural norms and expectations of a particular school community.»

I am the co-founder of Know My World, a global education organization built by teachers for teachers, which offers programs and professional development for digital cross-cultural exchange and social, emotional and cultural learning.

As Lamb, Teese and Polesel have shown, with the increasing residualisation of public schools caused by the flight of cultural capital — itself a result of years of federal and state neglect and artificial choice programs promoting private schools — public schools have a larger proportion of problematic learners, disadvantaged and refugee families, and students at risk of school failure, but have larger class sizes than ever before in comparison with most private schools.

This language and cultural exchange program was funded and initiated by the Australian government.

Accomplishing this is a challenge, one that is not adequately met by occasional programs, cultural assemblies, or guest speakers alone.

In May this year, Mayor de Blasio signed legislation to develop a comprehensive Cultural Plan for New York by 2017 with arts programming for schools, and in so doing joined other US cities dedicated to increasing arts education, including Houston, Chicago and Denver.

The organization's goal is for all children, regardless of economic and cultural background, to have access to after - school programs by 2010.

«Studies show that television viewing is a popular activity for pre-school-aged children and that educational television programs can help improve children's school readiness by building literacy and numeracy skills, cultural awareness, self - esteem and appropriate behaviours,» the report notes.

However, according to a recent Daily Report Card report, his plan is under attack by the left, many of whom complain of cultural bias in testing, and by the right, who fear any national testing program could lead to a national curriculum.