Sentences with phrase «educated school community»

With an aware and educated school community, kids with food allergies can be happy and safe.

It can also educate the school community about the value of art in our society.

One year after Lakeside was labeled «persistently dangerous,» the school's efforts to educate the school community about the dangers of bullying are paying off.

Kerry's passions and the focus of her work include empowering teachers, students and parents to learn with open education resources; educating school communities about the power and privacy concerns that come with social media use, and diving headfirst into learning more about new and effective practices in education.

Across the state, members engaged as never before in non-partisan efforts to register voters and to educate school communities on key ballot measures in addition to working on their own time to support important races at the local, county and state levels.

St. Mark's launched the program in January 2013, joining thousands of Olweus schools worldwide, and has had great success educating the school community about bullying.

We educate school communities about teen depression, eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness and empower teens to take charge of their mental health.

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So we learned about generations of indigenous children who had been removed from their homes, their parents, their communities, and their families to be placed in government - sponsored religious schools beginning officially in 1880 so the «Indian» could be educated out of them.

Most Mormon women of my generation are college educated (actually were my mother and grandmother), working women or if they are at home, are active in their schools, communities, etc. while they raise their kids.

Christian education is in the world and for the world... man must work out his salvation in the concrete situation in which God has placed him; not by protection but by contributing to the whole human community of which he is an integral and inseparable part... parents, who have the first and the inalienable right and duty to educate their children, should enjoy true freedom in the choice of their schools, etc..»

And yet the novel that followed The Junkers, Monk Dawson, was about a monk: a simple story of a boy from a school not unlike Ampleforth, who on graduation joins the community, then questions its commitment to educating the sons of the rich, and applies his own idiosyncratic «preferential option for the poor,» providing shelter for a homeless family in the school theater.

Accordingly, the common life of a theological school that educates those who lead and nurture communities of Christians in that life must in high moral seriousness focus above all on the nature and demands of that activity and on analysis of the society in which it must be lived.

MCC - SF also strives to educate people outside the gay and lesbian community about AIDS, through letter - writing campaigns, public presentations and workshops on AIDS, which have been given in a variety of settings, including the San Francisco AIDS Interfaith Conference, the United Methodist Consultation on AIDS Ministries, the Presbyterian Ministers Association, and Pacific School of Religion's AIDS Awareness Week.

«Whether through sponsoring local high school activities, being an active supporter of the county 4 - H program, educating youth through the dozens of tours given at the mill each year, providing flour for various service organizations» fundraisers, helping at the area health fair or providing equipment for the volunteer fire department, we believe that a healthy community builds strong, productive citizens.»

Bertschi School educates children to become compassionate, confident and creative learners in a global community.

What you should expect First, expect to find a supportive, educated community that genuinely loves their Waldorf school.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Her marketing and communications career has taken her into various public Montessori schools, where she helps them find new ways to educate other parents and their communities about the benefits of Montessori education.

The park district of Highland Park has worked with District 112 and 113 public schools to educate students, the community and visitors to its Lake Michigan natural resource areas.

Often celebrated with events, special guests, custom menus and nutrition education activities, the purpose remains to help educate students, parents and communities about the nutritional value of school lunch.

But I realised that by home educating them and going to different groups within the home education community they will gain more than even a private school can provide, such as more knowledge of the world.

GOALS: (1) Educate parents on key issues that affect academic success; (2) Provide resources necessary for academic success; (3) Empower, equip and educate parents on becoming self advocates; (4) Encourage success in school programs through a collaborative process within the district, school and comEducate parents on key issues that affect academic success; (2) Provide resources necessary for academic success; (3) Empower, equip and educate parents on becoming self advocates; (4) Encourage success in school programs through a collaborative process within the district, school and comeducate parents on becoming self advocates; (4) Encourage success in school programs through a collaborative process within the district, school and community.

A school with outstanding food allergy awareness is willing to 1) provide accommodations in writing for your child for their specific allergies, 2) admit what they don't know and learn, 3) follow a written health care plan (provided by your doctor) that outlines the steps to take if anaphylaxis were to occur, 4) train all necessary staff on the use of epinephrine, 5) have a school nurse in the building at all times, 6) include your child in every activity possible including field trips, 7) educate the community about food allergies, 8) refuse to allow any bullying behavior regarding food allergies, 9) find ways to celebrate without food and 10) stand up to parents (and educate them) who say that food allergies are «hogwash»!

Belonging to a community bound by common aims, i.e. providing support and information for families whose children are being educated outside school, upholding the freedom for parents to choose to take direct responsibility for the education of their children, and promoting knowledge, understanding and acceptance of education otherwise than at school.

A school with outstanding food allergy awareness is willing to 1) provide accommodations in writing for your child for their specific allergies, 2) admit what they don't know and learn, 3) provide a written health care plan that outlines the steps to take if anaphylaxis were to occur, 4) train all necessary staff on the use of epinephrine, 5) have a school nurse in the building at all times, 6) include your child in every activity possible including field trips, 7) educate the community about food allergies, 8) refuse to allow any bullying behavior regarding food allergies, 9) find ways to celebrate without food and 10) stand up to parents (and educate them) who say that food allergies are «hogwash»!

You might live in a health - conscious, progressive city and / or your children might attend a school (public or private) in which the parent community is well educated about nutrition — or at least open to nutrition education.

Trained community leaders to deliver health messages (including EBF) to families during household visits and community eventsb; created New Parents» Schools in community health centers to educate expectant parents on health topics such as breastfeedingb

Our school district already made a decision (not after consulting the community of well educated people) to refuse federal lunch money for our high school.

FREE Road - tested Tips for Families on: discussing adoption at school, answering intrusive questions, educating your community, and more.

Driven by compassion that is born out of our personal and professional experiences with SM, we share a commitment to providing the tools and resources needed to support individuals and families, and to educate schools, professionals and other members of our community.

Now that the rules are finalized, she said the USDA will continue its efforts to educate parents, communities and school staff about better nutritional food choices.

«John's history as a community leader will further engage and educate the community on the brand new Connect Kids initiative, which involves free access to all fourth - grade students and their families, free field trips for eligible schools, free Learn to Swim lessons for children, the youth conservation corps and various outdoor recreational programs.

While urging the Muslim community to embrace the government's Free Senior High School education program, Akufo - Addo explained that Ghanaians will be in a better place to practice their religion if educated.

Reacting to the bill's passage, East Ramapo school board president Yehuda Weissmandl said the Assembly's «spirited and lengthy debate» served well to educate members on the complex challenges faced by the unique community.

The massive campaign both on social media and in school communities statewide sought to educate the public about the danger to public schools from the governor's politically motivated attacks.

The film is intended to educate parents, community members, and middle - school to college - aged children about the dangers of addiction and how to avoid becoming a victim.

Another $ 40,000 went to North Star Fund as a matching grant «to educate and organize grassroots communities on the need for high - quality, universal Pre-K and after - school and the UPKNYC plan to pay for these critical investments,» said a campaign spokesman.

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - led research also suggests that employing local community health educators instead of more formally educated nurses to counsel young at - risk mothers could be cost effective and provide badly needed jobs to high school graduates from the same impoverished communSchool of Public Health - led research also suggests that employing local community health educators instead of more formally educated nurses to counsel young at - risk mothers could be cost effective and provide badly needed jobs to high school graduates from the same impoverished communschool graduates from the same impoverished communities.

He developed an outreach program to educate the South Asian community about diabetes risk and preventive measures during a recent Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program sponsored by the School of Public Health at the Shri Krishna Nidhi Foundation, an organization based in Hillsborough that promotes wellness among New Jersey's South Asian pocommunity about diabetes risk and preventive measures during a recent Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program sponsored by the School of Public Health at the Shri Krishna Nidhi Foundation, an organization based in Hillsborough that promotes wellness among New Jersey's South Asian poCommunity Health Internship Program sponsored by the School of Public Health at the Shri Krishna Nidhi Foundation, an organization based in Hillsborough that promotes wellness among New Jersey's South Asian population.

«These scholarships catalyze our schools» ability to find, recruit, educate and nurture the workforce our country needs: talented professionals whose life experiences enable them to provide compassionate care to today's diverse communities and advance science to improve the health of future communities.»

At the time, schooling was largely considered a community responsibility, and Stow and towns and cities like it all across the United States shouldered nearly 80 percent of the costs of educating their young citizens.

Foster: Parents for Public Schools (PPS) is a national organization of community - based chapters working to strengthen public schools by engaging, educating and mobilizing pSchools (PPS) is a national organization of community - based chapters working to strengthen public schools by engaging, educating and mobilizing pschools by engaging, educating and mobilizing parents.

Educating girls is essential to healthy and thriving communities but, globally, 62 million girls are not in school, and barriers to adolescent girls completing school are particularly significant.

The (c)(3) organized and trained community members, educating them, policymakers, and the general public on school reform and teacher effectiveness issues.

29 Girls who participate in physical education do better academically; learning to tap away anger and stress; schools without P.E. could be labeled unhealthy; students raise vegetables and educate the community about healthful food choices.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Nonprofit groups that organize, educate, and mobilize parents to take active roles in promoting school improvement in their communities are on the rise in a number of states.

2nd Programme (10/10/2011): Preventive health, educating on diet and hygiene habits in the community, school and family.

These shifting demographics pose unique challenges for rural and suburban schools, many of which are unaccustomed to educating English learners and recent immigrants — or indeed to living in diverse communities.

Through collaboration with the San Francisco Film Society, they were able to create films to educate our school and community about the plans they had developed.

«These diaries that change the world encourage children to «be the change» and lead projects in their homes, schools or communities to inspire and educate others.»