Sentences with phrase «educational group programming»

Tourism by U.S. citizens is not permitted, however, travel through specially licensed «People - to - People» educational group programs is allowed.

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MMCI works with financial institutions, family offices, philanthropic organizations, and professional advisor groups, providing educational workshops and public speaking programs.

The plan calls upon churches to, among other things, «adopt» street gangs and allow troubled youths to use church properties as safe havens; intercede for youth in the juvenile court system; provide vocational training to inner - city residents; organize capital for micro-enterprises; develop educational curricula heralding the achievements of blacks and Latinos; initiate neighborhood crime watch groups; and establish counseling programs for battered women and the men who abuse them.

A systematic effort to encourage church members to become involved in the activities of the local Mental Health Association, a citizens group which engages in educational and preventive programs on all three levels.

• Sponsor educational programs for church groups and for the public, providing information about the capabilities and needs of mentally handicapped people.

In another educational innovation, the Human Development Program, children in groups of ten or so, for about twenty minutes each school day, participate in a variety of learning games.

Originally the study included only traditional mainline groups, but the participating denominations agreed to add the Southern Baptists to the study because of that denomination's thorough educational programs.

There are at least four channels through which the prophetic ministry can be implemented: (a) prophetic preaching, (b) study - discussion groups (and other educational programs), (c) social action groups, and (d) action by individual members through community social action projects.

A marital enrichment group, a family camp, a child - study group, a youth fellowship, a preparation for retirement group, a nursery program, a senior citizen club, premarital counseling, marriage counseling, pastoral care in bereavement, parent - child counseling, and the entire spiritual growth and educational thrust of the church — all these are examples of resources which are designed to stimulate the growth of personality toward the realization of each individual's potentialities.

Choice of content and methods will be determined, to a large extent, by the aims or objectives of the educational program and the target groups one hopes to reach.

We have already noted the possibility of an educational program out of which smaller, more intimate groups can be formed for sharing on a more personal basis.

Both groups of professionals may bring particular insights, knowledge, and skills to such educational programs.

His role included business development, management of a national sales and distribution network, staffing the organization and instituting educational training programs for hotels and restaurant groups.

Additional resources include an adult day program, diagnostic and educational evaluations, and consulting services for groups interested in starting up similar programs.

At Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, we offer a multitude of fun and educational nature - based programs for students from Preschool to High School, as well as College and Community groups.

A REAP Food Group team member serves as the district's Farm to School Manager two days a week, and works with them to create educational and marketing materials to promote their program.

These groups work collaboratively to accomplish the full range of the school's necessary functions in pursuit of our educational mission — from the day - to - day and year - to - year operations of a Parent - Child program to 8th grade Waldorf school to the conception and implementation of the school's strategic plan.

Mass Audubon offers educational programs for garden clubs, senior centers, historical groups, and many other clubs and organizations.

Every group that applies to use the community's facilities should be required to go through a brief educational program that addresses the importance of youth sports in a child's development, and what the behavior expectations are for the adults, regardless if they're a coach, official, or simply a spectator.

Is he socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively ready to participate in a daily, structured, educational program with a group of other children?

Browse our calendar of upcoming events for educational interactive events and programs for families, adults and groups.

Named after native Illinois prairie animals, these groups are a great way to share your love of nature, and support innovative educational programs and local conservation work at the same time.

Mass Audubon at Moose Hill offers a multitude of fun and educational nature - based programs year round for groups of youth from ages 3 and up.

An evaluation of Hawaii's Healthy Start program found no differences between experimental and control groups in maternal life course (attainment of educational and life goals), substance abuse, partner violence, depressive symptoms, the home as a learning environment, parent - child interaction, parental stress, and child developmental and health measures.25 However, program participation was associated with a reduction in the number of child abuse cases.

The largest randomized trial of a comprehensive early intervention program for low - birth - weight, premature infants (birth to age three), the Infant Health and Development Program, included a home visiting component along with an educational centre - based program.7 At age three, intervention group children had significantly better cognitive and behavioural outcomes and improved parent - child interaprogram for low - birth - weight, premature infants (birth to age three), the Infant Health and Development Program, included a home visiting component along with an educational centre - based program.7 At age three, intervention group children had significantly better cognitive and behavioural outcomes and improved parent - child interaProgram, included a home visiting component along with an educational centre - based program.7 At age three, intervention group children had significantly better cognitive and behavioural outcomes and improved parent - child interaprogram.7 At age three, intervention group children had significantly better cognitive and behavioural outcomes and improved parent - child interactions.

«Resources for Divorced Parents» (1-800-640-3405), a nonprofit Maine corporation committed to reducing the negative effects of divorce offers «Kids First: Parenting Through Divorce,» a four - hour educational program for parents who are involved in a court case involving rights and responsibilities of their minor children, and «The Next Step,» a six - week group program for divorcing parents who want to «learn healthy, effective ways to parent children, to resolve conflicts and empower themselves during and after the divorce process.»

In the other group, researchers made visits and calls and sent monthly newsletters encouraging parents to replace violent TV with educational programming - including specific program schedules and recommended shows, such as Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer and Curious George.

They may offer educational programs, caregiving tips, support groups, respite care, and assistance with medical needs and financial obligations.

Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon offers a variety of fun and educational nature - based programs for Scout troops, birthdays, play groups, homeschools, and more.

Through their premature birth research, educational programs, and support groups, the March of Dimes has provided the support that parents and caregivers everywhere need when they are faced with premature births.

Since K - 12 students are a vital part of the educational pipeline, I am also heavily involved in programs targeting this group.

The idea that certain individuals and groups learn differently due to their genetic makeup, and so need specialized educational programs could be the first step in a slippery slope to recreating a new brand of «separate but equal.»

Relative to the comparison group receiving the usual services, program participation was independently linked to higher educational attainment, income, socioeconomic status (SES), and health insurance coverage, as well as lower rates of justice - system involvement and substance abuse.

There Salaeha managed committees and interest groups related to school health and infectious diseases, orchestrated state - wide educational programming, and recruited and trained pediatricians and allied healthcare providers to engage in policy initiatives related to pediatric health.

Thanks to Rich Bradley for working hard in 1987 to make the 40 foot functional for the first groups of teachers, and the telescope mechanics for keeping it that way, Carl Heiles for inspiring us to observe neutral hydrogen, a true staple of our educational programs for teachers and youth, Bill Radcliffe (do you remember the time you single - handedly took the front end off the telescope???), Nathan Sharp, and Dave Woody for coming to the rescue when the 40 Foot needed a technical swift kick, Skip Crilly for updating the telescope and getting rid of pesky RFI, and all of the astronomers who have enlightened teachers and students over the years.

All of SHARE's services are free of charge and include telephone support, educational programs, support groups, and public - health initiatives.

Ulrike's educational program was completed magna cum laude with a research project on correlative microscopy at liquid nitrogen temperature in the group of Wolfgang Baumeister at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried / Munich, Germany.»

He worked closely with Iraqi scientists from many branches of science to facilitate research collaborations in the U.S., help them improve their educational programs, host a visit of Iraqi scientists to the U.S., and arrange for a different group to attend a scientific meeting in New Orleans.

The Mars Society is an all - volunteer group, so your membership dues are used solely to promote the mission of the Mars Society, including coordinating public and political outreach, establishing educational programming, convening our annual international convention and organizing and managing Mars simulations and research studies at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the Utah desert and the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) in the Canadian arctic.

K - 12 educational programs are $ 100 for 50 minutes unless otherwise noted (contact our education coordinator for more information for other non-K-12 school group pricing).

The ASP's Arthur B.C. Walker II Award has been established to honor an outstanding scientist whose research and educational efforts substantially contributes to astronomy and who has (1) demonstrated a substantial commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented groups pursuing degrees in astronomy and / or (2) been instrumental in creating or supporting innovative and successful STEM programs designed to support underrepresented students or their teachers.

In 1996, in response to these concerns, Varmus, then director of NIH, impaneled a group of experienced clinical investigators and academic health center administrators to make recommendations that might guide the NIH toward policy changes to alleviate the concerns in the clinical research community.14 Several of the panel's recommendations have been implemented, including increased support of the General Clinical Research Center budget, expanded support of training in clinical research, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented research.

Programs for students and educational groups are FREE!

In addition to educational programs and training certifications, the nonprofit group shares in - depth articles by health and fitness experts, from certified professional trainers to college kinesiology professors.

The Control Diet group was instructed to follow a program that was based on the Danish educational, unit - based diet system Kostkalender (The Diet Calendar).

The film starts by stating a group of vampires are being documented by the New Zealand Programming Board for what seems to be research and educational purposes.

This study abroad program emerged when a group of IEP students convened and decided to launch an ambitious comparative educational study across three wildly diverse contexts:...

One response to this observation has been to assume that the closing of achievement gaps requires group - based solutions — for example, special initiatives aimed at boys (or girls), educational solutions for Indigenous students, or government programs targeted on students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

An array of ideological and budgetary considerations that reject tracking, ability grouping, «pull - out» programs, and other forms of educational separation (often including both acceleration and grade repetition) on grounds that such practices are morally wrong, socially and educationally undesirable, politically imprudent, and just plain unaffordable.

In the overall context of educational approaches in New Zealand, this program marks a radical change: It works across age groups and has sought funding from a range of different agencies, so it doesn't fit conveniently into the conventional institutions.