Sentences with phrase «empowering school communities»

Our mission is to empower school communities with yoga to cultivate health and wellness in children and teens.»

Working together with parents, teachers, community members and elected officials, they want to empower school communities to reinvent themselves as community «hubs» that can provide services that efficiently and effectively reduce barriers to learning and improve student outcomes.

We helped to empower school communities to allocate scarce resources effectively and prioritize resources for our highest need students by OUSD and through the new Local Control Funding Formula.

07.03.2016 - Greek Ambassadors Eleni Papamichalaki and Konstantina Kotsi presented the Enable Project to 50 teachers of English in Primary and Secondary Education at a two - hour seminar entitled «Empowering the school community through programmes of Social and Emotional Learning and Peer Support» organized by Dr Manolopoulou - Sergi, School Advisor of the English Language for the 3rd Directorate of Athens.

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«Malala wants every girl to be in school and every girl to be empowered with the skills she needs to have opportunity in her life, to be employed, to not get married at 14 — and to be a change maker in her community,» says Shahid.

Create a movement... to empower and inspire students, schools, communities, and families to take action.

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 community.

, however they would undertake their journey with a unified goal of empowering students and communities to make healthier choices in their lives and school environments.

The Unconventional Parents Community is on a mission to connect and empower parents who see the value in things like home birth, home schooling, «attachment parenting,» etc..

And she underscores that the bill empowers school boards to ask their communities if they would like to establish voting wards.

«From her years teaching high school students to her work uplifting women and working families as a county legislator, Cindy's candidacy reflects her commitment to empowering her community.

Mr Brown continued: «We need responsible parents and empowered local communities working in partnership with our great public institutions - schools, colleges, children's centres - to provide a shared response.»

Chess in the Schools has been teaching and empowering more than a half - million students in the most underserved communities throughout New York City, since 1986, helping students learn to use chess as an educational tool to promote learning and critical thinking.

Local control over co-location decisions: Community Education Councils should be empowered to approve all co-locations of schools in their community school districts and, in the case of high schools — which normally fall outside the jurisdiction of the parent councils — all schools geographically located in their community dCommunity Education Councils should be empowered to approve all co-locations of schools in their community school districts and, in the case of high schools — which normally fall outside the jurisdiction of the parent councils — all schools geographically located in their community dcommunity school districts and, in the case of high schools — which normally fall outside the jurisdiction of the parent councils — all schools geographically located in their community dcommunity districts.

Restore the power and independence of high school and community superintendents: State Education Law should be changed so that Community Education Councils are empowered to forward a list of three candidates for superintendent to the chancellor, who would select among thocommunity superintendents: State Education Law should be changed so that Community Education Councils are empowered to forward a list of three candidates for superintendent to the chancellor, who would select among thoCommunity Education Councils are empowered to forward a list of three candidates for superintendent to the chancellor, who would select among those three.

Senate Democrats earlier this year pushed for a community schools grant program that would provide wraparound social services and empower the education commissioner to award competitive grants to eligible school districts that use existing buildings for community - based hubs.

Declaring his intention at the Obohia Community Primary School, in Ukwa East local government area of the state, on Thursday, Stanley said his intention to run for the Senatorial seat was born out of his love for the good people of Abia South Senatorial Zone, and the already existing equity in Abia South, which empowered an Ukwa man to run for the senatorial position in 2019 election.

Whether it is working hand - in - hand with community leaders to empower minority candidates running for office or working to ensure that African - Americans have access to quality health care, schools and employment, I feel privileged to have the opportunity to lift up our communities and work with and for African - Americans in the Bronx and across New York.

Most importantly, we must find a way to help reach students in failing schools by empowering parents who can best advocate for their child and their communities.

To date, the program has empowered more than a million students through partnerships with over 4,000 schools and community - based organizations throughout the United States and South Africa.

New York About Blog Opera Teens is a national initiative to empower high - schoolers to pursue their interests in opera, share opera learning with others and leverage the power of opera to serve local communities.

The task before us is creating arrangements that empower families, practitioners, and the community and help develop a continuously improving system of schools.

For the past ten years, Sylvia was President of Generation YES, a non-profit with a mission of empowering young people to improve their schools and communities with modern technology.

Train schools, community partners, and family leaders to empower families with high - impact home strategies in all grades (e.g., reading and language development, communication on grades and coursework, and linking schoolwork with student interests and career exploration).

It empowers parents to transform a failing school through community organizing.

«Parents want the best for their kids, and where they are unhappy with the schools on offer locally the free school programme empowers them to demand more and establish new, high performing, community - led new schools.»

This annual event, now in its fifth year, offers educators an opportunity to reflect and tell the story — and amplify the reach of these messages — about how digital tools are empowering learning in classrooms, schools, homes, and communities.

I've convinced schools to create YouTube or Vimeo channels, in - house TED Talk podiums, «cable» news programs, literary magazines, podcasts, and community outreach organizations — anything to empower teachers to be creative.

The Power for Good campaign aims to bring the whole community together to combat these issues, empowering everyone to take a stand against bullying whether it's taking place in school, the community or online.»

How do we recreate this positive and empowering energy for children every day, in our schools, homes and communities?

A longitudinal study of the Child - to - Child approach in Pakistan's Health Action Schools program (Carnegie, R., Khamis, T., 2002) demonstrated that empowering children to make their own health decisions in consultation with adults, adopt health - promoting practices, and carry health messages from schools to families and communities not only improved their health knowledge and behavior but also enhanced their self Schools program (Carnegie, R., Khamis, T., 2002) demonstrated that empowering children to make their own health decisions in consultation with adults, adopt health - promoting practices, and carry health messages from schools to families and communities not only improved their health knowledge and behavior but also enhanced their self schools to families and communities not only improved their health knowledge and behavior but also enhanced their self esteem.

Through first - person narratives, Muslim students, who often feel unseen and unheard, misunderstood and marginalized in their schools and communities, are empowered to speak their truth and define themselves.

In the Winter 2012 issue of Ed Next, Bruno Manno wrote about the growing number of advocacy groups that empower parents to take active roles in promoting school improvement in their communities, including Parent Revolution, which has helped California parents organize to pull the «parent trigger.»

The goals of the initiative are: • To empower and mobilize students to step outside of themselves and their immediate social circles to create kinder, more inclusive school communities.

She empowered and motivated participants to strive for the best for children in their schools and communities through her own personal journey and story of growing up in the Bronx, N.Y. and in revisiting her former preschool.

Another school within the SLRC project is exploring the factors that are limiting parental involvement in their children's learning experiences, with the aim to better understand the complex needs of the parents within their school community, and empower them to become partners in their children's learning.

Allexis Education empowers the whole school community to go entirely digital, allowing students, teachers and parents to collaborate towards making learning interactive and captivating.

«I plan to lead a school, where I can ensure communities of children can lead an educationally empowered life because I firmly believe that all children, despite their economic, ethnic, or physical background should attain an equitable education,» she says.

He said: «Our review is about ensuring schools deliver the best outcomes for children and young people, with teachers empowered to make decisions about learning within schools, supported by parents and the local community.

That feature is what lost the support of longtime social - justice warrior (and founder of the pro school choice Black Alliance for Educational Options) Howard Fuller, who in July shocked many allies by stating his opposition to the Nevada plan: «Parental choice should be used principally as a tool to empower communities that face systemic barriers to greater educational and economic opportunities... I could never approve of a plan that would give those with existing advantages even greater means to leverage the limited number of private school options, to the detriment of low - income families.»

The recycling initiative FairandFunky, a community interest company, focused on empowering participants to take their own little steps to change the world delivered the project, which made use of plastic straws and bottle caps to create a college to a total of 21 student council representatives from Boothroyd Primary Academy and Thornhill Junior and Infant School.

Pip Cleaves, parent, head teacher and Senior Education Consultant at Design, Learn, Empower recommends that teachers and principals have open discussions with school communities about BYOD technology requirements, share the required specifications of the technology, offer recommendations with variety in price, and ensure parents know exactly what a device will be used for to ensure purchased devices suit the learning needs of their children.

In this course, participants will learn how to engage and empower others in solving their school's most challenging problems, craft and communicate a strong vision, actively shape their school culture to support their most important work, and to lead a diverse school community that supports all students in reaching their potential.

At Denver Public Schools (DPS) and in every district in Rhode Island, family and community engagement empowers parents to be partners in creating great sSchools (DPS) and in every district in Rhode Island, family and community engagement empowers parents to be partners in creating great schoolsschools.

We believe that through exceptional professional education that is responsive and relevant to the challenges practitioners face, we can equip and empower educators and institutions around the world to improve their practice in service of their students, schools, and communities.

It's vital we have conversations with our students about the inequities in our society and empower students to take their voices beyond the classroom walls — particularly for those of us who work in schools located in communities of color.

Extending an invitation to different groups within the larger school community empowers everyone as it increases trust in school leadership.

In this webinar, you'll hear how St. Albans City School is empowering students by putting Google tools into their hands to improve their community.

AmeriCorps coaches empower fourth - and fifth - graders to take on leadership roles and improve their school community.

«The goals and measures of success outlined in our approved state plan shows Hawaii's continued commitment to providing equitable access to quality education, and empowers our educators to innovate and design schools that meet the needs of their communities,» said Hawaii State Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto.