Sentences with phrase «example of strong community»

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Bizmore and FiLife.com are two good examples of strong niche communities.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

Expanding on those remarks was Joe Muellenberg from the Horticulture and 4 - H Program, University of Wisconsin Extension; Joe gave examples of how intergenerational gardening (Family Garden School) and community service can build strong future leaders.

In strong partnership with the New York State Homes and Community Renewal, Empire State Development and Niagara Falls residents, CB Emanuel Reality's Niagara City Lofts will convert an example of neglect to an example of thoughtful reuse,» said Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster.

The Lamphear Gardens project is an example of this investment and helps send a strong signal that we are dedicated to securing and strengthening our community and making it a better place to live.»

«It's just one example of the work that schools can do to build stronger family and school partnerships — ones that expand opportunities for shared responsibility between families and the broader community.»

Although the subjects vary considerably from one grade to the next (from the life cycle of frogs to the role of change makers in society to the study of the causes and consequences of war), every expedition shares some common characteristics: an emphasis on student - led inquiry, connections to the community (through interactions with local experts and service - learning projects, for example), and an integrated curriculum with a strong emphasis on the visual and performing arts.

The comments come from current Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads of house, inclusion managers and Form Group Tutors...: We used this in small groups in our new class every morning for a week, what a great start, everyone is still buzzing... Builds a strong sense of belonging to something special... your class... Encourages differences and similarities to recognised and valued... Hugely improves our efforts at inclusion... The students quickly came out of their shells and are blossoming... Reveals much of the nature of the students... Gets us buzzing as a group... Encourages participants to take part in their own game and go and find things out from others... brilliant ice breaker game... Helped to resolve a huge problem we had in getting students to gel... Switches the students brains on from the moment go... Helps to break down various barriers... Gives a big boost to developing important life skills... This gives a great insight and a fantastic array of examples, clues and hints as to the characters of each individual in the group... Helps participants learn some things about themselves... Helps participants learn some things about others... Helps you learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)... Makes it easy to develop class rules of fairness and cooperation... Builds a sense of purpose... Creates a sense of community and togetherness... Brilliant, just brilliant... our school is buzzing...

Despite this, the Children's Aid Society provides a great example of the benefits of a strong Community presence in the school system.

Strong Reggio - Emilia programs (like the Journeys School in Jackson), emerging early childhood networks (like Wildflower Schools), and forest kindergartens are examples of using the outdoors, local community, play, and student interest to lay critical foundations for future success.

For example, teachers and other community leaders from Teach Plus, Future is Now Schools, and Communities for Teaching Excellence have worked over the past year to develop a strong set of recommendations for how to best incorporate AGT (Academic Growth over Time) into the new district evaluations that have already been piloted by 900 teachers and principals.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

Shake off the guilt — you might not be there for your family or business 24/7, but you are showing your family and employees an example of a strong woman who is supporting her family and community.

The resort's staff pulled together as a community in one of the stronger examples of a public / private partnership.

While this can sometimes prove a little daunting towards a new player, and perhaps be a little smug that you can't beat Ornstein and Smough faster than the Twitch chat, it's still a strong example of a broadly positive community.

The 2017 Urban Photo Village builds on last years success and will feature participating artists in different venues all located within walking distance of each other in Deptford, an area with a strong sense of community rapidly becoming another example of London's ever - transforming social landscape.

Agencies will identify and remove any barriers to resilience - focused actions and investments — for example, policies that encourage communities to rebuild to past standards after disasters instead of to stronger standards — including through agency grants, technical assistance, and other programs in sectors from transportation and water management to conservation and disaster relief.

So, in the case of Strong Breeze, for example, in the community of Dutton Dunwich which resoundingly expressed its Not A Willing Host status but got a wind power project anyway, the government could get out of a $ 250 - million contract by paying, at most, $ 515,000.

Our collection of example resumes for Youth Group Leaders suggests that the most sought - after skills for this job are discipleship, a strong sense of community, effective communication, people skills, self - motivation, and the ability to provide service to others.

His accomplishments that we've highlighted continue to be extremely strong achievement, with examples of what he has accomplished for his past school community that include: «Developed a solid cohesive educational team by setting high expectations and encouraging team approach; established committees to address school issues and goals, promoting creativity and career development to all staff, allowing ideas and opinions to be shared».

Customer Service and Administration Duties & Responsibilities Interact with customers in a professional manner to improve the client experience, resolving queries and issues in a timely and professional fashion while making all customer needs the top priority Implement quality assurance processes to ensure administrative accuracy and promote operational efficiency Assist in the execution of needs - based client assessment to facilitate successful product / service utilization Collaborate and communicate effectively with all departments and members of company management, acting as a liaison between customers and all staff members as well as representing institutions within the community Generate referrals and consistent repeat business through effective service and timely follow - up Meet and exceed marketing and sales strategies while tracking progress versus established benchmarks Maintain a strong working knowledge of company products and services, respective marketplace, competitor strategies, industry regulations, and other pertinent information, applying all knowledge to related job functions Provide relevant guidance / leadership to new staff training efforts and coaching, consistently leading by example Oversee critical document control and management, maintaining all files in an organized manner Perform continuous assessment of client service operations while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective customer service and issue resolution techniques Adhere consistently to all established policies, guidelines, procedures, related laws, and other related constraints Utilize various technology applications to drive customer service and administrative processes Assist management team and senior department members with various other duties as assigned