Sentences with phrase «for multicultural communities»

Reyes works with My Choice Matters, who have developed a range of resources for multicultural communities.

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Rich in culture, history and art, with a thriving economy and multicultural communities, the mid-Atlantic region has something for everyone.

We develop young leaders who are committed to social and environmental justice and are equipped with a sense of awe for natural and human beauty, tools for non-violent multicultural community building, as well as the confidence to make positive change in our families, communities and world.

About Blog - Multicultural media, arts, politics, culture, community and events for all of Austin.

In general, schools and communities participate by organizing professional development opportunities to encourage collaborative planning between general and special educators, entering our national poster / essay contest, organizing multicultural events and celebrations, issuing proclamations of Inclusive Schools Week in their communities, giving awards and recognition to educators and community members who are making a difference for students with disabilities, holding book fairs, and writing letters - to - the - editor.

Through the stories of these two schools he addresses the meaning of community in multicultural America, the pros and cons of school choice, and what this all means for today's big education policy debates.

With this priority in mind, we recently expanded our recruiting efforts for tutors and teachers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and, on other college campuses, in multicultural fraternities and sororities and in student communities of color.

Community Magnet Charter School (Elementary Magnet School in Los Angeles) has been awarded with the National Blue Ribbon, which is one of the most prestigious awards for its educational excellence and for its focused on the study of humanities with a multicultural emphasis.

Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..

As a former director of multicultural community engagement at Expect More Arizona, Adriana led the organization's statewide outreach and mobilization efforts within the Hispanic and Native American communities, and served as the spokesperson and point of contact for Spanish - speaking media.

MaryJane has also served as regional director at the Center for Multicultural Cooperation where, in addition to overseeing the production of over 150 volunteer produced digital stories featuring the Veteran, Hmong, Latino, Khmer and Laotian communities of Fresno, she also developed YES!

During his tenure as Superintendent in a highly multicultural area, Moirao was instrumental in gaining the State Board of Education's approval for his district to develop and implement a curriculum that was representative of the community's rich and diverse cultural heritage.

The first pilot project was held in 2012 in which a multicultural health and community - service centre, Access Alliance, adapted their action research resource for use with elementary and secondary school students.

International families are never an overlooked part of the school community with PTO Today's 2009 Parent Group of the Year for Outstanding Outreach to a Multicultural Parent Base.

PTO Today's 2011 Parent Group of the Year for Outstanding Outreach to a Multicultural Parent Base created a fun, educational, free family night that got the entire school community involved, from administrators on down to students.

The school community promotes cultural awareness and understanding and provides opportunities for multicultural and intercultural experiences and activities.

When completed, the 80,000 - square - foot, four - story facility will be the new home for the College & Career High School (a district magnet school), the Native American Community Academy (NACA)(a district charter school) and CNM's teacher education and early childhood multicultural education programs.

We are a multicultural and inclusive community of students, teachers, and administrators connected through a passion for learning.

As we worked to foster multicultural understanding, we saw that operating in an imaginative mode through the arts brought out great possibilities for building community.

WHEREAS, many unsung heroes on Cherry Creek School District committees including; Long Range Facility Planning Committee, Community Asset Project, Parent Information Network, The Cherry Creek Schools Foundation, Legislative Network, Parents» Council, Gifted and Talented Advisory Council, District Accountability Advisory Committee, Medical Advisory Board, Special Education Advisory Committee, Multicultural Advisory Council, and our Board of Education members, volunteer countless hours in support of success for all students.

This will require them to work with parents and local communities in understanding the traditional Eurocentered school system and one of the first steps in the process is advocating for multicultural education.

The author also posits that the potential exists for educational technology to assist in building of community (the third element of the multicultural democratic education framework) in the classroom, provided that sufficient and quality resources are available.

Students plan a marketing strategy aimed toward the multicultural community to raise funds for the school newspaper.

About the Crissy Field Center??? Dedicated to multicultural environmental education, Crissy Field Center strives to encourage new generations to become bold leaders for thriving parks, healthy communities, and a more environmentally just society.

Widely regarded as a national model for environmental education and multicultural youth development, the Parks Conservancy's youth programs at Crissy Field, in partnership with the National Park Service and Presidio Trust, effectively utilize national parks as outdoor classrooms and successfully link the parks, schools and community - based youth organizations.

AiB organizer Sherilyn Neidhardt responded via email to this and one other question about the competing Bushwick Arts Festival happening this weekend by saying only, «AiB is excited to celebrate our multicultural community rain or shine this Sunday for our annual Community Day event in Irving Square Parcommunity rain or shine this Sunday for our annual Community Day event in Irving Square ParCommunity Day event in Irving Square Park.»

Today, the NWHP is known nationally as the only clearinghouse providing information and training in multicultural women «Äôs history for educators, community organizations, parents, and for anyone wanting to expand their understanding of women contributions to U. S. history.

Recent grants have included support for the conservation treatment of minimalist paintings at the Guggenheim; a roundtable addressing video art preservation issues; a conservation survey of Judy Chicago's Dinner Party; publications on the art of Robert Motherwell and Jasper Johns, as well as on contemporary Chicano art, art theory, cinema, and photography; research fellowships focused on contemporary Latino art in the United States, popular Islamic art in urban Senegal, and modern Japanese architecture; and multicultural internship grants to support student interns at the Museum of Contemporary Art, LACE, and a number of other local museums, alternative spaces, and community galleries that showcase contemporary artists.

As the coordinator for the Multicultural Center at Portland Community College's Sylvania campus and a person who is committed to conscious living, Miguel Arellano often finds opportunities where his decisions impact many people.

We share an excerpt of our interview with Miguel Arellano, the coordinator for the Multicultural Center at Portland Community College's Sylvania Campus.

Multicultural Communities for Mobility has been able to work more effectively within our community as we have become more informed, engaged and involved in shaping discussions and actions related to transforming local power structures, developing priorities for Vision Zero with the Los Angeles Vision Zero Alliance, and making recommendations to improve bike share through the Better Bike Share Partnership with Metro, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC), and LADOT.

Working with partners Multicultural Communities for Mobility, the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation and LA Metro, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition will conduct surveys, interviews, community outreach and engagement in order to further define and refine equity goals and strategies to guide the bike share system as it expands beyond the downtown pilot.

Building on the food growing expertise that already exists in a multicultural community, as well as providing education and training for new growers.

The chat, hosted by Better Bike Share and Multicultural Communities for Mobility, was held to talk about barriers to accessing bike share, particularly among low - income communities and communities of color.

«Lakehead has many exceptional people and groups working hard to promote and facilitate an inclusive culture for all members of our diverse University community, including, among others, our Office of Human Rights & Equity, our Office of Aboriginal Initiatives, our chair on Truth & Reconciliation, our Ogimaawin - Aboriginal Governance Council, our Faculty of Law's Aboriginal Advisory Committee, the President's Advisory Council on Truth & Reconciliation, Lakehead's Anti-Racism Committee, Lakehead's Aboriginal Education department, as well as the Lakehead University Student Union's Pride Central, Gender Issues Centre, Aboriginal Awareness Centre and Multicultural Centre.»

1974 A group of parents start a Parents in Crisis group which spreads to communities throughout the Lower Mainland 1976 Parents In Crisis (PIC)-- later to be named Parent Support Services Society of BC (PSS)-- is incorporated 1980 The BC Provincial Government declares PIC (PSS) the umbrella organization for self - help groups for the prevention of child abuse 1984 PIC (PSS) develops multicultural programming and collaborates with Aboriginal communities (to develop programs that suited their unique needs) 1996 PIC (PSS) develops circles in different languages with the support of steering committees.

• Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia • Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia • Confederacy of Mainland Mi» kmaq • Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia • Sport Nova Scotia • Phoenix Youth Programs • Eastern Front Theatre • The Duke of Edinburgh Awards • Basketball Nova Scotia • The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society • Halifax Refugee Clinic • ReachAbility • Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia • Halifax Association for Community Living • Metro Community Housing Association • Shelter Nova Scotia (formerly Saint Leonard's Society of NS) • Nova Scotia Nature Trust • WWF — Canada • ARISS (Salvation Army)

About Blog - Multicultural media, arts, politics, culture, community and events for all of Austin.

Principal — Duties & Responsibilities Serve as principal of a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and State of California Distinguished School Direct curriculum selection and student services for 1,000 + students and 100 + faculty Supervise and administer school budgets, attendance, activities, student discipline, and community events Hire, train, supervise and review teachers, administrative staff, and building support services personnel Responsible for maintenance and guardianship of multimillion dollar school supplies and facilities Design and implement multicultural and bilingual students services and educational opportunities Serve as liaison between school and community agencies, governmental bodies, and parent associations Teach a variety of subjects utilizing varied instruction styles to reach students of all abilities and backgrounds

We report the results of the first Australian randomised trial of a sustained nurse home visiting intervention commencing antenatally and continuing to child - age 2 years for families living in a multicultural, socioeconomically disadvantaged urban community.

On 19 June 2002 the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs referred to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs an inquiry into capacity building and service delivery in Indigenous communities.

The Ministerial Taskforce Charter outlines the government's long term agenda for Indigenous policy while at the same time focusing on the strategies to be put in place urgently to improve outcomes.23 As the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, stated «every dollar spent on Indigenous projects and services must contribute to improved outcomes».24 The Ministerial Taskforce Charter stresses the urgency of improving social and economic well being for Indigenous Australians focusing on housing, health, education, employment, family violence, increasing economic development, improving community safety, and law and justice.

On 15 January 2004, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs announces that, «the Government intends to introduce legislation to reform the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act to improve the effectiveness of Indigenous organisations for the benefit of their communities.»

About Blog - Multicultural media, arts, politics, culture, community and events for all of Austin.

Multicultural Communities Council of SA This is a non-government organisation advocating for CALD communities in South Australia.

Queensland Health — Cultural profiles The cultural profiles available on this webpage provide information for health care providers on the communication styles, health, health beliefs and practices, social determinants of health and use of health services of 18 multicultural communities in Queensland.

Links to resources, services and support organisations for multicultural and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.

This page provides links to a range of national and state resources, services and support organisations for multicultural and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.

Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a community based organisation that advocates for the needs of young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.

The Mental Health in Multicultural Australia Project (MHiMA) project is focused on providing mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention for individuals and communities with culturally diverse backgrounds.