Sentences with phrase «from academic activities»

These functional activities are considered to be the nonacademic aspects of a school program and differ significantly from academic activities (e.g., classroom and homework assignments)[16].

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Gomez, now 29, has maintained that he acted in «good faith, in gratitude for all the support I had received from other researchers in Colombia and other countries, and voluntarily for academic purposes and non-profit,» and that he «never imagined that this activity could be considered a crime.»

«Through the defendants» activities, the Mabna Institute stole more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property from universities, and email accounts of employees at private sector companies, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations,» according to the indictment.

These activities rely on the receipt of millions of dollars from industry, governments, and investments, and the fees charged for some academic and research services.

Instead of removing children from their day - to - day lives for treatment, both The Wright School and Hope Creek Academy emphasize helping students develop skills within the context of ordinary activities: academics, chores and, of course, fun.

In the Youth Indicators, 2005 report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), we can see that athletic teams is the favored school - related extracurricular activity for boys in 1990 and 2001 at 43.2 % and 45.3 % respectively, out of a choice of music / performing arts, athletic teams, academic clubs, student council / government, and other school clubs / activities.

From the grades classrooms, the quieter sounds of academic study are interspersed with the sounds of song and verse, flute and strings, woodworking and handwork activities.

Happify's activities and games are based on breakthrough research from leading academic institutions.

The extra focus and tailored attention of specialised one - to - one private tuition can be the decisive factor that will make the difference to successful learning and good exam grades, ensuring that you or your child is able to gain the most benefit from their mainstream educational activities and fulfil their academic potential.

Capacity: The new two - story facility, with a capacity of 1,600 students (an increase of 400 from the former campus), allows for the standard middle school configuration of Grades 6 - 8 on one campus... which provides sixth - graders with greater opportunity for academic rigor, fine arts and career electives and athletic and extra-curricular activities, as well as 30 additional minutes of instructional time each day, compared to an elementary schedule.

Patients can customize their activities and choose from academic and recreational opportunities.

Through a mixture of therapy, academics, life skills experiences and recreational activities, teens are guided toward identifying the root of their issues and developing the skills they need to manage them and heal from the inside out.

In a statement signed by the Registrar of the university, Dr Y.I Abubakar, he disclosed that the management had received a letter from the governor, indicating that ASUU KSU has been banned and would not be allowed to further hold the students hostage from resuming their academic activities which has been crippled for several months due to the dispute between the state government and it's employees.

Project BOOST (Building Options and Opportunities for Students), a program targeting elementary and middle school students from underprivileged neighborhoods who show academic talent, provides resources and extracurricular activities to build and develop their talents.

Governors Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and his counterpart from Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Friday lamented the non-resumption of academic activities at the Ladoke...

His entrepreneurial activity «does take time» from his academic duties, Ameer says, but so far he has managed to balance the two.

Issues of intellectual property ownership, human resources protocols, and time management, as well as the challenge of keeping a delineated barrier between professorial and business activities can be difficult to manage, but these concerns shouldn't prevent academics from seeking to create a startup company.

Some of these programs, which the paper describes, such as lectures, panel discussions, and workshops addressing «issues of burnout, resilience, and work — life balance,» may not stand out much from the typical activities you would expect on an academic campus.

One remains: whether Mann was involved in «any actions that seriously deviated from accepted practices within the academic community for proposing, conducting, or reporting research or other scholarly activities.»

Implementation of a career development program to provide counseling, information on career opportunities, seminars with representatives from various academic and industry organizations, and participation in networking activities.

Procedures for top - level sports students have been developed in dialogue with and according to wishes from students, departments at the university and sports organisations at local, regional and national level so that Uppsala University can to a greater extent facilitate the combining of academic studies and with top - level sports activities.

Likewise, genomic testing has moved from a limited research activity to specialized institutes, to a clinical test available in dozens of academic and commercial laboratories.

As a charitable academic organization, FEBS uses income from the journals to fund its diverse activities, including support for the FEBS Congress.

Aside from academic support, the PPIA program at the Woodrow Wilson School also planned recreational activities every weekend.

The research activity of the PI has attracted numerous grants from commercial and academic institutions, the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research and the EU.

Having recently transferred into Gekkoukan High School from some distant region, you, the hero, will need to do your best in order to balance saving the world with academics, social lives, and other day - to - day activities.

However, ever since coming to Rushmore, academics have taken a backseat to extracurricular activities, and one hilarious montage gives the rundown of his numerous club affiliations, from the presidency of the fencing club to beekeeping club.

Recommendations for improvement included restructuring the math activities to be more rigorous, earlier training in how to critique academic work, and gaining more regular feedback from teachers.

Coleman proposed that schools should replace the competition for grades with interscholastic academic games, «systematically organized competitions, tournaments and meets in all activities,» from math and English to home economics and industrial arts.

Delegates attending the BNF conference heard from a panel of eminent scientific experts including Professor Ashley Adamson from University of Newcastle, Dr Graham Moore from University of Cardiff, Professor John Reilly of University of Strathclyde, and Professor Jeanne Goldberg from Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA, about the role and impact of a whole school approach to nutrition; the association between breakfast consumption and education outcomes in primary schools, with particular reference to deprivation; the impact of obesity, and of physical activity, on academic attainment; and research which points to the most effective methods of communicating about nutrition with school children.

Your learners probably think revision is the last stage of a study programme before exams — this resource will challenge that notion by encouraging them to build in small scale revision activities every week from the start of an academic year and embed good revision habits as part of a continuous study plan.

There are more than 200 peer - reviewed journal articles which have been published, examining the Character Strengths from diverse angles, such as the strengths most strongly correlated with student engagement, academic achievement, life satisfaction and physical activity.

Studies have shown that schools offering intense physical activity programs have seen positive effects on academic performance such as improvements in math, reading, and classroom behavior — even when the added time takes away from academic instruction time.

Fernando Reimers of Harvard's Graduate School of Education said that most teachers are trained in academic programs that have low prestige and are far removed from the activities of the classroom.

The report includes several randomised controlled trials and documents how dosage (participation in certain activity), fidelity (ongoing support), quality of implementation (support from principals) and acceptability (teachers» participation and attitudes to that activity) influence students» academic and behavioural outcomes, and teachers» attitudes and practices.

Rather than purely basing performance on grades and academic performance, the use of a work board related activity can help to create an atmosphere of healthy competition where students can benefit from recognition and reward then and there.

With all of the high - stakes testing in our schools, and the resulting judgments and consequences for students and teachers, it is no wonder that schools are taking time away from activities like recess, breaks, art, music... to spend more time on academics.

Research shows that students who take part in high - quality summer learning programs that combine academics, enrichment and physical activity benefit from substantial improvements in their academic achievement, vocabulary and reading skills, social skills, work habits and attitudes, and readiness to learn.

Dr Emily Tanner, lead author of the report, said: «For children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who have lower take - up of formal out - of - school activities, school - based clubs appear to offer an affordable and inclusive means of supporting academic attainment.

Students achieve the highest academic standards, whilst also benefitting from broad extra-curricular activities, exceptional pastoral care and first - class facilities.

The word puvidham loosely translates from Tamil as «love for the earth,» and children learn much of their academics through organic farming, including math (establishing planting patterns), biology (studying the relationships between plant growth and environmental factors), economics (determining the price of a farm product), and language skills (writing about their activities and observations).

In April this year, researchers from eight different countries and a variety of academic backgrounds met in Denmark to reach an evidence - based consensus on the benefits of physical activity for children and young people between the ages of six and 18.

In March 2014, new studies from JAMA Paediatrics showed that there are «significant positive relationships» between physical activity and academic performance.

In April this year, researchers from eight different countries and a variety of academic backgrounds gathered in Denmark to reach an evidence - based consensus on the benefits of physical activity for children and young people between the ages of six and 18.

The notion that these activities are distractions from academic instruction assumes this is an either / or proposition.

In addition to the positive results, the academics discuss what it is about lessons in nature that may make the difference, highlighting previous research findings on: the benefits of physical activity (in this study the class walked 200 metres to get to the grassy area); exposure to nature being good for stress and attention; having a break from the classroom and change of scenery (a similar effect to going for recess); and the fact the teachers would also too feel less stressed and benefit from the same change of scenery and a «bit of a breather».

Brooks is credited with strategically aligning Boston's parent - engagement efforts with the district's academic goals, which moved the work of her office from a peripheral activity to one that is central to the needs of the district's 57,000 students and their families.

We encourage parents to give their gifted children breaks from their academic studies by inviting them to choose extracurricular activities that peak their personal interests.

First, The MIDAS ™ provides information regarding intellectual development, activities, and propensities not usually available from standard academic tests and most aptitude tests.

Because these schools are unable or unwilling to separate the religious components of the education they offer from their academic programs, it is impossible to prevent a publicly funded voucher from paying for their religious activities and education.