Sentences with phrase «hands of schoolchildren»

About two years ago, we were following the progress and release of the One Laptop Per Child program, an organization that was developing a cheap laptop that it wanted to put into the hands of schoolchildren around the world.

In order to place Classmates in the hands of schoolchildren, governments (including Portugal's, which has promised to install a half million PCs in its schools) have been subsidizing them to varying degrees.

The education bond act, which will put iPads and laptops into the hands of schoolchildren, will now appear alongside Cuomo's name on the November ballot instead of a bond act that proposed spending more than twice the amount on sewers and clean water projects.

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He makes a beeline toward the waiting schoolchildren, pumping the hands of several administrators along the way.

For more than 60 years, Drumlin Farm has given schoolchildren, families, and visitors from around the region and the world opportunities to experience first - hand the wonders of nature and learn about how our food is grown.

Schoolchildren who washed their hands twice a day reduced their risk of developing the flu by 50 %, according to a 2011 study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Makers of some of the cleanest hand soaps around, Soapply is a company founded on the philanthropic mission to bring soap to schoolchildren in the developing world.

The rapidly - growing specimen is eventually named Calvin by a group of American schoolchildren live - chatting with the astronauts from Earth; fitting his hand into flexible gloves that allow him to reach into its isolation tank, a smitten Derry interacts with it as if it's a new kitten.

Here, it's set aside, with hasty and unconvincing moments of Caston and Claire flirting like teenagers or holding hands like schoolchildren at times when such behavior seems awkward, given the intensely personal nature of Caston's obsession.

The story of Bletchley Park's Codebreakers will fascinate schoolchildren of all ages and there is no better way to learn about their work than in the capable and inspiring hands of the heritage attraction's learning department.

A free scheme which allows UK schoolchildren to hold a piece of outer space in their hands has undergone...

Surely schools could make productive use of a technology that is relatively cheap, portable, and already in the hands of the majority of U.S. schoolchildren.

Over the past nine years, the awards have seen hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren put to pen to paper and try their hand at storytelling, and this year, competition bosses are hoping to inspire even more young people to give writing a go.

A Nation of Proficient Schoolchildren Jeff Howard (© 2004 Lisa Kessler) «Raise your hand if you know a classroom like this one,» Jeff Howard asks the groups of educators in his seminars.

A free scheme which allows UK schoolchildren to hold a piece of outer space in their hands has undergone a major revamp and now offers exciting new teaching resources and new meteorite samples.

After being handed the gavel at Annual Conference, Tuttle spoke of how he plans to focus his commitment on ensuring that public education remains vital and relevant for the success of all of our nation's public schoolchildren.

On one hand, it might be the only time of year that schoolchildren will learn about the important moments and people in black history that shaped our country and world.

Education • Our education work currently consists of a network of animal clubs in schools and our hands - on exhibition installed in an interactive education bus, which tours the country • Work began on a new mobile exhibition unit to bring engaging, interactive displays and information to schoolchildren across the country.