Sentences with phrase «help young high school students»

We discussed everything from implementing financial literacy in the curriculum, to instituting «peer to peer» programs that would help young high school students adjust to a new milieu.

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If you are a parent of a high school student or a high schooler yourself, ensuring these skills are well understood and engrained will help any young person better succeed in personal -LSB-...]

On campus, Chef Instructors helped schools launch an elementary school Salad Bar Host program that trains fifth and sixth graders to help younger children at the salad bar, and a high school Food Club for students who wish to take an active role in improving nutrition and food literacy at their school.

Some have even enlisted the help of young people: Professor Harry Gray, a pioneer in the field, has created a Solar Army of high - school students doing research to find the best new materials to make artificial leaves.

Mr. Holland's Opus tells the story of an aspiring composer who puts his dream on hold while he helps inspire young high school music students.

Directed by Samantha Buck, Best Kept Secret tells the story of three young men living with autism, their families, and the efforts of JFK High teacher Janet Mino to help her students transition into life beyond school.

I've used Tupac's autobiographical poem «The Rose That Grew From Concrete» to teach students how to analyze poetry, and the young - adult novel Hip - Hop High School was added to our summer reading list to help students increase their SAT vocabulary.

We seek to move our work forward in three core areas that, taken together, can substantially reshape the college admissions process for students across race, class and culture, and help young people redefine their priorities, reimagine their high school experiences, and better prepare for ethically engaged and meaningful lives.

Similarly, in Las Vegas, students at Cowan Sunset Southeast High School's campus can attend classes in the late afternoon and early evening to accommodate work schedules, and they may be eligible for child care, which is offered on a limited basis to help young parents continue their education.

Sometimes, she helped people she knew: the parents of former students; a young woman who tried out for the high school basketball team she coached.

The pupil premium research carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has shown how, as part of a whole ‑ school approach, low - cost, high - impact strategies can impacting positively on outcomes for children and young people with SEN and help in narrowing the gap in attainment for our most vulnerable students (http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk).

Activities that create a mutual understanding of curriculum requirements at both levels and of the young adolescent learner will help educators at both levels to develop a high school transition program to meet the particular needs of their students.

«That could mean having a conversation with a young neighbor or a relative, serving as a mentor, or volunteering at a local high school to help students fill out their college applications,» she said.

Cross-age mentoring programs are peer helping programs in which high school students serve as mentors to younger children.

Whether you are a high school student with big ambitions for a career as a classroom teacher, a young professional looking to take your skills as a coach, counselor, or administrator to the next level, or even a lifelong educator interested in an advanced degree, our admissions team will help guide you toward the program that's right for you.

Those involved in helping students prepare for the test say a lower bar to passing is an imperfect solution to a genuinely difficult problem — how to create an exam that is aligned to the tougher standards now being implemented in high schools, while addressing the fact that most of those trying to pass the exam — both young people who dropped out of high school years ago and adults — never had any exposure to the Common Core.

Each of these roles helped Ben to better understand the potential that education has in shaping the lives of young people and the scale of the challenge involved with preparing all students to be college, career, and community ready upon high school graduation.

From foundational literacy for young learners and struggling readers to new high - interest content to help older students build college and career literacy skills, we are investing millions to help all students succeed in school and beyond.

«Working with Flint's most vulnerable young people, I've seen firsthand how a high - quality public school education makes all the difference in helping students of all backgrounds and challenges achieve and succeed,» said Kale, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce's Director of Member Services, and a Flint native...

Destinations helps provide the training she needs to pursue her passion as a young business owner, entrepreneur, and high school student.

A sixth form student at Uttoxeter's only high school has broken new ground in his role helping younger pupils use mobile technology to prepare for their exams.

In addition to helping dogs, DPS also affects the lives of its youngest volunteers, junior high and high school students.

But the presence of these extraordinary high school and college students in a box also holding battlefield heroes and the grieving parents of the youngest victim of the Tucson shootings helps reinforce the point.

She served as the Co-President of the Women's Law Association, Vice-Justice of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, and Mentor Recruitment Coordinator for the Young Lawyers Program in which she helped organize mock trials for high school students in low income communities.

Whether you're a teen who started a program to reduce bullying in your high school or a middle - school student who organized a fundraiser to help young people experiencing depression — we want to hear your story!