Sentences with phrase «in academic clubs»

A reader writes: When you're applying for jobs in your 20s, do employers care about whether you were active in honor societies / participated in academic clubs / took honors program courses?

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Even as I was being chosen by my peers and coaches and teachers to be the captain of sports teams and academic clubs, even as I was embraced as a best friend and confidant, a very clear «Whites Only» sign still hung boldly over the «family room» in the white American house.

In books, academic journals, magazines, blog posts, speeches, conferences, and campus clubs, they are steadily building a case that there is a place in the traditional evangelical church for sexually active gay people in committed, monogamous relationshipIn books, academic journals, magazines, blog posts, speeches, conferences, and campus clubs, they are steadily building a case that there is a place in the traditional evangelical church for sexually active gay people in committed, monogamous relationshipin the traditional evangelical church for sexually active gay people in committed, monogamous relationshipin committed, monogamous relationships.

Steinfels concludes: «Anti-Catholic animus is not keeping Catholics out of board rooms or country clubs, however, although it may complicate the careers of those in academic life, journalism, or some professional fields who don't make sure they are seen as «thinking» Catholics.

One problem is that, among academics in what Peter Berger calls the global faculty club, assumptions about secularisation are driven by the intellectual history of ideas, with slight attention being paid to what persists in being the real world.

The latter case can easily be experienced by anyone who, like myself, frequently commutes between academic and corporate America; another but comparably sharp culture shock can be undergone if one moves between, say, the Harvard Faculty Club and a working - class tavern in South Boston.

The Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County provides academic support, sports, arts, S.T.E.M., career readiness, and leadership programs through before and after - school programs and day camps at its three site locations in Temecula, Murrieta, and Lake Elsinore.

With academics at its core, Bay Area Equestrian Club provides equestrian - focused activities and events; volunteer and community service opportunities; rescue horse programs; leadership training for young people; and educational experiences for people interested in the field of veterinary medicine.

the board should have bundled him upstairs years ago to join them that role would have suited him better a more business / academic role in the club as this seems to suit him better this days.

So if he stays and wins you wont follow the club real fan you are i mean academic is the low iq in your reply its ok to say fire but disown the club even Newcastle fans still show and they do nt like ashley i mean fans are split even with winning teams bit refuse to show thats just cowardice and yellar

Club committees can apply for money from the Sports Federation in the form of Annual Grants at the beginning of the academic and Supplementary Grants once a term.

The publication summarises all the sporting news and events from the university and our clubs in the 2012 - 13 academic year.

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 / activitieIn 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 / activitiein 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.

Children interested in the sciences should look into academic clubs offered by their school or academic camps offered through local museums or other associations.

Yet every month in Brooklyn, the meeting of the Secret Science Club (secretscienceclub.blogspot.com) is packed with science scenesters, draft beers in hand and eyes affixed to the researcher onstage — part of a burgeoning after - hours world that has a surprisingly academic mind - set.

The Call is open to a wide range of people and organisations, including mediators and practitioners of science communication; STEM festival organisers; universities and institutes of technology, science centres, museums and other cultural attractions; artists; educators; industry professionals and academics in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM); arts agencies; production companies; schools; local authorities (libraries, city / county councils etc.); youth clubs; community groups; and research institutes.

But, when he neglects his studies in favor of starting after - school clubs and producing oddball plays, he finds himself on «sudden death academic probation» - fail one more test and he's gone.

In the hour reserved for Club AZ, students have the opportunity to choose an academic and enrichment activity to complement their school curriculum.

In the two schools that had reopened, the Ed School students provided administrative and academic support in a number of areas, including in - classroom support through reading groups, one - on - one tutoring, and substitute teaching; organization and distribution of school uniforms; help to renew the libraries; and organization of after school electives such as Latin dancing, basketball tournaments, soccer games, and chess clubIn the two schools that had reopened, the Ed School students provided administrative and academic support in a number of areas, including in - classroom support through reading groups, one - on - one tutoring, and substitute teaching; organization and distribution of school uniforms; help to renew the libraries; and organization of after school electives such as Latin dancing, basketball tournaments, soccer games, and chess clubin a number of areas, including in - classroom support through reading groups, one - on - one tutoring, and substitute teaching; organization and distribution of school uniforms; help to renew the libraries; and organization of after school electives such as Latin dancing, basketball tournaments, soccer games, and chess clubin - classroom support through reading groups, one - on - one tutoring, and substitute teaching; organization and distribution of school uniforms; help to renew the libraries; and organization of after school electives such as Latin dancing, basketball tournaments, soccer games, and chess clubs.

While students in fall sports will be allowed to complete their seasons, all other sports and year - round activities — including marching band, honor society, and other academic clubs — will be suspended in January.

Club members nationwide participate in year - round academic success programs that encourage them to graduate from high school on time and prepared for a post-secondary education and a promising 21st century career.

Insofar as students benefit from peer effects in classrooms, corridors, and clubs, and insofar as being surrounded by other smart kids challenges these students (and wards off allegations of «nerdiness»), schools with overall cultures of high academic attainment are apt to yield more such benefits.

The U.S. Department of Education last compiled data on extracurricular activities a decade ago, when it reported that more than half the country's high - school sophomores participated in sports, that one - fifth were in a school - sponsored music group, and that cheerleading and drill teams, hobby, academic, and vocational clubs each involved about 10 percent of kids.

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

Parents at Northwood Elementary get involved in school academics by participating in a school book club that promotes fun and a love of reading.

Moreover, a larger percentage of students at all ability levels participate in smaller schools, and students participate in a wider range of activities, for example, both sports and academic clubs.

Other questions covered teacher merit pay, national academic standards (also known as the «Common Core»), immigration and English immersion in school, computers in school and Muslim students and after school clubs.

The types of inclusive practices initiatives may be academic, extracurricular, and / or social in nature such as clubs, sports, and community - based activities.

A flag is triggered next to Marcus» name indicating that he has earned $ 30 this week for academic behaviors and is now in the Amazing Learner Club.

From making flash cards for students to use at home to organizing a Saturday morning homework club, PTOs and PTAs are zeroing in on academic needs and supporting teachers in their efforts to bring out the best in each student.

Student learning, academic rigor, the sense of pride in athletic teams, as well as thriving clubs and activities, were evident in student conversations, in displays of student work, in daily announcements, but most importantly in the hearts of the young men and women who walk the halls.

Students also have the opportunity to participate in academic competitions, student government, yearbook club, art animation, chorus, dance and STEP.

By creating a fun and functional school club, you will be setting your students on the path to a happy and fulfilled an academic career in middle school, high school, and beyond!

Bolton Wanderers Free School (BWFS), which opened in September 2014 and shares the club's Macron stadium, is to close at the end of this academic year, as reported by Schools Week earlier this week.

Unlike homeschooling, we provide numerous opportunities for socialization including field trips, academic & extra curricular clubs and the opportunity to work with fellow students in person.

Along with our dynamic college preparatory academic programs, we offer innovative co-curricular programs in visual arts, performing arts, five academy programs for Upper School students, clubs, student government opportunities, and athletics for all grade levels.

I have witnessed similar phenomena at the middle school and elementary school levels, when principals and teachers create clubs, sports, and activities for students and then witness improvements in behavior, attendance, and academic performance.

Because many students who have learning differences have struggled with academics in traditional, general education, it is particularly important — even necessary — that they have an opportunity to develop and grow talents and skills in the arts and athletics, and develop communication and relational skills in clubs and extracurricular activities.

One clear, measurable change that took place simultaneously with Woodstock's improved outcomes was a dramatic increase — more than 400 percent in five years — in student participation in extracurricular activities, including athletics, academics, ethnic identity clubs, cultural groups, and many others.

In addition to their academic abilities, many students also spend time developing a wide array of talents by accessing clubs, mentorships, teams and community activities.

After School Clubs: Students can explore enrichment activities in academics and the arts through after school programs.

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.

Quite frankly, given the rigors of the IB program, I continue to be impressed by his academic achievements coupled with his devotion to, and leadership positions in, a multitude of clubs and organizations,» said Theory of Knowledge instructor Jonathan Illuzzi.

The students have shaped the design of the new campus, the academic schedule, an empathetic and friendly culture, and - in the last three years - they have founded nearly 40 clubs and sports teams.

Participation in extracurricular activities such as academic clubs and athletics reduces the likelihood of negative outcomes, such as dropping out of school.125 Participation in afterschool sports is also positively associated with student academic achievement and social development, in addition to parent engagement.126

What makes this suburban high school located in New York's Rockville Centre remarkable is how fully this diversity is reflected in all academics and all extracurricular activities, from theatrical and musical productions to athletics and club events.

Principal's Club for K - 8 students who demonstrate excellence in academics, leadership, and behavior

On Monday, the group plans to introduce its After School Satan Club to public elementary schools, including one in Prince George's County, petitioning school officials to allow them to open immediately as the academic year starts.

Private schools often require that students participate in two or three sports and afterschool activities, while also offering clubs and activities, in addition to their academics.