Sentences with phrase «of school buildings in»

2013 Cool Congregation Challenge Cool Planner Winner St. Andrew's School Student - led Energy Audit Middletown, DE The students and staff of the St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Middletown, Delaware, guided an impressive energy audit on half of its school buildings in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint by 18 %.

The problems of building safe structures goes well beyond shoddy construction of school buildings in China and elsewhere.

The report also highlights separate figures published by a construction journal in 2014 which suggested almost a quarter (23 %) of councils in England rated the condition of school buildings in their areas as «extremely poor» or «very poor».

The programme was established in 2011 to address the needs of school buildings in the worst condition.

There are several simple ways of increasing the energy efficiency of a school building in a nonintrusive manner.

The teen had been in class on the third floor of the school building in the 1300 block of McCulloh Street when a sophomore went into the classroom and stabbed him at approximately noon on Tuesday, Nov. 24, police reported.

Not exact matches

The first is in the town's state - of - the - art medical school, built into the sheer mountainside that frames the western edge of town.

It is no coincidence that the school system in Finland, the darling of the international educational community for its superior test scores, is built on an experience - based model, where science and math are taught through doing, and labs take precedence over textbooks.

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Richard Branson is an iconic entrepreneurial figure, a high school drop - out whose knack for seizing opportunities, taking risks, spotting opportunities, and betting on himself and the people around him to build businesses in a variety of industries.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Dig Deeper: How to Build a Culture of Employee Appreciation How to Create a Company Philosophy: School New Hires on Company History Even if you ask some pointed or provocative questions in the interview and get the answers you're looking for, your newest recruit isn't going to be integrated into the company culture on day one.

Presumably, these robots must be built in a way that they can withstand having cans of tomato soup thrown at them by high schoolers.

Of the nine winners who did report challenges building their startups because of student - loan debt, only three left school owing more than $ 35,000, the average amount for class of 2015 graduates (the highest in U.S. history), according to a report by financial aid resource Edvisors.coOf the nine winners who did report challenges building their startups because of student - loan debt, only three left school owing more than $ 35,000, the average amount for class of 2015 graduates (the highest in U.S. history), according to a report by financial aid resource Edvisors.coof student - loan debt, only three left school owing more than $ 35,000, the average amount for class of 2015 graduates (the highest in U.S. history), according to a report by financial aid resource Edvisors.coof 2015 graduates (the highest in U.S. history), according to a report by financial aid resource Edvisors.com.

He was interested in doing more than just owning buildings; he graduated from Carleton University's School of Architecture in 1997, at the age of 75, and later donated $ 5.5 million to the program.

«Strategic alliances are definitely becoming crucial in building businesses of all kinds and at an earlier stage than ever before,» says Gene Slowinski, director of strategic - alliance studies at Rutgers University's Graduate School of Management.

The Alpina was built by Marcel Bach, a former farmer who capitalized on his land and now seems to own much of the village, and Jean - Claude Mimran, an agriculture billionaire who moved to Gstaad to be closer to his three sons who were attending Le Rosey, the until - recently Canadian - owned $ 100,000 - per - year private school that specializes in teaching kids how to be properly rich.

Its long - term goal, according to senior director of data science Jim Baer, is to build the «economic graph,» a totalizing representation of «every opportunity in the world, and every worker, every school, and every entity.»

The current dean at Yale's School of Managment, Sharon Oster, said in a statement: «I and the entire Yale SOM community are very grateful for this extraordinary gift, a gift which will greatly facilitate the construction of our spectacular new building.

There has to be way more tank - filling than tank - draining,» says Ruben Nieves, former Stanford University men's volleyball coach and current national director of training for the Positive Coaching Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Mountain View, Calif., that focuses on teaching and encouraging positive character - building in youth and high school sports.

Engineering and construction firm Decmil Group has been selected to build a school in Christchurch for the New Zealand Ministry of Education.

So in October 2008, he founded Pencils of Promise, an education nonprofit that's now built more than 200 schools across the globe.

A panel of Canadian CEOs recently expressed their views on financial literacy in a poll conducted by COMPAS Inc., and 51 % said schools should play the lead role in building the country's foundation of knowledge.

«Spider - Man: Homecoming» leaves out the radioactive spider bite, the death of Parker's uncle Ben, and focuses heavily on the difficulty that comes with trying to build confidence while still in high school, and is all the better for it.

Potter built KHI on the promise of supplying e-learning programs to schools, colleges and universities, and shares trading at 9 cents in 1997 peaked just shy of $ 10 in March 2000.

It's also in the process of building partnerships with schools in Poland, Russia and Tunisia.

Farquharson's CV says he spent a summer as an intern with the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building in Northern Ireland, appeared in a rugby video played at the World Cup opening ceremony in 2015 (which Prince Harry also appeared in), and was a member of the Rugby School's chemistry club, the Blue Bunsen Society.

Those four questions are at the core of a fascinating (and slim) new book, Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business, by John Quelch and Emily Boudreau — which grew out of a conference of the same name held in April at Harvard Business School and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Not only does the ability to capture and recall knowledge make it more likely that a child will excel at school, but having rich, vivid memories of everyday experiences also help children make sense of the world and their place in it, enriching their experiences and building essential life skills.

University of Notre Dame students become part of a storied history, where carrying on school traditions is a built - in part of the experience: Pep rallies, homemade - boat races, and masses at chapel are among the activities available during students» four years on campus.

«To all of you that have something nasty to say about me or other women who are built like me, women whose names you know, women whose names you don't, women who've been picked on, women whose husbands put them down, women at work or girls in school, I have one thing to say to you: kiss my fat ass,» she said.

Tony Rader, the vice president of Schwob Building Company, a general contractor in the Dallas area, said his company has started handing out flyers at sporting events, churches and schools in hopes of luring more people into the field.

«Nine Out of 10 Families at Risk of Homelessness in Toronto's Aging Rental Highrise Buildings,» declares the title of a recent report from the University of Toronto's Factor - Inwentash School of Social Work.

In sprawling suburbia, these large swaths of land could house densely - packed residential developments, shops, community centers, libraries, schools, and all sorts of other buildings that could help rebuild a long - lost sense of community.

«They've been uniquely successful in building a niche — going from a discount store, essentially, to a high - end branded retail outlet,» says David Dunne, an adjunct professor of marketing at the Rotman School of Management.

It's far too easy to believe, in our modern world, that you can graduate from a top 10 school, flawlessly establish yourself in the corporate world or with your own startup, build the perfect team, and either invest in perfect stocks or sell your own company for billions of dollars by the time you're 27.

For example, the cluster worked with students still in graduate school, who needed a lot of handholding to turn their ideas into businesses — everything from learning how to pitch investors to building their first websites.

Hsieh discussed his unorthodox approach to building Zappos — widely praised in corporate circles as a playful, innovative, and zany company with a fiercely loyal customer base — during a talk as part of a business school MBA elective course.

From being a straight D student in high school, to building a real estate colossus she'd sell for $ 66 million, to reinventing herself in media topped by her star - turns on «Shark Tank,» Barbara Corcoran runs on pluck, gumption, street smarts and lessons her mother taught her, which she shares on this memorable episode of «All Business With Jeffrey Hayzlett.»

Passionate about the University of Calgary, Schmidt and Laricina Energy Ltd. both played pivotal roles in the Engineering Leaders Campaign at the Schulich School of Engineering, funding a five - year scholarship program, a chemical and petroleum engineering graduate student space, a boardroom in the new engineering building expansion, and a portion of the Canada Research Chair in Energy and Imaging.

The school occupies the entire building, which is situated in the southeast corner of the main University of Calgary campus.

In general, the Canadian education system must be adjusted to nurture economic value - creation competencies (business, marketing, sales and relationships) from early years in school and throughout university studies, and thus build confidence, a spirit of leadership, and competitiveness in the future generation of CanadianIn general, the Canadian education system must be adjusted to nurture economic value - creation competencies (business, marketing, sales and relationships) from early years in school and throughout university studies, and thus build confidence, a spirit of leadership, and competitiveness in the future generation of Canadianin school and throughout university studies, and thus build confidence, a spirit of leadership, and competitiveness in the future generation of Canadianin the future generation of Canadians.

«Back in the day, he was the face of the school and everyone who was anyone in Calgary knew the dean and admired his commitment and leadership to building a great business school.

The Audain family has donated in excess of $ 100 million through the Audain Foundation, including significant contributions to the University of Victoria, Presentation House Gallery's new building fund, Simon Fraser University's School for the Contemporary Arts, various arts - related endeavours at the University of British Columbia, the National Gallery of Canada, the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, the Emily Carr University of Art + Design's new building fund, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and much more.

Its world - class educators work in partnership with engineers and designers to build and test an education technology platform within AltSchool's network of lab schools.

The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School created such confusion among police that officers stormed a building in a different area of the school expecting to find the gunman, according to a police account released TuSchool created such confusion among police that officers stormed a building in a different area of the school expecting to find the gunman, according to a police account released Tuschool expecting to find the gunman, according to a police account released Tuesday.

First, the method is agnostic as to what the money is spent on, so money spent cleaning up an oil spill looks remarkably similar to money spent building a new hospital or school in terms of economic impact.

At the time, a movement was building to rein in zero - tolerance policies that had resulted in severe consequences for in - school infractions, the vast majority of which were only misdemeanors.

Once diversity is tied to business needs, adds Nancy DiTomaso, a professor of management and global business at Rutgers Business School in New Brunswick and Newark, N.J., it needs to be «sufficiently inclusive to build alliances and bridges, rather than create disruption and discord.»

«It's appalling that students in the Vancouver school district will be stuck with leaking roofs and damp classrooms because the premier is playing politics rather than looking after the needs of aging school buildings in B.C.,» said New Democrat education spokesperson Rob Fleming.