Sentences with phrase «of talented children»

He met his wife while attending college and has a large family of talented children both young men and young women who are all grown adults now.

«This parent center represents power and love and hope and shows something great for the future of these talented children,» Garcia said.

In any case, Mr. Columbus, once again working with the screenwriter Steve Kloves and a cast of talented children (especially Emma Watson, who plays the brainy and intrepid Hermione) and grown - up British luminaries, has acquitted himself honorably.

«Ender's Game» Synopsis: In a future where Earth is at war with an insectoid alien race known as the Formics, a group of talented children are brought into space to train to be elite soldiers.

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Of course, any suggestion that children should be cloned for directly instrumental purposes, such as organ harvesting or providing the military with more soldiers or a basketball team with more talented players, should be rejected out of hanOf course, any suggestion that children should be cloned for directly instrumental purposes, such as organ harvesting or providing the military with more soldiers or a basketball team with more talented players, should be rejected out of hanof hand.

If talented children are recognized, then they will feel the endless lash of expectation and ambition.

The festival will also honor the talented renowned Chef Ferrán Adrià while benefiting the foundation Ciudad de la Alegria, which supports severely underprivileged children, provides solutions for women who have been victims of violence and brings help to the frail elderly in the community who are without family support.

Outpouring of spontaneous generosity at 34th annual fundraiser sets new records 6/8/2014 — St. Helena, CA — The winning combination of renowned Napa Valley wine, talented chefs and stunning scenery inspired bidders from across the country and around the world to open their hearts and wallets, leaving behind $ 18.7 million for healthcare and children's education nonprofits.

Durkin was relying on a child, a very smart handsome but child nonetheless, to outsmart probably some of the most talented teams in the country.

This truth is that almost all of them are so weak, so feeble in mind and in body too in some cases, that they are not, in practice, MEN at all but essentially children; talented in many cases but STILL children in essence.

WS... talented but the mindset of a petulant child KG....

If you would like to see these talented swimmers and their teams perform, mark your calendar for the upcoming Celebration of Champions Synchronized Swimming Exhibition taking place at Clarke Memorial Swim Center at Heather Farm park in Walnut Creek on Saturday, June 15 4 - 8:00 p.m. Tickets are Adults (18 +) $ 15; Seniors and Children (6 - 17) $ 10; 5 and Under Free.

On the other hand many children are thrust into leadership with no training and for no apparent reason other than they're talented, good looking, big, or the child of the coach.

Inspirational tales of talented men who have contributed to children and families in their communities are also featured on the website, as are articles, magazines and radio and TV programmes that address fatherhood issues.

... In addition to their role as observers and reporters, parents have been identified as exceptionally important in the development of gifted school children and unusually talented young adults.

Today, the best young talented men are, not surprisingly, having children with some of the most talented women, who themselves have demanding careers.

John O'Sullivan, Founder of Changing The Game Project and former professional athlete, shares advice on what to do if you have a child who is talented in sports and how supporting them can be very simple.

It is so rewarding to have created more than 500 beautiful books which will make a difference in children's lives, and to work with such a talented group of writers, artists, musicians, editors and designers.

Her latest book, Teach Your Children Well, also a New York Times bestseller, tackles our current narrow definition of success — how it unnecessarily stresses academically talented kids and marginalizes many more whose talents and interests are less amenable to measurement.

With mesh - sided travel cribs, that factor is eliminated, and a child would have to be pretty old — or talented — before he could vault over the side of a Pack - and - Play.

BARRINGTON Karen Rogers, professor of gifted studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and author of «Reforming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child,» will talk about four things parents must ask of schools for their gifted children at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hough Street School, 310 S. Hough St.. The program is sponsored by the Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented, and there is a $ 5 fee for non-members at...

Her book, Teach Your Children Well, outlines how our current narrow definition of success unnecessarily stresses academically talented kids and marginalizes many more whose talents and interests are less amenable to measurement.

I thought the chorus of our local panto was fantastic, the children are so brave and so talented!!

While a few obviously talented teachers attract a healthy following for wrestling, gymnastics and other sports classes, the majority of the parks were surprisingly bare of children, even in after - school hours.

Our passionate, talented and dedicated team of counsellors want your child to have a one - of - a-kind experience where they develop new skills and have an amazing time — while in a safe and friendly environment.

So to all the other moms, the moms of imperfect, lying, manipulating, button pushing, infuriating, non-listening, not direction - following, major fucking tantrum throwing, funny, intelligent, beautiful, talented, creative, inspiring, energizing, motivating, loving, caring, bar raising, hard working, achieving and completely amazing children who are doubting your every move, decision and thought,

Gloria is a single mom of three talented adult children.

While celebrating Earth Day at Honeymoon Island last month I had the pleasure of meeting a wonderfully talented children's author.

Together with a very talented bunch of graphic designers and illustrators, they design amazing products that take our children on a journey of fun, creativity and imagination.

You go to certain parts of this city, and the entire system is built around how do you nurture that gifted and talented child to take him through that process from beginning to end.

Education secretary Alan Johnson commented: «We need to make sure that no one is left behind at any point - from the most gifted and talented children at the top of the class to the uninterested child at the back.»

NYC Council Speaker and Democratic mayoral frontrunner Chris Quinn will propose a significant overhaul of gifted and talented programs that would provide space for more children and loosen admissions requirements.

This year's kindergarten enrollment numbers, however, are still in flux, and some of the wait - listed children will likely win spots as other families choose private school or gifted - and - talented programs instead.

Following an expansion of the gifted and talented programme, one million children will receive intensive tuition alongside efforts to encourage sports, music, the arts and enterprise.

We are working with Bronx parents who have gone through the G&T process and can offer their experiences and knowledge to assist parents, especially when signing up for the free G&T test with the Department of Education; to answer questions parents and caregivers may have about the G&T process and schools; and with organizations that provide further educational options for parents of gifted and talented children.»

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Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented.

Not only did they find that students in public pre-K were significantly more likely to take the gifted and talented test, regardless of demographic background, but they also found that attending public pre-K may play an important role in helping to reduce test - taking disparities among different groups of children.

«Because our findings strongly suggest that attending public pre-K helps to promote information access and test taking for gifted and talented programs, with the advent of universal pre-K, the New York City Department of Education has an even greater chance to provide information about public educational opportunities to many more children across all demographic subgroups,» said Weinberg.

If, say, talented musicians tended to have the same set of genes, and if your child happened to have those genes too, music lessons might be a good idea.

The study authors called for cross-cultural investigations of parents with talented children, as well as how distance education, computer software and other technological advances are making it easier for promising children to develop their talents.

«Many of these children are extremely talented,» she says.

Congrats to all of your children, they sound very bright and talented!

Deborah is so talented and creative (and beautiful), but most of all she is committed to giving back, working to improve the lives of children with pediatric cancer and help find cures.

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That makes finding another job difficult for the talented reporter until his greatest scoop falls right in his lap thanks to Christian Longo (Franco), an accused killer of his own children who was living under Finkel's name in California before his capture, claiming he was a fan of the writer's work.

Based on Orson Scott Card's 1985 science fiction novel (though it departs from the original story in quite a few places), Ender's Game is set in a future where a bug - like alien race has attacked the Earth, and talented children are selected at an early age to train for battle through a series of war games.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

by Walter Chaw The old showbiz maxim of never working with children or animals is one violated with such regularity that I guess the otherwise sensible and talented Jason Alexander could be forgiven for Dunston Checks In.

Best supporting actor in a series, limited series or TV movie David Harbour, «Stranger Things» (Netflix) Alfred Molina, «Feud: Bette and Joan» (FX) Christian Slater, «Mr. Robot (USA) Alexander Skarsgard, «Big Little Lies» (HBO) David Thewlis, «Fargo» (FX) IMMEDIATE REACTION: Even though the talented child actors on «Stranger Things» repeatedly steal every episode, David Harbour has earned somewhat of a cult following as the breakout «grown - up» star — so, good for him!