One of the things we like best about JM is the extra attention paid to the kids «at the top» as well as «on the bottom» through tutoring PTA - sponsored teacher's aids and programs such as the after
school enrichment programs which offer everything from languages such as Spanish Mandarin and French to music instruction public speaking chess science dance Ecology Club and Odyssey of the MInd.
Not exact matches
We have friends whose kids are going to the public kindergarten (only 1/2 day) with the «wraparound»
enrichment program for the rest of the day; their little ones are already stressed out because they have just 2.75 hours in
school, during
which they're basically being trampled on with mountains of «instruction,» and the wraparound
program gives just 20 minutes for lunch while foregoing rest time in favor of «reading instruction» and «homework help.»
He does two kinds of
schools: high
schools that are tech related, where the kids are engaged in projected based learning and discovery, and that have deeply embedded partnerships with local industry; and also
schools that are K — 8 flex
programs, in
which students attend
school two days a week, work from home two days a week, and one day is an
enrichment day.
Children in the district after -
school program participated in a 60 - min
program in
which teachers were able to select from 16 different
enrichment activities that were designed to improve student attendance.
In a time where
schools have seen their arts and academic
enrichment budgets slashed, PS 9 — with the help of its active PTO — has been able to continue these important
programs which we believe are crucial both to providing a well - rounded education and to fostering the kind of creativity that will help our students become leaders in whatever field they choose.
She has worked as a home -
school teacher and has done curriculum development and instruction in academic
enrichment programs (such as The Ulysses S. Grant Foundation and The Steppingstone Foundation, of
which she is an alum).
Complete a comprehensive residency
program in
which a teacher preparation
program and a local
school district partner to engage teacher residents in a series of
school - based experiences and teaching
enrichment opportunities under the guidance of accomplished educators; and
The Connecticut Education Association provided a two - year, $ 10,000 grant to launch his after -
school enrichment program,
which, over the last five years, has opened the eyes of more than 15,000 students and their families to STEM skills and careers.
Trump and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos are seeking a small cut for special education grants, while they sought to keep traditional Title I aid at $ 14.9 billion, separate from the $ 1 billion choice
program they want under Title I. Funding for the 21st Century Community Schools Program, which funds after - school and other enrichment activities, would be cut by $ 200 million in the bill, bringing total aid down to $ 1 b
program they want under Title I. Funding for the 21st Century Community
Schools Program, which funds after - school and other enrichment activities, would be cut by $ 200 million in the bill, bringing total aid down to $ 1 b
Program,
which funds after -
school and other
enrichment activities, would be cut by $ 200 million in the bill, bringing total aid down to $ 1 billion.
In Arizona,
which has a similar taxpayer - funded private
school tuition subsidy
program, extraordinary examples of abuse and personal
enrichment have been recently documented.
Education
programs for children identified as gifted and talented take many forms pull - out
programs offering educational
enrichment, honors classes, after
school and summer
programs featuring special course work, and mentor
programs in
which children are matched with professionals in the community for special learning experiences.
Meridian,
which has a 50 percent minority population and a 17:1 student - to - teacher classroom ratio, also offers a Triple A
program of after -
school activities in athletics, the arts and an
enrichment program.
Previous work on the impact of philanthropy in education terms these types of status quo investments as «lower leverage» grants,
which can include funding for efforts in professional development, unrestricted or general purpose grants to
schools, or special - purpose grants to fund a particular
program or activity (e.g. arts
enrichment).4 The contrasting approach — the «higher leverage» investment — is investment with the potential to exert systemic influence on public education,
which can be divided into two broad categories: 5
There are
enrichment and education
programs which include after -
school tutoring for youths and adults.
Ostensibly, tax - free growth could only be spent for related expenses,
which would include expenditures to foster child development (e.g., after -
school enrichment programs or even
school tuition) or to support expenses for dependent parents (e.g., for in - home nursing or long - term care).
There are
enrichment and education
programs which include after -
school tutoring for youths and adults.
We have a new comprehensive after -
school program which offers both internal and external
enrichment opportunities.