Sentences with phrase «schools plant the seeds»

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At Key Stage 2 (Age 7 + to 11, Years 4 to 6) schools have to teach the following: Growth and reproduction; the main stages of the human life cycle; reproduction; the parts of the flower [for example, stigma, stamen, petal, sepal] and their role in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation, seed dispersal and germination.»

By his own public statements and also through his role of helping to develop an alcoholism education emphasis for the youth and adults in his church school, the minister helps to plant the seeds of understanding of the nature and treatment of alcoholism.

School gardening programs do more than plant seeds.

Plant the seeds of next year's conversation now — What drew her to the school to which she was accepted?

As I entered the classroom Tuesday, they were reading Sylvia's Spinach before tasting Spinach Lasagna, enjoying the Spinach Brownies they had made themselves, and going out to check on their newly planted spinach seeds in the school garden.

Recipe for Success is a nationally recognized foundation devoted to combating childhood obesity through innovative «Seed to Plate» education: Children plant school gardens, reap their harvest and work with professional chefs to learn how to deliciously prepare healthful food.

In schools they have to plant seeds in sterile conditions only when the science curriculum says they may, and line up for meals which they have no hand in preparing.

- Slow Food USA provided seeds to Chicago Public Schools to plant and grow in school gardens across the city.

Club members have helped the Park District with other projects, such as regular clean - ups at Knoch Knolls Park, and planting seed harvested from the school's prairie site.

The seeds planted by the educators of The Little Red School House have grown into The Arc of Dutchess, formerly Dutchess ARC.

Three species of non-photosynthetic plants rely mainly on camel crickets to disperse their seeds, according to new research from Project Associate Professor Suetsugu Kenji (Kobe University Graduate School of Science).

Prof Carlos Peres, from UEA's School of Environmental Sciences, said: «Large birds and mammals provide almost all the seed dispersal services for large - seeded plants.

The research from the University of Sydney's School of Life and Environmental Sciences found there could be decreases in the cover of the dominant plant, spinifex, and a resulting decrease in seeding — and that introduced cats and foxes pose one of the major threats to seed - eating rodents.

«A shift to a dietary pattern higher in healthful plant - based foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, and lower in animal - based foods, especially red and processed meats, can confer substantial health benefits in reducing risk of type 2 diabetes,» said Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard Chan School and senior author of the study.

What we now call school reform isn't the product of a gradual consensus emerging among educators about how kids learn; it's a political movement that grew out of one seed planted in 1983.

Seamus plants seeds in the Intervale, an urban farm in Burlington, Vermont, as part of the Sustainable Schools Project.

A good guideline on this is a one metre square patch, I've seen this work very effectively in a school setting, children can be encouraged to share seed, share ideas and help each other to achieve some healthy plants.

The instructional seeds planted and nurtured at the elementary school level become the mathematical foundation of the college and career readiness intent of the Common Core State Standards.

Plant a seed, and watch your school garden grow.

With an agenda that echoes our decade of investments — charter schools, performance pay for teachers, accountability, expanded learning time and national standards — the Obama administration is poised to cultivate and bring to fruition the seeds we and other reformers have planted.»

Programs in the Elementary and Middle Schools that plant the seeds of COLLEGE ATTAINABILITY for younger students.

In Marysville, Washington, educators in three schools supported by NEA's Priority Schools Campaign (PSC) are planting the seeds for sustainable education reform in their dischools supported by NEA's Priority Schools Campaign (PSC) are planting the seeds for sustainable education reform in their diSchools Campaign (PSC) are planting the seeds for sustainable education reform in their district.

In many ways, we feel the stars have finally aligned.With an agenda that echoes our decade of investments — charter schools, performance pay for teachers, accountability, expanded learning time, and national standards — the Obama administration is poised to cultivate and bring to fruition the seeds we and other reformers have planted.

Equally exciting is what can happen when just one Tribes - trained teacher plants the seed for Tribes in a new school.

Seeds for WEEI were planted when Northam and College of Education Dean Ray Reutzel initiated discussion regarding potential collaboration to enhance energy education in the state's schools.

It prompted us to raise the stakes for standardized tests in an effort to compete with other world powers, and as a result, it planted the seeds for a culture of fear and shame that is ubiquitous in schools across the country.

Taking children on field trips to visit high schools and colleges plants the seeds of where they can go and where they belong.

Sela, and other Hebrew - language charter schools around the country, may plant the seeds of a new American Hebrew culture.

The seed for Elementum Money or even the faintest version of it was planted in me during one of my coffee meetings with two close school girlfriends.

Plant the seeds of compassion where they'll grow for a lifetime: Give a grade - school classroom a subscription to a humane - focused children's magazine such as Kind News.

Most elementary school children can tell you that in order to get a seed to grow into a plant, you need to expose it to water and light.

NWEI's Development Director Kerry Lyles will be teaching an Earth Day lesson to a class of local preschoolers, and will be building terrariums and planting seeds in the school garden with the next generation of environmentalists.

Ultimately, she will suggest the seeds of a project for #SoLI2018 participants to be planted in their local law school communities.

Whether your community is grappling with transportation and land use issues, crowded schools, or open space, or working to bring vacant properties back to productive use, NAR's Smart Growth program has resources to help you and your association plant seeds that will pay dividends for years to come.