Sentences with phrase «values of the school community»

What changes would need to be made so that your curriculum better aligns to the values of the school community, reflects the overall intention of the curriculum, and increases student engagement?

Launceston to George Town Communities for Children has had feedback from teachers that the KidsMatter framework has made a positive change to their schools by changing attitudes and highlighting the value of the school community.

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After giving $ 100 million to Newark, New Jersey schools, $ 120 million to Bay Area schools, and 18 million Facebook shares (now worth $ 1.9 billion) to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, they made the audacious announcement that they would give away 99 % of their Facebook stock during their lifetime, an amount currently valued at $ 45 billion.

«Shared value,» a phrase coined by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, refers to the interconnectedness of the health of a company and that of the community it is a part of.

A 1992 survey by the U.S. Department of Education discovered that private school students had more community spirit and were more likely to value helping others and to volunteer in community causes.

They saw the value of demonstrating their love for God by being faithful in the little things; a community that was so dysfunctional became one that was a true «school for saints».

«Schools will be encouraged to reflect their own ethos and values whilst being sensitive to the needs of the community, including the context of belief, faith, religion and culture.»

We may have underestimated the continuing influence of those traditional institutions which have managed to survive without the benefit of the mass media for many years and which continue to transfer cultural values — the family, home, community, school, church, fraternal organizations, and others.

There is also hope, and considerable evidence, that we may have underestimated the continuing influence of those traditional institutions which have managed to survive without the benefit of the mass media for many years and which continue to transfer cultural values — the family, home, community, school, church, fraternal organizations, and others.

It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.

Common worship tends to be highly valued and it is characteristic of schools with this ethos to include in the weekly schedule stated times for worship by the entire community.

Parents of children with special needs offer something of great value to any school or community.

I spoke with several other students that I personally trained at the Honor Council's first ever Integrity Day about defining success in qualitative rather than quantitative ways, organized presentations for parents in the local community, wrote brochures explaining of the program for the teachers, and held discussions about how Challenge Success ties into Jewish values at my Hebrew School.

Quite frankly, school - aged children will typically spend most of their non-sleeping time at school, so it is critical to find a school community that can offer exceptional educational value and also mirrors the same values and beliefs you have within your home.

Our Trustees are a group of up to fourteen voting members including parents, teachers, and outside community members dedicated to the mission and values of Marin Waldorf School.

You are determined to find a school and community that will welcome you openly and meet the holistic needs of your child and at the same time align with your family's beliefs and values.

The Oak and the Acorn Store offers parent education opportunities as well as an array of natural and handmade goods aligned with Waldorf education and Journey School community values.

An array of natural and handmade goods aligned with Waldorf education and Journey School community values are offered for sale at the store.

The Waldorf School of Garden City is committed to fostering a fully inclusive school community and welcomes faculty, staff, and students of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and spiritual vSchool of Garden City is committed to fostering a fully inclusive school community and welcomes faculty, staff, and students of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and spiritual vschool community and welcomes faculty, staff, and students of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and spiritual values.

Marin Waldorf School is a community of shared values within an economically diverse parent body.

The Waldorf School of Garden City values and actively seeks a student body reflecting the ethnic, racial, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity of our Long Island community.

Families best served at SWS are those whose values are compatible with the culture of the school as an educational community, who share SWS's educational goals, and who seek the unique character of Waldorf Education for their children.

The amount of district and community stakeholders shaping and defining standards in food procurement is growing as school districts recognize the value in creating a healthy school environment on all levels, including the dining room.

Often celebrated with events, special guests, custom menus and nutrition education activities, the purpose remains to help educate students, parents and communities about the nutritional value of school lunch.

It became evident that it was time to advance the school's governing practices in order to best meet the needs of our students and families in this dynamic 21st century while maintaining the principles and community values of Hartsbrook's founding.

Critics of the closure say closing the school will hurt the district and the Truxton community by reducing property values and forcing higher school taxes.

Added Elia: «Transgender youth are valued members of our schools and communities across New York State, yet statistics show that more than half of them will attempt suicide at least once by their 20th birthday.

«On the back of Peter Clarke's fundamentally flawed report, the Coalition rushed through an ill - conceived and ill - defined requirement on schools to promote «British values», which is causing division, uncertainty and confusion in schools and communities.

«It is appalling to see the federal government refuse to investigate these important civil rights complaints from transgender youth, who are valued members of our schools and communities across New York State.

«While still relatively new in New York state, the community school program has already demonstrated its value here and nationally by increasing student performance and reducing level of violence, bulling and other problem behaviors.»

Syngenta won this award with their approach to communicating the value of the business to the local community, forging even stronger links with schools and the University and engaging with key stakeholders.

A party for those whose priorities include the Welfare State, workers» rights, trade unionism, the co-operative movement, consumer protection, strong communities, conservation rather than environmentalism, fair taxation, full employment, public ownership, proper local government, a powerful Parliament, the monarchy, the organic Constitution, national sovereignty, civil liberties, the Union, the Commonwealth, the countryside, grammar schools, traditional moral and social values, economic patriotism, balanced migration, a realist foreign policy, and a base of real property for every household to resist both over-mighty commercial interests and an over-mighty State.

Mr. Tsanis also announced that beginning in 2016, the REF Board of Directors will give an annual Patricia Braus Founder's Award Scholarship to a city school district high school senior who has provided extraordinary service to his or her school or to the community, a scholarship that reflects the values of Rochester Education Foundation and its executive director.

Our «A Toast to REF» event honors valued community partners of Rochester city school students.

But teachers in community schools frequently have these too, and the values and successes of community schools are too often underestimated.

«The way that communities vote and the values they have are going to have an impact on how this industry's going to evolve over time,» said Greta Hsu, a professor at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and lead author on the paper, soon to be published in the journal Organizational Science.

Schools who value self care and connection create spaces of community, spirit, health and creativity.

In addition, one of the organization's core values is identifying new talent and nurturing young filmmakers by awarding promising talent with «Directorial Debut» and «Breakthrough Actor» awards as well as grants to rising film students and by facilitating community outreach through the support of organizations such as The Ghetto Film School, Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, and Educational Video Center.

It was the hope of Eden that the winning drawing would capture the school's vision through a lasting piece of artwork, together with creating a community project which represented the schools values.

Getting the design right is essential in securing maximum value out of indoor school sports facilities, both for pupils and the local community.»

Parents were able to participate in workshops about how to choose the right high school, connect the actual value of college with the interests of their sons, cultivate positive identities in their communities, and set their sons up for success.

Thisyear, beleaguered champions of arts educationwill find their visions finally — if gradually — realized, as the growing conversationabout art education's intrinsic value playsout in partnerships between community artsorganizations and schools.

The United Neighborhood Organization (UNO), the community group that I lead in Chicago, and its network of charter schools provide Hispanic immigrant families with access to a high - quality education, thereby challenging them to fulfill their great potential while promoting American values, ideals, and our collective successes.

Fewer schools serving lower - income communities offer service - learning programs (29 percent versus 36 percent), even though principals at lower - income schools place a higher value on the benefits of service - learning projects.

As a new school year starts, one teacher reflects on the essential value of collaboration and community

«The language and values go together,» said Chris Altvater, a member of the Passamaquoddy tribal community and the school counselor at Beatrice Rafferty.

A teacher's contribution to a school's community, as assessed by the principal, was worth 10 percent of the overall evaluation score, while the final 5 percent was based on a measure of the value - added to student achievement for the school as a whole.

Employees need to feel valued and trusted by the school through managers actively seeking and acknowledging their contribution, offering support and coaching and promoting a sense of community.

The program opens up channels of communication where members of the school student community are given license to engage with others, become aware of those around them, value their peers and know that they exist in a mutually and active supportive community.

The collective result was a community - wide culture that clearly values high school graduation — and a graduation rate of 94 percent in 2013.