Sentences with phrase «year on community projects»

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Ripple's XRP is the digital currency of the Ripple network, which has seen significant growth this year on the back of positive involvement from the banking community, with 47 Japanese banks moving towards using the Ripple project.

Coworkly, a side project that's currently dominating the majority of Arar's time, arose from a desire to fill a gap he's seen in Ottawa for many years now — namely, a community of startups that focus on venture capital and raising money rather than returning to the basics of bootstrapping and profitability.

For the past several years I've worked on environmental projects with American Indian communities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and I've become acquainted with remnants of an Ojibwa religion called Mediwiwin.

Durham Youth Commission members commit to a one - year term of service; serve on City boards and committees as appointed and attend all meetings of those boards and committees; complete 40 hours of community service during their term of service; as well as attend and actively participate in all meetings, service projects, and special events sponsored by the commission.

One of the food depository «s original agencies was Waukegan - based Lake County Community Action Project, 106 Sheridan Rd. Having opened the facility on Oct. 7, 1965, the community action project was out in the hustings feeding the hungry about 14 years before the food depository assumed the business of food distribution to the Chicago area «s serviceCommunity Action Project, 106 Sheridan Rd. Having opened the facility on Oct. 7, 1965, the community action project was out in the hustings feeding the hungry about 14 years before the food depository assumed the business of food distribution to the Chicago area «s service cProject, 106 Sheridan Rd. Having opened the facility on Oct. 7, 1965, the community action project was out in the hustings feeding the hungry about 14 years before the food depository assumed the business of food distribution to the Chicago area «s servicecommunity action project was out in the hustings feeding the hungry about 14 years before the food depository assumed the business of food distribution to the Chicago area «s service cproject was out in the hustings feeding the hungry about 14 years before the food depository assumed the business of food distribution to the Chicago area «s service centers.

This project identifies and targets the community aspects that influence obesity and active living, specifically focusing on policies, funding, physical assets, programs and services that influence health and fitness levels of youth ages 10 — 14 years.

This moment was significant in reflecting years of strategic planning and foresight by providing a much needed facility and accomplishing a project listed on a needs assessment survey from the community.

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)- Part III - Chapter 11 - Breastfeeding Nutrient adequacy of exclusive breastfeeding for the term infant during the first six months of life (2002) Geneva, World Health Organization Full text [pdf 278kb] The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding: a systematic review Geneva, World Health Organization, 2001 Full text [pdf 1.06 Mb] Report of the expert consultation of the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding Report of an expert consultation Geneva, World Health Organization, 28 - 30 March 2001 Full text [pdf 122kb] The WHO Global Data Bank on Infant and Young Child Feeding Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Feeding Your Baby From Six Months To One Year Your guide to help you introduce food to your baby Adapted and reproduced with permission of Peel Public Health, Region of Peel A Practical Workbook to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding in Community Based Projects Health Canada, Ottawa, 2002 This workbook is intended to assist the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) or similar community based prenatal projects to identify strategies and specific actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a population healthCommunity Based Projects Health Canada, Ottawa, 2002 This workbook is intended to assist the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) or similar community based prenatal projects to identify strategies and specific actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a population health Projects Health Canada, Ottawa, 2002 This workbook is intended to assist the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) or similar community based prenatal projects to identify strategies and specific actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a population healthcommunity based prenatal projects to identify strategies and specific actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a population health projects to identify strategies and specific actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a population health context.

The two - year project, called Building Climate Action Communities, will create a regional model of community - based climate change education programs, with a specific emphasis on moving people to action.

At the Governor's direction and after 70 years of stagnation, the state, MTA, local officials and Long Island communities are moving forward on this $ 2 billion project.

The Fentons opened Main Street Ice Cream in 2009 and over the years have held numerous fundraisers, partnering with Ride for Roswell, local veterans on Veterans Day, youth baseball, Hamburg High School, the Hamburg Community Playground Project, and numerous groups through the annual Scarecrow pProject, and numerous groups through the annual Scarecrow projectproject.

«Over the past year, the Participatory Budgeting pilot project saw more than 6,000 New Yorkers propose, review and vote on millions of dollars of investments that would be made in their communities.

Several notable projects Borough President Diaz is funding this year include $ 1 million towards the next phase of the renovation of the Grand Concourse, over $ 1 million towards renovations at both Lehman College and Bronx Community College, $ 500,000 towards a new building for the Pregones Theater, and $ 150,000 towards a dog run on Pelham Parkway.

The Long Island Association's Priorities and Initiatives for 2018 include the critical issues, policies and projects we will advocate for on behalf of the Long Island business community this year.

The parties» candidates also hold opposing views on the community preservation fund's provision, approved by voters last year, that would allocate up to 20 percent of its revenues to water quality improvement projects.

This project builds on three years of effort by Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper for Phase I of a Niagara River Watershed Management Plan and is a continuation of a community - based watershed planning effort to improve and protect all of Western New York's water resources.

Ederle's historic 14 1/2 - hour swim across the channel is «an apt metaphor for the journey we've taken on this rec center,» said Community Board 7 member Mel Wymore, who explained it took 13 years of work, three Parks commissioners, nine Community Board 7 Chairs and two City Councilmembers to bring the project to fruition.

Two years later, Shanley founded the Federal Community of Practice on Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science (CCS) to share lessons learned and best practices on designing, implementing, and evaluating crowdsourcing and citizen science projects among federal agencies.

The ELISS program — hosted by AAAS and sponsored by partner campuses, the Argosy Foundation, Rita Allen Foundation, and individual donors — is now at the end of the second year of a three - year pilot brings together graduate students from a host of disciplines to collaborate on a project at the intersection of science and society that improves their community.

DeMatteo, who has spent 10 years working on the project, said completion of the corridor model will allow researchers and community leaders to begin working with property owners to establish the habitat corridors.

He has more than 10 years of experience as a statistician and investigator on projects spanning topics including health disparities, urban health, HIV, tobacco, community interventions, substance use / abuse, and normative and atypical developmental trajectories of immigrant and minority youth.

Robinson completed his Master Degree in Community and Regional Planning from University of New Mexico with a professional project on planning for reclamation of uranium mine and mill sites in the former East Germany, and has 21 years experience as an environmental analyst specializing in the assessment of mine reclamation technology and programs.

EUCLEIA, a european project that ended this year, did not only explore many of the challenges and limitations of extreme event attribution but in particular fostered and strengthened a scientific community that will live on in other projects for the coming years.

For 150 years, McCarthy has been building communities across America, both by constructing essential projects communities rely on, as well as by helping those who need assistance.

Over the last 10 years, the project has held more than 20 public meetings, participated in numerous one - on - one meetings and group presentations, and has engaged in open dialog and meaningful discussions with community members and stakeholders to better understand the island's issues as well as the cultural and natural significance of Maunakea.

This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.

The three - year «Project on Adolescent Literacy,» conducted by the center for early adolescence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, examined efforts by school districts and community agencies to combat illiteracy in that age group.

Mr Stokes said the new projects were evidence of the benefits for communities of the NSW Government's $ 44.2 billion investment over four years on more than 120 schools across the State.

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This year, for instance, our school decided to dedicate our Penny Harvest to Hurricane Sandy relief, and will gear our community service projects toward non-profits that focus on feeding those in need or helping in animal shelters.

You may also like (all of which use hands - on activities): ● Visualizing Irrational Numbers ● End Of Year: Self - Reflection Middle School Cube ● Character Detective: Character Analysis for Novel Study ● End of Year Self - Reflection project available for 3rd - 11th grades ● Coming soon... more Building a Community: Opening Year Pyramids, Calder mobiles, and more MathAntics Scavenger Hunts.

Michael McDowell, who trains teachers on managing group dynamics through the New Technology Foundation, a ten - year - old nonprofit organization that helps communities replicate the New Tech model nationwide, says teamwork is one of the greatest challenges project - learning teachers face.

Because we had already focused heavily on project - based learning for many years and frequently recruited public audiences for student exhibitions, we had a track record of engaging with the community.

Students aged 6 - 15 lead their own projects over the course of a school year, focusing on problems affecting their own communities.

Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree, and five to seven years of experience in a related position • Standout samples of video and editing work • Demonstrated experience with a range of digital storytelling and tools, and strong engagement with digital trends • Strong people - management skills, and a knack for developing talent, both in - house and freelance • Experience with a variety of social media platforms for audience development • Experience developing partner relationships for distribution or content creation • Experience in audio / video production / editing a plus • Background in teaching or education policy a plus • Passionate visual journalist with an innovative spirit and a drive to understand and service our audience • Appreciation for EPE's mission in the education community is essential, but a background in education content is not • Experienced leader who can coach a team to excellence and articulate a vision for our visual operations to stakeholders • Strong news judgment, video storytelling, and editing expertise • Experience in social distribution channels and partnerships • Strategic content planning • Flexibility to work on multiple projects at once • Adaptability to change

But the supporters of Suburban Project Concern, which is well regarded because student and community participation is voluntary, say the board's decision made at the start of the school year was based not only on economic problems but on political pressure from the teachers» union.

Through this 4 - year, $ 3 million «Whole School Restorative Practices Project,» Morningside Center is partnering with NYC public schools and leading researchers to boost students» social and emotional skills; build school communities based on collaboration, caring, fair treatment, and mutual respect; and eliminate the disproportional targeting of Black, Latino, and LGBTQ students, and students with disabilities, for punitive discipline.

By the time Gov. Peter Shumlin shined a spotlight on Vermont's heroin problem in his 2014 State of the State address, Rutland had been actively battling the issue for more than a year, opening a methadone clinic and launching an innovative multi-pronged, community - based approach called Project Vision.

The event, held at the Rubin Museum in Manhattan, honored five people who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to enacting positive change in education: Tanell Pendleton, an English teacher who has worked at Bronx Haven High School for eight years, and Michael Wolach, founding teacher and instructional coach at Jill Chaifetz Transfer School, both of whom have worked with Eskolta on multi-year projects on topics ranging from developing students» academic mindsets to implementing outcomes - based grading; Cristal Cruz, a graduate of Brooklyn Frontiers High School, who, after facing significant challenges during school, graduated as salutatorian, enrolled in college, and is now working at Good Shepherd Service to support students in the same way she was supported; and Jeff and Tricia Raikes, co-founders of the Raikes Foundation and part of the founding team of Microsoft, who have become champions of school improvement by establishing national initiatives such as the Mindset Scholars Network and the Student Agency Improvement Community.

Democrats Propose Using Proposition 39 for Schools Democratic lawmakers are proposing to spend about $ 500 million a year in newly approved tax revenue on energy efficiency projects at schools in California's poorest communities.

The material in this lesson originated in a research project conducted by Facing History and Ourselves between 1996 and 1998.1 During those years, a group of researchers and Facing History staff studied the impact of Facing History on 8th grade students in an urban / suburban community near a major metropolitan area.

This was all in just one day of a PEP program that lasts five or six months for this group, with community - based coaches there to work with them for up to two years on their own school improvement projects, Nita Rudy said.

The Toledo Technology Academy (TTA) is a four - year public high school that is considered one of the gems of the Toledo Public Schools system and a model for community - supported education based on teamwork and project - based learning rather than a school day crowded with «fill - in - the - bubble» test fixation.

Launched in 2011, Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation, or L.I.F.T., is a five - year initiative in nine low - performing schools in Charlotte, North Carolina.35 The project focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budProject Leadership and Investment for Transformation, or L.I.F.T., is a five - year initiative in nine low - performing schools in Charlotte, North Carolina.35 The project focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budproject focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budProject L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budgets.39

While 75 percent of seniors are on track to complete the A — G course requirements with a D or better this year, just 52 percent are on track to complete all academic requirements to graduate, which include a community service project, health and physical education requirements, and chosen electives in their junior and senior years that identify a career pathway.

During the two - year project, Safe Havens evaluated the district's current emergency plans and policies relating to safety, security and emergency preparedness, conducted safety, security and emergency preparedness assessments at district schools, trained an internal team to conduct future annual assessments, trained the district's plan development team and community public safety agency partner representatives on four phase school crisis planning, helped the team develop new integrated plan components including:

Uncertainty over the impact of a proposed Republican tax cut on the state's economy and budget is hanging like a cloud over California, but at this point, the Legislative Analyst's Office is projecting robust growth in state revenue for K - 12 schools and community colleges in the coming year.

A Phoenix group was recognized as the PTO Today 2007 Parent Group of the Year for Outstanding Job on a Completed Major Project for its garden that is part teaching tool, part service project, and part community - building exProject for its garden that is part teaching tool, part service project, and part community - building exproject, and part community - building exercise.

Based on feedback during three recent meetings in February and 19 public hearings, open houses, project and community association meetings during the last two years, two options have fallen (Alternative 3A and Alternative 3C) from consideration, and FRA will make several significant changes to Alternative 3B in the Final EIS.

This was the first year for «Art in the Park» where local businesses, community groups and organizations host creative, hands - on art projects for children and provide all the supplies for that project.