Catherine and Count Basie Middle School 72 is offering a financial training series for all parents! Learn how to become your own financial planner, the different types of investments as well as improving your credit! Come join the following companies and experts while they give financial advice for the future.
ING Direct and ING Sharebuilders
Registration is required.
Please Click Here to review the flyer and learn more about these empowering events sponsored by MS 72 in Queens, NY!
The Center for Social and Emotional Education (CSEE) is proud to be partnering with the Broadway musical WICKED to bring the Witches of Oz to life in classrooms across the country with critical bully prevention supports for the fall 2010 BullyBust Campaign. Elphaba, the misunderstood green witch at the heart of WICKED, will help students learn how to put an end to bullying for good as the spokesperson for BullyBust. Schools can get involved with the cause by joining the Partner School Program, which will provide classroom-based supports including WICKED-themed activities, resources, and a national “Defying Gravity” essay contest this fall.
Show your support for the cause! Use the code "CSEE" when purchasing tickets for WICKED on Broadway (online or at the box office), and a portion of the sale goes back to BullyBust! Read the full press release here.
Become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to get the latest news on BullyBust and help spread the word. Together we can create a community of positive upstanders and put an end to bullying!
Anderson Williams, Director of Consulting at Cascade Educational Consultants, has written an insightful piece on the language we use in engaging our students and communities in collective action. He asks what is implied when we say things like the following: Youth are our future, Youth are the leaders of tomorrow; Give back to the Community; Pass the Torch; and A Seat at My Table. How does the cliched language we often defer to impact our efforts in reaching youth (and adults) to build and improve our communities, or to get involved in a social cause?
Click here to read the post at the Cascade Matters Blog.
"Practice and policy must work in concert; together we must make the whole child approach to education a national priority so that each child is ready for meaningful employment, continuing education, and active participation in our global society." - ASCD Executive Director Gene R. Carter
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) recently introduced H. Res. 1093 to make March "National Whole Child Month". This bill is the first step toward making the whole child approach to education a national priority and ensuring that all children are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged in our schools. Congress is expected to vote on H. Res. 1093 within the next few weeks, and it's up to us to get involved and help speed its passage!
Take a second to make a difference. In a country where a student drops out of school every 9 seconds and where every 7 seconds a child is bullied on the playground, your simple act of support and solidarity can make a huge difference:
If you believe in whole child education, now's the time to take action. Visit the Whole Child's website for more information and resources.
Spread the Word to End the Word is a campaign intended to raise consciousness about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the word “retard(ed)” and to encourage people to pledge to stop abusing the word. The campaign, created by youth nationwide and sponsored by the Special Olympics, engages schools and communities to show their commitment and support by signing their online pledge. They hope to reach 100,000 pledges by this year's day of awareness on March 3, 2010.
Whether intended or not, using the word negatively in everyday speech demeans people with disabilities and their friends and families. Help end the minority slur today by signing the pledge:
View videos from cause ambassadors here. You can also pick up a free toolkit here to raise awareness in your school, home and community.
Are you attending or hosting a Spread the Word to End the Word day of awareness in your community? Spread the word in the comments below.