Category: family
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Give Kids The World Village Adds New Serendipity Pirate Ship Attraction to its Array of Accessible Venues
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Give Kids The World Village just became even more magical with the addition of its new Serendipity themed pirate ship stage. Joining snoring trees, an enchanting castle and the world’s largest game of Candy Land, Serendipity is one of many ADA-accessible storybook attractions that help spread happiness and hope at the Village – an…
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FORD FUND AND GOVERNORS HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION AWARD GRANTS TO HELP COMBAT TEEN SPEEDING
Ford Motor Company Fund and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) are awarding grants totaling $135,000 to State Highway Safety Offices in Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, New York, Tennessee and Utah; Grants will be used to create and implement programs to help combat teen speeding in each state Ford Fund and GHSA resume their award-winning teen…
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Flight Adventure Park Survives the Shutdown and is Now Thriving
STERLING, Va. — Flight Adventure Park is proud to announce that for the first time in over 15 months, all 13 locations are now open for business. “It was a tough road, and one that we really had no prior experience in terms of how to navigate,” says Steve Yeffa CEO of Flight Adventure Park. “When we…
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Beloved Actor And Personality LeVar Burton Gets Tonie-fied This Fall
The acclaimed director, producer and author’s likeness and voice will be available to a new generation of fans as a Tonie figure and audio book PALO ALTO, Calif. — This Fall, beloved actor, director, producer and author LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek and Jeopardy!) will have his voice and likeness immortalized as a Tonie! LeVar Burton’s award-winning children’s book, The Rhino…
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Family Equality Calls For Unity This Parents’ Day
The not-for-profit has partnered with creative agencies TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, Furlined and Directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon to cinematically showcase the complicated path to parenthood for the LGBTQ+ community through the lens of one child’s fathers Ahead of Parents’ Day this Sunday July 25, Family Equality is calling on Americans to join its mission in advocating for every LGBTQ+…
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Helping Students Overcome the Fear of Speaking in Front of the Class
By Dr. Robert W. F. Taylor Almost every child knows this fear. The teacher has given you an assignment to ‘Write something about… ‘.That part is okay. But then you have to read what you wrote in front of the class. That is the scary part! As a student, I experienced this fear. As a…
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LeapFrog® Announces New Collection of Learning Toys
Innovative Learning Systems with Curriculum-Based Content Make Learning Fun LeapFrog® Enterprises, Inc., a leader in innovative educational toys for children, today announced its new collection of learning toys that introduce curriculum-based content and important foundational skills at an early age. LeapFrog gets kids excited about learning with interactive systems that keep them engaged and…
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National Black Farmers Association Announces 2021-2022 Next Generation Black and Hispanic Farmers Scholarship Program Application Deadline
It is a privilege for the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) to administer a scholarship program to ensure that the next generation of African-American/Black and Hispanic farmers receive the training and skills that will enable them to thrive in the agricultural industry. “Higher education provides essential tools, knowledge, and resources that will allow these scholars to continue…
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Confronting the devastating impact racism in the U.S. Education System has on Black students’ mental health
New campaign shows that everyone has a role to play in rewriting the lessons students learn about race in school The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) – a nonprofit organization founded by award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson – launched a public awareness campaign to address the mental health impact the education system places on students, particularly Black students…
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Influencing The Quality Of Education
Do we really believe that every child can succeed? How does the view that a child’s potential is limited affect our ability to reach that child and inhibit his growth and academic success? The largely unexplored, and in some cases erroneous, beliefs held by many mainstream educators have resulted in ineffective and even damaging educational…