My family(2 daughters 13&16) are renting a house in Halewia this June and am wondering what people like to do? Both my wife would like to run on the beach. Thanks ahead of time. We live in Somoma Ca if anybody is visiting the area.
Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a non-profit organization that runs summer professional development travel programs designed for teachers.
GEEO is offering 17 different travel programs for the summer of 2012: India/Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia, China, Russia/Mongolia/China, Egypt, Turkey 8 day, Turkey 15 day, South Africa/Mozambique/Zimbabwe/Botswana, Morocco, Cambodia/Vietnam, Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica.
Educators have the option to earn graduate school credit (3 credits through Indiana University) and professional development credit while seeing the world. The trips are 8 to 24 days in length and are designed and discounted to be interesting and affordable for teachers. GEEO provides teachers educational materials and the structure to help them bring their experiences into the classroom. The trips are open to all nationalities of K-12 and university educators and administrators, as well as retired educators. Educators are also permitted to bring along a non-educator guest.
Detailed information about each trip, including itineraries, costs, travel dates, and more can be found at [link removed].
Natasha Weisz Outreach Coordinator Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) 1-877-600-0105 [email removed]]
I have been and will be going again this summer on this great experience. You get to live aboard a real nice boat, and visit with the real people of Mexico in the Sea of Cortez. This is a cheap and safe way to see how life goes on in this beautiful country, yet have fun too. Join us.
American Leadership is an NETC summer program that strives to offer the highest quality study abroad experience for high school students. Our mission is to provide opportunities for cross-cultural understanding, historical awareness, foreign language exposure and personal growth.
Ultimately, the program offers an exceptional preparation for college and insight into future career interests for students (we also operate in partnership with the Princeton Review).
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
American Leadership is seeking experienced teachers, counselors, coaches, and school/community leaders around the country to work with our annual summer programs to Europe, China, Peru and/or Australia. The role of the "Teacher Counselor" is to encourage student applications to the program throughout the year in his or her community, as well as to facilitate pre-departure trip orientation and preparation information. Teacher Counselors will then chaperone students during the group's two weeks abroad, and later complete a post-trip evaluation for future program improvements.
Join SA Partners’ Education Tour to Johannesburg, East London, and Cape Town in July/August 2012. With South Africa Partners you'll be able to learn about the status of education reform and the challenges faced by township and rural schools and explore South Africa’s most notable historical and cultural sites.
Trip Highlights Include: - Guided tours of Johannesburg and Soweto, including Constitutional Hill & the Apartheid Museum - Tour of Cape Town and the surrounding area, including Robben Island - Trip to rural areas and nature-related attractions - School site visits - Meetings with local educators, including time in the classroom, as the guest of South African teachers
Tour Cost ($2900) Includes: - 12 nights accommodation - 2 meals per day - Ground transportation & guides - Event admissions
For more information contact South Africa Partners at [email removed].
South Africa Partners (SA Partners) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the establishment of mutually beneficial institutional partnerships between the United States and South Africa, in the areas of health, education, and economic development.
I am hoping to plan a trip to NYC for my high schoolers. We ususally go to Europe so I am unfamiliar with reputable student travel companies for travel within the US. Does anyone recommend a company for travel to NYC? Thanks for your help.
On 3/26/12, Annette R wrote: > I am hoping to plan a trip to NYC for my high schoolers. We > ususally go to Europe so I am unfamiliar with reputable > student travel companies for travel within the US. Does > anyone recommend a company for travel to NYC? Thanks for > your help.
Lest reviewers think Shrewsbury High School was the only victim of Mariden USA's unscrupulous business practices, I received this correspondence today from Maud Birney, a French teacher who works in Cecil County, Maryland.
"My name is Maud Birney. I teach French in a small high school in Cecil County Maryland. I am emailing regarding the comments you made in diverse web venues regarding Mariden USA.
I am also a very dissatisfied and heart broken costumer of Mariden Usa. We were supposed to leave on June 27 and they announced me today that they were not able to secure airplane seats for our group on this date...
Two weeks before the trip, they are moving the dates of the trip and offering us a similar trip on July 11. Some of the parents cannot travel during these dates and we have been offered callously a voucher for next year trip.
You seemed on your blog as irate as I am right now and I was hoping you could give me some advice on how to go about this situation."
Again, I urge extreme caution when considering travel with Mariden USA.
On 3/28/12, vanessa wrote:
> Try LEAD USA, they are reputable! > > On 3/26/12, Annette R wrote: >> I am hoping to plan a trip to NYC for my high schoolers. We >> ususally go to Europe so I am unfamiliar with reputable >> student travel companies for travel within the US. Does >> anyone recommend a company for travel to NYC? Thanks for >> your help.
Hi, we are a very relevant couple in our 60's with a charming 3 bdrm 2 bath home on a quarter acre in Vancouver Wa 5 mins from Portland and we seek to spend from 3 to 4 mos or even longer during the fall/winter/early spring'ish season in your area. If you are retired or perhaps a teacher with summers off or self employed/work from home type & t...See MoreHi, we are a very relevant couple in our 60's with a charming 3 bdrm 2 bath home on a quarter acre in Vancouver Wa 5 mins from Portland and we seek to spend from 3 to 4 mos or even longer during the fall/winter/early spring'ish season in your area. If you are retired or perhaps a teacher with summers off or self employed/work from home type & that sounds appealing to you, we could most likely work out a win/win situation to get you out of the stifling heat of summer there & vacation here where an A/C is RARELY if ever used. We have been married 40 yrs and are very stable, happy & upbeat. We are educated & we do not partake of any bad habits. My hubby has some health issues (heart & joint) but is completely ambulatory, it's just after all these years the cool damp seasons are getting to our psyche & his physical health. Our home is very clean, very inviting, lots of light, updated & modern. Our yard is full of mature trees & landscaping, the home was built in '73. It's on a quiet short street but close to everything. We have no problems with crime in our neighborhood so no worrying about sleeping with one eye open LOL. We have no problem sharing our space, we have been renting our two spare rooms out off & on for 5 yrs or so. We require only one room in a home & it doesn't have to be fancy, just clean & safe. You can bring your furry kids as our entire yard is fenced & there are tons of walking trails & a dog park close by. As well we would want to bring our small dogs with us to Texas. Ours are extremely socialized & happy campers like us. We lead a very simple easy going lifestyle, AKA quiet & boring :) If you've dreamed of getting away from there when the killer heat comes you wouldn't find a better place to head to & nicer people to accomodate you during your stay here. If you have time to browse, look at a website called 'Portlandbridges.com'. It will give you a glimpse into life here, the Pacific coast is an hour & a half away. If you love waterfalls, forests, mountains, rivers & streams with no mosquitos, ticks, snakes and other creepy crawley things this is the place to be!
********************************************************* London International Conference on Education (LICE-2012) November 19-22, 2012, London, UK ([link removed]) *********************************************************
The London International Conference on Education (LICE) is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education. The LICE promotes collaborative excellence between academicians and professionals from Education.
The aim of LICE is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various educational fields with cross-disciplinary interests to bridge the knowledge gap, promote research esteem and the evolution of pedagogy. The LICE-2012 invites research papers that encompass conceptual analysis, design implementation and performance evaluation. All accepted papers will appear in the proceedings and modified version of selected papers will be published in special issues peer reviewed journals.
The topics in LICE-2012 include but are not confined to the following areas:
*Academic Advising and Counselling *Art Education *Adult Education *APD/Listening and Acoustics in Education Environment *Business Education *Counsellor Education *Curriculum, Research and Development *Distance Education *Early Childhood Education *Educational Administration *Educational Foundations *Educational Psychology *Educational Technology *Education Policy and Leadership *Elementary Education *E-Learning *ESL/TESL *Health Education *Higher Education *History *Human Resource Development *Indigenous Education *ICT Education *Kinesiology & Leisure Science *K12 *Language Education *Mathematics Education *Multi-Virtual Environment *Music Education *Pedagogy *Physical Education (PE) *Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) *Reading Education *Religion and Education Studies *Rural Education *Science Education *Secondary Education *Second life Educators *Social Studies Education *Special Education *Student Affairs *Teacher Education *Cross-disciplinary areas of Education *E-Society *Other Areas of Education
SUBMISSION: Please email your research paper to papers- [email removed]
IMPORTANT DATES:
Extended Abstract (Work in Progress) Submission Date: August 1, 2012 Research Paper, Student Paper, Case Study, Report Submission Date: August 15, 2012 Proposal for Workshops: August 31, 2012 Notification of Workshop Acceptance/Rejection: September 10, 2012 Notification of Extended Abstract (Work in Progress) Acceptance/Rejection: September 20, 2012 Notification of Research Paper, Student Paper, Case Study, Report Acceptance /Rejection: September 25, 2012 Camera Ready Paper Due: October 10, 2012 Participant(s) Registration (Open): May 25, 2012 Early Bird Registration Deadline (Authors only): August 01 to September 16, 2012 Late Bird Registration Deadline (Authors only): September 17 to October 30, 2012 Conference Dates: November 19-22, 2012
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On 3/26/12, Annette R wrote: > I am hoping to plan a trip to NYC for my high schoolers. We > ususally go to Europe so I am unfamiliar with reputable > student travel companies for travel within the US. Does > anyone recommend a company for travel to NYC? Thanks for > your help.