Olivia Martin ’09 was one of 25 Girl Scouts who visited Costa Rica for the Venture & Volunteer Girl Scout Destinations program. During their time in the land of ‘Pura Vida,’ the Girl Scouts worked alongside community members in the culturally rich region of Talamanca to repair a local school and complete other service projects.
Read more on outwardboundcostarica.org.
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Every child deserves hope, and black or white has nothing to do with it.
So what do all educators tell you? Read to your kids. Then they cite the educational literature with statistics proving that by reading, your child will become a better reader, or your child will develop strong listening skills, or your child will improve their comprehension. Of course this is true.
“Because I love teaching music and this school has an outrageous commitment to the arts.” – Al Fisher
Share this:Give me that quirky kid any day… the one who learns differently; the one who is impulsive and quick moving; who drives you crazy with outspoken unfiltered comments; the one who steps on toes, bumps into others, makes a mess of materials and papers;
It has been almost three months since I have returned from my study abroad program from Ghana. Since then I have had time to reflect and think about my experience as a whole. I remember signing up for this program and not knowing anyone else who was going but I knew that I had to take this trip for myself. I’m glad that I was able to step outside of my comfort zone and take a chance because this experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity and has really helped me to grow a person.
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Well, I now have a high school graduate! Alexis will be attending Mizzou in the fall.
Share this:Ten years ago, I walked into volunteering at a place called the Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club. At the time, I had no idea what I was getting into, and soon got caught up into Mr. Mathews’s philosophy of offering children the best opportunities possible. City Academy is the result of the success of the Mathews-Dickey educational programs. It takes Martin Mathews’ simple philosophy of offering programs for children that will be the very best. That’s what we’ve set about doing, creating the very BEST school.
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