[NIFL-FAMILY:1693] RE: clips&crossposts

From: Irene Brammertz (irene@rcma.org)
Date: Tue Oct 14 2003 - 11:26:54 EDT


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Noemi,
The link for Corazon de mi Vida does not work.  I tried several
different ways trying to get to their website but to no avail.  Please
check it out and let me know how to access the information.
Thanks,
Irene

Irene G. Brammertz, MPH,M.A.
Family Literacy Specialist
RCMA - P.O. Box 1688
Homestead, FL 33090
Cell: 305-360-2560 (direct connect 228)
Fax: 305-752-7140 (home office)
http://www.rcma.org
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Noemi Aguilar [mailto:naguilar@famlit.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 10:12 AM
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Connect for Kids (www.connectforkids.org)

**Classroom to Classroom Around the World
Registration is now open for K-12 classrooms to sign up with the
Creative
Connections Project for 6-week study partnerships with partner classes
from
the Amazon Rain Forest, Africa, the Galapagos Islands, the Arctic or
China.
Previews are also available at http://www.ccproject.org/adventures.html.
Fees begin at $50/class. 
http://www.ccproject.org


**Nominations for Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recognize students in middle
and
high school grades who have demonstrated exemplary community service.
Application deadline: October 31, 2003.
http://www.prudential.com/spirit


**Recycle Your Printer Cartridges
For every eligible cartridge brought for recycling to one of Staples
1,100
stores nationwide Staples will donate $1 to public education charities
designated by state affiliates of the National Education Association and
to
The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Drop-off deadline:
October 31, 2003.
http://www.staples.com/recycleforeducation

**Corazon de mi Vida
"Because you are the center of my life, I will put you in a car seat and
buckle up myself" -- that's the message of this National Latino
Children's
Institute and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration campaign.
http://www.nlci.org/kits/Corazon%20intro.htm

**NCCAN Launches Newly Designed Website
The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information has
redesigned its website to be easier to navigate and more user-friendly.
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov


**Quality Learning Opportunities Might Boost IQ among Disadvantaged
Children
Environmental factors, like quality early learning programs, not genetic
factors, explain much of the differences in young children's IQ among
disadvantaged children, according to new research by the University of
Virginia to be published in November. 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A12059-2003Sep1?language=printe


Noemi Aguilar
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40202-4237

Phone: 502/584-1133 ext 168
Fax: 502/584-0172
E-mail: naguilar@famlit.org



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