School’s out! It’s time to put your feet up and enjoy some mindful entertainment. We’ve rounded up a list of must-reads for teachers to delve into over the holidays. Wrap your hands around a mug of hot cider and settle in, these reads will captivate you from cover to cover. The Children Act by Ian McEwan Follow Fiona Maye, a High Court judge, as she immerses herself in an especially challenging case. Maye presides over the Family Court case as a distraction from her own family strife. But her marital dilemma stays with her as she fights to solve the case of a 17-year-old boy who requires live saving medical treatment, treatment his parents refuse to allow due to religious beliefs. The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change by Adam Braun The incredible story of Adam Braun and the organization he founded, Pencils for Promise....
You know life insurance is a good idea - but when is the right time to buy life insurance. You may be on the verge of closing on your first home. Maybe you’ve started planning for retirement. Perhaps you’re young & single. At what stage in your life do you check off the life insurance box? Should you wait till you have children? Till you’ve reached a certain age? There is no hard and fast rule about when to purchase your life insurance policy. But there are benefits at every stage. When deciding on the best time that fits your lifestyle, remember it’s less about hitting a certain age or milestone and more about tailoring your coverage to your needs. So when is the right time to buy life insurance? Single & Successful Life insurance exists to protect and assist your loved ones. And that doesn’t necessarily mean a partner...
As educators we are often privileged to witness first-hand the positive impact education has on our youth. Given the right tools, motivation and support, our students have an incredible power to break barriers and implement change. Free The Children began with one twelve year old boy’s need to right the wrongs he saw in the world. Free The Children has since built over 650 schools and classrooms, facilitating the education of 55,000 children every day. Rather than just fundraise and donate, Free The Children’s mission is to empower youth locally to be active agents of change both at home and internationally. Through the Adopt a Village program, Free The Children gives poverty-stricken communities the facilities, tools and education to sustainably lift themselves up and out of poverty. Here’s How You Can Get Involved: Share, share, share - post, like, tweet, get the word out about this inspiring initiative. Click –...
Tired of organizing the same old bake sale and raffle every year? Classic fundraising ideas work, but why not try thinking outside the cookie jar. Keeping things interesting and new can help engage your students, parents and local businesses. This holiday season try one of these innovative and interactive FUNdraising ideas. Reverse Raffle Instead of selling raffle tickets the old way, hand out a set amount of tickets to each student for free. What’s the catch? In a Reverse Raffle your students won’t be entered to win a prize; they’ll be entered to “win” some kind of task. For example, have the winner help you clean up the crafts station every day for a week. The reverse part comes when students’ family and friends pay to have their tickets taken out of the raffle. Double the motivation by setting up a bonus prize, have the students come up with a...
