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HAIS Staff Announcements
We are please to let you know that the HAIS Board of Directors has decided that Phil Bossert will serve as the HAIS Executive Director for the next 3 years! There have also been a few changes with the staff -while the people at HAIS remain the same, roles and titles have changed.
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Deanna D'Olier
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Associate Director |
| Myrna Medeiros |
Business Officer |
| Megan Polak |
Programs Manager
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| Colleen Green |
Director of Accreditation & Licensing |
| Kelley Rahn |
Licensing & Membership Manager
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Looking forward to working with you in the upcoming year!
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Summer e-news Schedule
During the summer months, HAIS will distribute e-news on a monthly basis.
Please submit any articles for consideration accordingly.
e-news summer publications: June 14, July 12, August 9
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New Website Launching Monday, May 21
For the past 9 months, we have been working on developing a new website, which will streamline and modernize both programmatic functions, as well as accreditation services. HAIS member school profiles will be
greatly
enhanced, as will the search capabilities for families interested in HAIS schools. Please be sure to checkout the new site at www.hais.us this coming Monday.
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The Enrollment Management Association (EMA) is hosting an introductory webinar to the Standard Application Online (SAO).
Last year, the EMA surveyed thousands of families who completed the application process for independent schools. What they found was that families were seeking a quicker, easier way to apply - and felt that a standard application would definitely help. The SAO, created by EMA in tandem with independent schools, now makes it easy for HAIS members to accept (SAO) applications.
Date: May 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm HST
Location: Online
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'Olelo Educator's Training: June 19 - 20
This class will cover 'Olelo's basic media production training and adds three basic concepts of integrating media throughout the course. Enrollment also gains you access to one-on-one staff mentoring time to assist with media production process, producing, equipment, as well as navigating the possibilities of your engagement with 'Olelo.
Five basic production concepts will be covered; Communication, Production process, W.A.F.F.L.E.S. (the acronym used by 'Olelo on how to engage various recording technology), the power of Editing and Deliverables. They begin with visual storytelling, where you learn to engage your target audience and the importance of pre-production. Learn about editing (Final Cut Pro X), why it is such a powerful tool and how deliverables shape the pre-production process. Class completion certifies you as an 'Olelo Producer.
In-class exercises include two column script and storyboard creation, a video scavenger hunt (accessing all levels of camera equipment) and editing/creating a PSA from a two column script using Final Cut Pro X.
Registration Deadline: June 8
Dates: June 19 - 20, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Location: 'Olelo Community Media, Mapunapuna Location
1122 Mapunapuna St., Honolulu HI 96819
Cost:
$150 (if you attended the April 24 Workshop, the $60 fee from that workshop will be applied to this training, making the cost $90)
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HSDM Grants Available: Aug. 31
The Hawai'i Educational Networking Consortium (HENC) has announced that Hawai'i Schools Digital Media (HSDM) Grants are now available for the 2018/19 school year. $1,000 to $3,000 per school each year in support of curricular or extracurricular programs, student-produced digital media and video. For more information or to apply, please see this Flyer or go to their website.
Application Deadline: August 31
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8th Annual EMA Meeting: Sept. 25
Save the Date for the 8th Annual Enrollment Management Association (EMA) Meeting that will take place on September 25 at St. Louis School. This year's fall meeting will feature guest speaker Alexandra Scott. She will be speaking about "The Intersection of Gender Identity, Social Justice, and Mindfulness: How the Emergence of Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Children and Adults Creates a New Paradigm in Schools."
For more information, please view the attached Flyer. This meeting is open to Admissions
Directors and Heads of School.
Date: Sept. 25
Location: St. Louis School
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Yoga Ed Tools for Teachers Workshop: Sept. 27
This Yoga Ed. workshop will equip teachers with a broad variety of basic principles and tools to implement short yoga breaks with
children or teens. Participants will learn and practice yoga tools to effectively promote health, learning, and achievement.
This workshop can provide a deeper understanding of how to identify challenging times during a child
or teen's day, and successfully utilize yoga tools to shift them into a more positive state of mind. For more information or to register, please see the
event page
on the HAIS website, or
their Flyer
. Please contact
Megan Polak
with any questions.
Date: Sept. 27, 8:30am - 3:30pm
Location: Holy Nativity School
Cost: $230 HAIS Member Schools (lunch, snacks, beverages included)
$255 Non-Member Schools
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2019 NAIS Annual Conference: Feb. 27 - Mar. 1
Join the
2019 NAIS Annual Conference, February 27 - March 1, 2019 in Long Beach, California, to think more creatively, strategically, and collaboratively through the lens of a changing world and education landscape. Reimagining independent schools - physically and culturally - is all part of the preparation for a new generation of different types of learners. Schools are working harder to make themselves more diverse and inclusive; they're connecting better with millennial parents; and they're rethinking governance and strategy, with new financial and tuition models being unveiled. Visionary speakers, inspiring workshops, and the independent school community await; submissions for the 2019
NAIS Annual Conference are open now through June 8, 2018, so submit your proposal here.
Registration: opens November 2018
Proposal Deadline: June 8, 2018
Dates of Event: Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2019
Location: Long Beach, CA
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Early Bird Registration Ends May 31!
Be sure to take advantage of the best available rates for the 10th Annual Schools of the Future Conference, convening November 8 & 9, at the Hawai'i Convention Center. Join teachers and administrators from Hawai'i's public, private, charter and parochial schools as we focus on how to prepare student learners for the future.
SOTF X will explore a wide-range of topics, offering a variety of tracks as a means of illuminating content relating to best practices in 21st Century Education:
- Project/Design/Inquiry-Based learning
- Teaching & Learning with Technology
- Social & Emotional Learning
- Early Childhood Learning
- Education Research
- Place-Based & Culture-Based Learning
- STEM/STEAM
- Teaching & Instructional Best Practices
SOTF Early Bird Ticket Types and Costs
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Early Bird November 8 & 9 (2-Day)
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$350 |
Early Bird November 8 (Day 1)
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$175 |
Early Bird November 9 (Day 2)
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$175 |
Please Note: On May 31, 2018 the Standard Ticket will take effect and the 2-day ticket price will increase by $100 and the 1-day ticket price will increase by $50.
Group Discount
A group discount of 10% is available for groups of 10 or more from the same institution/organization. To receive the code, please email
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Dr. Sugata Mitra
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Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
Co-author (with Dan Siegel) of two New York Times bestsellers "The Whole-Brain Child" and "No-Drama Discipline"
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Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
Educational researcher affiliated with FLACSO in Quito, Teaches at Harvard University Extension School. See her
welcome video for more.
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Featured Speakers
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Dr. Alexander Bivens
Child Safety Expert, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Director of Training for a school-based behavioral health program on Kauai
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Dr. Milton Chen Edutopia, &
Kristi Yamaguchi
Always Dream Foundation
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Dr. Susanne Nobles
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Melanie Rick
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Melissa Schlinger
Vice President of Practice and Programs at CASEL (SEL)
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Dr. Miki Tomita
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Kendall Zoller
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Stephen Zwolak, Executive Director of University City Children's Center (Early Childhood,
CEO of LUME Institute
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More to come...
This collaborative event is presented by the Hawai'i Association of Independent Schools, the Hawai'i State Department of Education and the Hawai'i Community Foundation in partnership with Hawai'i Society for Technology in Education and the Pillars of Peace Fund of the Hawai'i Community Foundation to highlight the best practices that are taking place in our learning environments today and being planned for those of tomorrow.
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Summer Professional Development
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2018 Summer PD Opportunities
HAIS member schools offer a variety of exceptional PD workshops, events and experiences during the summer months.
June:
4-7:
Kupu Hou Academy, Mid Pacific Institute
4, 5-6:
Readers Workshop Institute, Wai'alae School Learning Commons
July:
10-14:
Phonics Plus, Saint Louis School
23-25:
Global Educator Strand, Punahou School
23-26:
Kupu Hou Academy, Ewa Makai Middle School
24-25:
Multisensory Writing, Assets School (Ohana Nui Campus)
For more information, please see the
HAIS website, or the
full Summer PD List.
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Kupu H
ou
Academy: June 4 - 7, July 23 - 26
Dates
: June 4 - 7, July 23 - 26
Location
: June @ Mid-Pacific Institute
July @ Ewa Makai Middle School
Cost
: $600
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Readers Workshop Institute: June 4 - 6
Optional pre-conference: This half-day is an opportunity to strategically plan the leadership, coaching, and implementation of the Workshop Approach with other school leaders and coaching faculty.
Date: June 4, 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: TBD
Cost: $50 (includes dinner)
Day 1: Led by Becky Koesel, a nationally recognized trainer, and local Teachers College workshop experts, this is an in-depth practical look at the Workshop Approach with differentiation break out session in the afternoon.
Day 2: Strategies for conferring and small group work with differentiation break out session in the afternoon.
Dates: June 5 - 6, 8:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Wai'alae School Learning Commons
Cost: $260
$60 for CSI Attendees
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KS Education Technology Conference: June 5 - 6
The
deadline is approaching for the upcoming KS Education Tech. Conference, entitled "Disrupt 2018."
Arthur Renowitsky and Eugene Yoon
will be teaming up as keynote speakers for the conference. Space is limited to 400 participants, and the deadline to register is May 25. Please see
their Flyer
for quick info on the conference, and
this Flyer for their Day 2 keynote speaker, Liz Clark
. For more detail
, or to register, please go to their website.
If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Wong
or Darrin Sato
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Registration Deadline: May 25
Dates of Event: June 5 - 6
Location: Neal S. Blaisdell Center
Cost: $175 per person
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Responsive Classroom Training: June 12 - 15
Registration isopen for Responsive Classroom training for elementary or middle school. This is designed for educators to create a safe and positive classroom community where students build their social-emotional competence through consistent teacher language, energizers, student choice, and interactive learning structures. Training will take place at Le Jardin Academy in Kailua. All registrations are handled through
this link.
Date: June 12 - 15, 8:00am - 3:30pm
Location: Le Jardin Academy
Cost: $729
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Advanced Placement Summer Institute: June 25 - 28
The 24th Annual Hawai'i Advanced Placement Summer Institute 2018 (APSI) is coming up this June at Hawai'i Pacific University. This four-day professional development event brings together colleagues from all over the world to discuss course-specific content, instructional strategies, course organization and methods for promoting greater student participation. Sessions led by College Board-endorsed subject experts equip new and experienced educators with effective resources and best practices to bring back to their schools. For more information, please see
their Flyer
; to register, please go to
their website
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Registration Deadline: June 15
Dates of Event: June 25 - 28
Location: Hawai'i Loa Campus
45-045 Kamehameha Hwy
Kāneʻohe, HI 96744
Cost:
$700
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Institute for Thematic Instruction: June 25 - July 6
Join Hanahau'oli faculty and former Head of Hanahau'oli, Dr. Bob Peters, for hands-on, in-depth learning to understand and design interdisciplinary, thematic learning experiences for your students. For full details
on the 2-week program, please go to their website.
Date: June 25 - July 6, weekdays, 8:45am - 3:00pm
Location: Hanahau'oli School
Cost: $1,350* including materials.
*Multiple participants from a school receive a discounted rate. Administrators attend at no additional cost.
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Phonics Plus: July 10 - 14
The course will introduce teachers to the Phonics Plus Method, which provides accurate and
practical ways to teach using phonics as a foundation for spelling, speaking, reading, and writing. Participants will be taught the sounds of the 70 common phonograms, spelling rules, and proper handwriting skills, based on the Writing Road to Reading textbook. The intensive 5-day course will cover teaching language arts from kindergarten to second grade. For more information, please see their Flyer.
Dates
: July 10 - 14
Location
: Saint Louis School
Registration: Mail Registration Form to Phonics Plus, P.O. Box 10324, Honolulu, HI 96816
Cost
: $400 (materials not included)
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Global Educator Strand:
July 23 - 25
This 3-day session focuses on the sharing of school curriculum, vision and pedagogical alignments around personalized, product-oriented global learning. Through a facilitated design process, participants collaborate on projects with educators from more than 25 schools in 10 countries. Attendees also connect with students participating in the
Student Global Leadership Institute
to observe and interact with their experiences with global change making. The goal of this design is to create opportunities for conversations and collaborations to take place, so that educators can return to their schools with new programming ideas. For more information or to register, please visit their website.
Date: July 23 - 25, 8:30am - 2:30pm
Location: Punahou School
Cost: $300
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Multisensory Writing: July 24 - 25
Multisensory Writing: Framing Your Thoughts/Project Read module - The first part of this workshop uses a systematic multisensory approach to teach the role of words in composing a sentence and to recognize patterns such as bare bone sentences, subject describers, and predicate expanders. During the second part, participants practice applying sentence development around the "key point" of different types of paragraph structures. Additional information and registration
here.
Dates
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July 24 - 25
Location
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Assets School - Ohana Nui Campus
Cost
: $175
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For Students, Parents and Educators
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BPF Changemakers Challenges: starts May
The BPF Changemakers are a new free new campaign for students who are interested in changing Hawaii's dependence on fossil fuels. This program is for all middle and high school students statewide.
Challenges will be announced through their google
site
, email, and Instagram to those who sign up. Prizes will be given away for each energy awareness challenge completed in hopes of fostering a community of true energy ambassadors. Clean energy challenges start the first week of May. Those interested in participating can sign up here, or go their website for more information.
Follow their Instagram @BPF_Changemakers and tag a post with #BPFChangemakers. Blue Planet Foundation's Griffith Jurgens is available to come speak with small groups or classes about the program (10-15 minute presentation); please contact him with any questions.
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Preschool Open Doors Application Period: May 1 - 31
The
Preschool Open Doors (POD) application period is May 1 - May 31. Applications received during this period will be considered for preschool participation during July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019.
The POD Application Packet is available May 1, 2018 through May 31, 2018. Please see the
application here
, or go to their website to
download
it. Please also see the press release and the public notice of
the
POD period for more information, or their Flyer.
Application Period: May 1 - 31
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'Oahu Charity Walk: May 19
On Saturday, May 19th,
Hawai'i Arts Alliance
will join with the Hawai'i Visitor Industry and local businesses to raise money for local causes, including Arts in education.
The walk is a 5.25 mile course through Waikiki, lined with entertainment and food. Register or donate through the Hawai'i Arts Alliance's website.
To learn more about
the
walk, or register with another team, please go the Charity Walk's website.
Location: Waikiki
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Teens & Exploitation in Hawai'i Presentation: May 31
This prevention-based Education Program is Ho'ola Na Pa's version of stranger danger for youth to young adult in the 21st century. This program teaches what sex trafficking is, what the warning signs are, why it is common in Hawai'i and how to get help. It also goes over the danger of social media and gaming and reinforces using privacy settings. All - t
weens
, teens, teachers, counselors, specialists, admin, parents, service providers, law enforcement - are welcome, and those who register beforehand will get a free door prize ticket. For more information on the event, or to register, please go to
their website
, or see
their Flyer
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Date: May 31, 6:00pm - 8:00pm (5:30pm check-in)
Location: Central Union Church Campus Parish Hall
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SAME Honolulu Post Scholarship Program: June 15
The 2018 SAME Honolulu Post Scholarship Program is now accepting applications.
Application deadline is June 15 (postmarked)
. Those interested in applying can see the eligibility requirements and the application here. For all questions, please
contact Jennifer Louie, the new Scholarship Director.
Application Deadline: June 15
Location: Online
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HPU ESports Summer Camp: July 10 - 13
Hawai'i Pacific University
will be hosting an Esports Summer Camp from July 10th - 13th at the Esports Arena at Aloha Tower Marketplace.
Are you a competitive gamer? Are you interested in learning more about the billion-dollar business of Esports? The main gaming components will focus on League of Legends, Virtual Reality and the evolution of competitive Esports at the collegiate level. There will be guest speakers, as well as faculty, staff and student instructing on different aspects of Esports. To register, please go to
their website; f
or any questions regarding the camp, please contact
Dominique Bushong
, Campus Recreation Director, directly.
Dates: July 10 - 13, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Esports Arena at Aloha Tower Marketplace
Cost: $650
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Annual Goodwill Goes GLAM: July 20 - 22
Goodwill will once again be hosting their Annual Goodwill Goes GLAM! event, presented by Bank of Hawai'i Foundation at the Blaisdell this summer. They're asking for volunteers to help work the event; volunteers can be scheduled in groups to allow large groups of students and family to volunteer on the same day/shift.
Volunteers will receive Free Event Admission on the day they volunteer, free volunteer T-Shirt, 20% discount coupon, and light snacks during their shift. The Retail Days are Friday, July 20, 2018 - Sunday, July 22, 2018.
For more information, please see their website.
Dates: July 20 - 22, 8:30am - 8:00pm
Location: Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
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"Acts of Aloha" Scholarship for 'Oahu Students: Aug. 5
The Ohana Broadcast Company, along with partners Alaska Airlines, First Insurance Company of Hawai'i, and Rainbow Drive-In, has announced a new scholarship opportunity for 'Oahu high school juniors and seniors, and college students. One scholarship will be awarded in 2018 to someone who has performed 'acts of aloha,' the goal being to promote acts of kindness and spreading aloha. The scholarship includes $3000 and roundtrip air travel to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies. The recipient will be announced no later than August 13. For those interested in applying, please see
their website
or
their Press Release
.
Application Dates: May 7 - Aug. 5, 11:59pm (HST)
Location: Online
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Sen. Schatz High School Internship Program: Sept. 9
Senator Brian Schatz's office is currently accepting applications for both their High School Internship Program and their U.S. Service Academy Nominations. Both are open to students from all islands. The final deadlines are not long after school begins in the Fall, but interested students can submit their applications early. For more information, students should visit
their website or
apply here.
Application Deadline: Sept. 9, 5:59pm HST
Dates of Event: internships run from Oct. - Apr.
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Mahalo to Our HAIS Supporting
Member
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Yoga Ed.
Yoga Ed. works with school communities to promote health and wellness through mindful movement programs. Our program combines in-person professional development workshops with 400+ online brain breaks and yoga classes to give teachers the confidence to improve focus and promote positive behavior with eas
y-to-use mindfulness tools. Since 2004, we have worked with hundreds of schools and thousands of educators across the Hawaiian Islands.
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Wet'n'Wild Teacher Appreciation Month: May
For the entire month of May, State of Hawai'i educators (Hawai'i DOE teachers and HAIS teachers) receive free admission to the park just by showing their school ID that shows they are a teacher. DOE and HAIS educators also receive discounted admissions for their family members and friends at $29.99 each + tax ($20 OFF General Admission). In addition to the free and discounted admission,
Wet'n'Wild Hawaii will
extend a special season pass rate of $45 each (savings of $10 OFF regular price).
Dates: May 1 - 31
Location: Wet'n'Wild Water Park
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Sandford SEL Grants: June 15
Sanford Programs has announced its Spring 2018 Request for Proposals. S
upported by a gift from philanthropist and businessman Denny Sanford, they anticipate awarding $2 million in Sanford Grants, spread across their three signature programs: Harmony, Inspire, and the
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy.
For more information on the proposals, or to apply, please go to
their website.
Application Deadline: June 15
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Links and Resources
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| What Makes a Good Teacher Great? Azul Terronez at TEDxSantoDomingo |
For a complete list of resources, please visit the
HAIS Website
and browse the Resources Tab.
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School and Other Upcoming Events
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For more information about these events, click the links above to see the previous e-news issue with the original articles.
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