Posts Tagged ‘Youth’

School Creates Urban Garden

In cities, gardens not only encourage teamwork, but they also help cool air and reduce heat.



Kids Face New Tests

This year marks the first year that all New York City public school students in grades three to eight are required to take state tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and math.



Go Ahead, Sing Out Loud

To make you feel better, someone might sing you a lullaby — and you’re hooked. In the car, on the radio, on television, from a stereo, or at concerts, you say, “turn the music up!”



Students Counter-Recruit

With more than 2,000 U.S. soldiers dead in Iraq, many families have decided that military service is a dangerous career move. Enlistments are dropping.



Learn A Little Arabic

We find petroleum (oil) products in every area of our lives. They are in the gasoline we use to fuel our cars and to heat our homes.



Penguins Make Good People!

Here are a few things moviegoers learned about emperor penguins when they chilled off in theaters this summer at the movie March of the Penguins.



Recess Out: Kids Without A Break

EVERYONE likes recess. It is the special part of the day devoted to sports, games, or any other kind of fun. But is it on its way out?



Surviving School: Study Tips

Learning is a lot of work! But there are ways to make the job easier so that you can remember things and not spend too much time studying.



My Pet Grace

She cheers me up
My fluffy friend.