The drought in india has its emphasized the need for one of lifes precious resources. Schools have reopened in nepal a month after the devastating earthquake which killed more than 8,000 people. Are more than 32,000 classrooms were destroyed. Most children will now be taught outdoors. Sheltered under tar pal tarpaulin. Harry fawcett is at a school in kathmandu. This is a secondary school. You can see the building in the background behind me. It looks relatively unscathed but it has been badly cracked it has a red sticker on it, means it has to be taken down in the next few weeks. They have constructed a whole lot of bamboo classrooms with the help of unicef and ngo as well. Im joined by the principal of the school. This must be an incredibly emotional an proud day for you and your staff. Yes we are feeling good, not all students come back to school and the environment so beautiful, nice sunny days. They are very enjoying playing games, and songs theres a lot of entertainment here so i
Cleveland State Launches Short-Term Courses Friday, December 11, 2020
Online, on-campus and hybrid courses are available throughout the year at Cleveland State Community College. The new short-term course offerings will take half as long to complete and earn full college credit. Cleveland State Community College is taking a new approach at helping students fit education into their schedules. The Tennessee Board of Regents institution has launched short-term courses beginning Spring 2021. “This is a strategic initiative that will allow more students of all ages to take more classes in a shorter period of time,” said Dr. Bill Seymour, president of Cleveland State Community College. “We’ve had a goal to grow short-term classes at Cleveland State. In cooperation with Academic Affairs, as well as the faculty and staff of the college, we’ve made that happen for 2021.
Cleveland Middle School Beta Club Qualifies For Nationals During Virtual Leadership Summit Thursday, December 10, 2020
National Beta members from Cleveland Middle School
National Beta members from Cleveland Middle School
National Beta members from Cleveland Middle School are celebrating their participation in the Tennessee Virtual Leadership Summit. They were announced as qualifiers in all four of the following challenges: Rapid Response, Service Snapshot, Lead Outside the Box, and Eva Lipscomb was selected as one of the three Leadership Representatives.
Seventh and eighth grade BETA Club officers and members had the option to attend the Leadership Summit virtually for their first time due to COVID. Students were broken into three challenge teams to complete in Rapid Response (engineering), Service Snapshot (community service project), and Lead Outside the Box (create a digital tool kit for parents to navigate a viral world). The students worked with faculty sponsors: