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Jul 09 2019

Summer Volunteer Opportunities for Your Middle Schooler

Summer time is the perfect time for your middle schooler to unwind, relax, and catch up with some sleep! While it is developmentally appropriate for your young teen to take a mental break from academic studies, the summer also opens the doors for gaining new skills, exploring new interests, and giving back to the community. In this three-part “Summer Opportunities for Your Middle Schooler” series, we’ll explore some youth-friendly activities! In this post, we will focus on the benefits of volunteering. [Read more…]

Jaime Koo, Encouraging Literacy

Discovering the joy of teaching while in high school, Jaime pursued her B.A. in English at Santa Clara University. She also received a teaching credential and a M.A. in Education Administration from Santa Clara University. Jaime taught English Language Arts at Rancho Middle School, motivating and inspiring young people to become effective communicators and contributors in their community. From being a Middle School English Language Arts/English Language Development teacher to becoming a stay-at home mom, Jaime is an education consultant who presents literacy workshops. Her workshops focus on a combination of her ten years of teaching expertise with tried-and-true experiences that she uses with her own children. Jaime is also a Teacher Consultant with the San Jose Area Writing Project. Jaime’s mission is to share effective reading and writing strategies with families to encourage literacy.

Apr 02 2019

Understanding the A to G Requirements for High School Students

Each spring, parents ask us to explain what high school courses are required for admission into the California colleges. We have highlighted below a basic description of the A-G college entrance sequence of high school courses students must complete for minimal eligibility into the University of California or California State University systems (per www.eao.sa.ucsb.edu or see www.admission.universityofcalifornia.edu or www.2calstate.edu):

A = 2 years of history

B = 4 years of English

C = 3 years required and 4 years recommended of Math

D = 2 years required and 3 years recommended of laboratory science

E = 2 years required and 3 years recommended pf of a language other than English

F = 1 year of visual and performing arts

G = 1 year of a college preparatory elective chosen from the A-F courses beyond those required. [Read more…]

Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness

Yvette King-Berg, is the Executive Director of Youth Policy Institute’s Charter Schools. She was the former California Charter Schools Association Vice-President of School Development and Outreach-Southern California. Ms. King-Berg has over thirty years of experience working with teachers, students, parents, and organizations in a variety of positions including Director, Assistant Director, Curriculum Advisor, Bilingual, and Title 1 Coordinators, classroom teacher (K-12) in Pasadena and LAUSD. She has been married for twenty-three years, and is the proud mother of her son, EJ, who attends UC Berkeley.

Mar 25 2019

Khám Phá Nghề Nghiệp cho Trẻ Em Chúng Ta

Trong suốt cuộc đời, trẻ em khao khát trở thành nhiều thứ khác nhau khi chúng lớn lên. Một đứa trẻ có thể muốn trở thành nhân viên vệ sinh và tài xế xe tải chở rác tái chế. Những trẻ khác lại ước mơ trở thành lính cứu hỏa, nữ cảnh sát hoặc giáo viên. Ngay từ khi còn nhỏ, chúng ta có thể khuyến khích con em mình tìm hiểu thêm về các loại nghề nghiệp và công việc khác nhau bằng cách:

Đưa con em đến nơi làm việc của chúng ta sau giờ học, vào buổi tối hoặc dịp cuối tuần
Khuyến khích trẻ em giúp đỡ về nhiều mặt khác nhau trong công việc của chúng ta (ví dụ như phân loại các bài tập khác nhau cho giáo viên, dọn dẹp thùng rác và rác tái chế cho các trung tâm thu gom rác và tái chế, và thực hiện các kiểm tra an toàn phòng cháy ở gia đình)
Giúp trẻ em học cách theo đuổi những khám phá về nghề nghiệp cụ thể thông qua nghiên cứu, tham gia vào các khóa học cao đẳng sớm cũng như tham gia vào các trải nghiệm công việc liên quan

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Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness

Mar 21 2019

Exploración de carreras para nuestros niños

Durante la vida, los niños aspiran a ser muchas cosas diferentes cuando crezcan. Un niño puede querer ser trabajador sanitario y conductor del camión de reciclaje. Otros sueñan con ser bomberos, policías o maestros. Desde una edad temprana, podemos animar a nuestros niños a aprender más sobre distintos tipos de carreras y trabajos haciendo lo siguiente:

Llevando a nuestros niños a nuestros trabajos después de la escuela, en la tarde o los fines de semana.
Animando a nuestros niños a ayudarnos con varios aspectos de nuestros trabajos (por ejemplo: diferentes tareas para los maestros, organizar la basura y el reciclaje para la recolección de basura y centros de reciclaje, y realizar revisiones de seguridad contra incendios en el hogar).
Ayudando a nuestros niños a aprender a explorar carreras específicas a través de investigaciones, participando en cursos tempranos de colegios universitarios y participando en experiencias laborales relevantes.

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Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness

Summer Volunteer Opportunities for Your Middle Schooler

Understanding the A to G Requirements for High School Students

Khám Phá Nghề Nghiệp cho Trẻ Em Chúng Ta

Exploración de carreras para nuestros niños

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