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Prior to 1983, the pilot program, started in 1972, was known as the High School Junior Summer Program, and was run as part of the Honors Program at the University of Kentucky. It was an 8-week-long program, held coincident with the 8 week long summer school session, during which time approximately 12 high school scholars could experience ...
SEO Scholars is an eight-year program that gets low-income public high school students in New York City and San Francisco to and through college.In high school, the program provides 720 additional hours of academic instruction—the equivalent of 2.5 years of additional English instruction and 1.5 years of additional math instruction on Saturdays, in the summers, and after school.
A 1981 study at Mission Vejo High School proved that music students had a higher GPA than students who did not participate in music (3.59 vs. 2.91). There have been studies done verifying music as an enrichment activity that causes an increase in self-confidence, discipline, and social cohesion, as well as academic benefits.
The company was founded as EuroKids International in 2001 by Prajodh Rajan and Vikas Phadnis. It entered the K12 segment with a series of EuroSchools in 2009. [3] In 2013, its 50% stake was acquired by Gaja Capital along with its Swiss investor Partners Group, [4] later increasing their shareholding in the company to 75% as the company acquired Kangaroo Kids and Billabong International High ...
The Langley Schools Music Project is a collection of recordings of children's choruses singing pop hits by the Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, and others. Originally recorded in 1976–77, they were found and rereleased 25 years later (in 2001) and became a cult hit and a successful example of outsider music .
Sing!, often stylized SING!, is an annual student-run musical production put on by some high schools in New York City.It is a theater competition between the various grades, with the setup between grades differing from school to school (such as sophomore-freshman vs. seniors vs. juniors, senior-sophomore vs. junior-freshman or freshman-senior vs. sophomore-junior).
The 9-year-old Tampa, Florida, native wowed judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel and beloved host Terry Crews with her soulful rendition of Ike and Tina Turner's "River ...
Henry Roberts Kravis (born January 6, 1944) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. [1] He is a co-founder of KKR & Co. Inc.. His lavish lifestyle has been criticized by activists looking to reform private equity regulations and restrict the practice of leveraged buyouts he pioneered.