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Tree of Life Christian Schools is a private, college preparatory Christian school located in Columbus, Ohio. It serves preschool , primary , and secondary students. Tree of Life operates five campuses in central Ohio - three preschool/elementary campuses, one middle school, and one high school.
Casey Trees Logo. Casey Trees is a non-profit organization established in 2001 to restore, enhance, and protect the tree canopy of Washington, D.C. The organization plants trees, engages volunteers in tree planting and care, offers an education program open to the public, monitors the District's tree canopy, and advocates and plans for the urban forest.
Mary Smith Peake. Mary Smith Peake, born Mary Smith Kelsey (1823 – February 22, 1862), was an American teacher, humanitarian and a member of the black elite in Hampton, best known for starting a school for the children of former slaves starting in the fall of 1861 under what became known as the Emancipation Oak tree in present-day Hampton, Virginia near Fort Monroe.
The tree remained until 1953 when it was felled for a planned commercial development. The land where the tree and house once stood is the site of the Washington Hilton, an apartment building, and two office buildings. At the time of its destruction, the Treaty Oak was reportedly the largest oak tree in the Washington, D.C. area.
Various trees of life are recounted in folklore, culture and fiction, often relating to immortality or fertility.They had their origin in religious symbolism. According to professor Elvyra Usačiovaitė, a "typical" imagery preserved in ancient iconography is that of two symmetrical figures facing each other, with a tree standing in the middle.
St. Albans School (STA) is an independent college preparatory day and boarding school for boys in grades 4–12, located in Washington, D.C. [2] The school is named after Saint Alban, traditionally regarded as the first British martyr. [3] Within the St. Albans community, the school is commonly referred to as "S-T-A."
Trinity began recruiting at D.C. high schools. She expanded the professional schools, whose combined enrollment rose from 639 in 1989 to 974 in 1999. By the school's 1997 centennial, it had become the private college of choice for women from D.C. public schools. [4] In 2004, the college gained university status and became Trinity Washington ...
In 2010, the two congregations voted to merge and became known as Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation. [19] The merger added 120 congregants to Tree of Life's membership rolls, [18] bringing the combined membership to 530 families. [19] In April 2010, Dor Hadash, a Reconstructionist congregation, began renting space in the Tree of Life ...