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Teacher Appreciation Week 2013

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week!

Many of us have special memories of that one teacher, or if you were lucky, a group of teachers that really left their mark on our childhood. They inspired us, put their faith in us, made us feel special and with their support, made us feel that there was nothing we couldn't do. Think about the influence and impact teachers have on the development of our children. Great teachers recognize that it's a partnership with parents that works best and together they teach them, help develop their knowledge, and lend support and inspiration so they grow up having all the opportunities available to lead a successful life, whatever that looks like to them. 

Teacher Appreciation Week

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K¹² Kids are Amazing: Hoosier Academies student Dashiell E.

15 year old diver and Hoosier Academies student Dashiell E., along with his partner, finished in first-place in the USA Diving Junior National Championships at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. They won the inaugural boys 14-18 synchronized platform diving competition. 

According to the article, "he started diving when he was 8 years old. His god-sister was a diver and invited him for his 8th birthday to stop by where she dove and try it. He did, and he has hardly stopped since."

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K¹² Kids are Amazing: California Virtual Academy Student Lands Peter Pan Role

Corona girl lands high-flying 'Peter Pan' role

12 year old California Virtual Academies student, Jordyn D. has been awarded a role in Cathy Rigby's Peter Pan, and will tour the country this year. 

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K¹² Kids are Amazing: Agora Cyber Charter School student Cooper W.

How many 13 year olds do you know of who are respected authors on the subject of the Civil War?  I am going to go out on a limb and say probably none, until now. Meet Cooper W., who first became interested in the Civil War after a fifth-grade field trip to Gettysburg and is specifically interested in the Civil War in the Harrisburg area and its role in the Gettysburg campaign.

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K¹² Kids are Amazing: South Carolina Virtual Charter School student Katherine L.

Congratulations and safe travels to South Carolina Virtual Charter School student Katherine L.,  who willspend her senior year abroad in Taiwan, participating in the National Security Language Initiative for Youth program. Attending high school online via SCVCS allows her the opportunity to experience this program and still graduate on time!

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Service and Leadership: Small Ripples Can Make Big Waves in the World.

Someone shared the following article with me this morning and I thought it was the perfect inspiring story to share with our families. It really conveys what we believe here at K¹² -- when you help to remove barriers,  children can achieve their innate personal potential.  The story below, honoring Ronald Page for his leadership and service, is a great example of how small ripples can make big waves in the world.

Although Ronald was not a K¹² student, we have many students and families just like him, who inspire us daily and truly embrace the idea that “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”. 

Hats off to you all! 

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K¹² Kids are Amazing: California Virtual Academy Student Danielle W.

A big congratulations to California Virtual Academy student, Danielle W. who is one of eight girls representing the United States at the China Girls Math Olympiad in July.

According to their website, "The 2011 China Girls Mathematical Olympiad is a competition originally established as a regional competition for teams of female high school students from China and other eastern Asian countries (including Russia). Several years ago China expanded the competition to countries from around the world, with the USA, Canada, South Africa, and Australia among the invitees.

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K¹² Kids are Amazing: Virginia Virtual Academy student Jack D.

Congratulations to Jack D., a sixth-grader at Virginia Virtual Academy , and his fellow team members, who took first place in their age category in the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards, the world’s largest science and technology competition for grades K to 12. Beating out 4,345 other entries, the students will each receive a $10,000 U.S. Savings Bond.

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Sticky Stuff and Inventive Thinking

When great minds pass on, I stop and think about not only what they did but how they did it. The recent news tributes to Dr. Harvey Coover, who died on March 27, really caught my attention. What was his claim to fame? Don’t laugh—he was the inventor of that infamous material called Super Glue, a super sticky adhesive in a little tube that is found in most households today.

You could probably name dozens of situations when you want two broken parts or materials put back together and not have those pieces come apart again. My list includes stuff like damaged toys, shoes, tools, kitchen gadgets, furniture, dishes, etc. Did you know that Super Glue is also used to seal wounds and heal bone fractures?

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Meet the Community: Ohio Virtual Academy Student Zach Veach

‘Meet the K¹² Community’– is a regular blog series featuring students, learning coaches, teachers, curriculum specialists and anyone else who plays a role in making online education a reality for children world-wide.

Ohio Virtual Academy Student: Zach Veach

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