“As a Volunteer” from Linda Wright Riley
by promise on March 4, 2012 in Get Involved, News
I may not be a paleontologist, but as a volunteer at University Place Elementary School, I recently enjoyed sharing my fossil collection with Mr. Bergeson’s third grade class. This is how it happened. I was re-shelving books in the library when Ms. Hatcher told me that she and another teacher needed fossils and books about them to share [...]
University Place Second Graders to Receive Violin Instruction
by Matt Fowler on March 4, 2012 in News, Partner Organizations
The second graders at University Place Elementary School are receiving violin instruction thanks to a partnership between the Village of Promise, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra (HSO), and University Place Elementary School. Sponsored by the Village of Promise and delivered by the HSO’s Symphony School, the program will provide all second graders with 26 violin lessons [...]
Some thoughts from teacher Robin Barr at Randolph
by Matt Fowler on March 2, 2012 in Get Involved, News
When I was growing up in rural Franklin County, AL, summer vacations seemed to last forever. We left school jubilantly in mid-May and our return after Labor Day seemed too far away to be imagined. Both of my parents worked, which was quite unusual in those days, so my two brothers and I spent our [...]
Rethinking School, from HBR
by Matt Fowler on February 28, 2012 in News
In 2008 the Stanford economist Eric Hanushek developed a new way to examine the link between a country’s GDP and the academic test scores of its children. He found that if one country’s scores were only half a standard deviation higher than another’s in 1960, its GDP grew a full percentage point faster in every subsequent year through [...]
An article from Beth Thames at Huntsville Times
by promise on February 27, 2012 in News
Two old friends. One new idea: bring back the village. The village in northwest Huntsville that Bobby Bradley and Gloria Batts grew up in back in the fifties was made up of a few blocks of shops, churches, schools. Neighbors knew each other and were in and out of each other’s houses. “We not only [...]
NAACP debate in Birmingham discusses Charter Schools in Alabama
by promise on February 22, 2012 in Uncategorized
Debaters on both sides of the charter school issue agreed Tuesday that something needs to be done about education in Alabama, but disagreed on what that would take. At a town hall meeting hosted by the Metro Birmingham NAACP at Boutwell Auditorium, Gregory Graves, associate executive secretary for the Alabama Education Association, and Kenneth L. Campbell, president [...]
VoP Job Announcements for REACH UP Extended Day Program
by danielle on November 17, 2011 in Uncategorized
Village of Promise is accepting resumes for the REACH UP extended day program at University Place Elementary School. Please click here to see the announcement for Teaching Lead and click here for the Teacher job description. These announcements close Dec. 4 and Dec. 11 respectively, so please email info@villagepromise.com or contact Alice Dilbeck at 256-656-7419 [...]
The Church of the Nativity’s Annual Bizarre Benefits VoP
by danielle on November 4, 2011 in Uncategorized
The Church of the Nativity is hosting its annual bazaar and luncheon this year on Thursday, November 17th. The women of the church make a delicious turkey and dressing dinner that can be enjoyed at the seated luncheon or ordered as a take out meal. Tickets are $15.00, or $12.50 if you reserve 8 or [...]
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Partners with VoP
by danielle on November 2, 2011 in Uncategorized
Mr. Vajda, the new conductor of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, will be speaking to students at University Place Elementary to announce a partnership with Village of Promise to provide violin lessons to all 2nd graders! He will be at University Place Elementary at 1:15pm today and 4:30 to 5:30 pm today. Please come out to [...]
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