Everything you need for a most egg-cellent Easter
Kids' Easter Crafts
Fill glass jars with colorful layers of bulk candy for quick and festive centerpieces. Or, create an Easter basket effect by nestling a white-chocolate bunny or lamb in green paper "grass." Finish with ribbon and a tag, or attach a note to the lid using double-sided tape.
Fore more egg-cellent Easter ideas visit marthastewart.com
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A Perfect Easter Egg Hunt
Plan an Egg-stra Special Event for Your Kids
What Easter celebration would be complete without an Easter egg hunt? Whether you’re planning an indoor search for three or an outdoor event for 300, here are a few ideas to help you organize the perfect hunt this year.
Color code the eggs according to age. Get two- to four-year-olds looking for blue eggs while those four to six search for green, and so on.
Paint a different letter on each egg. Then have the kids create words with the eggs they’ve found. The kid with the most words wins a prize.
Always make a note of how many eggs you’ve used and where they’re hidden. There’s nothing worse than smelling a rotten egg in July or finding melted chocolate under the couch cushions!
For safety, establish borders when planning an outdoor hunt. Tell kids to stay between the house and the first maple tree, for instance, or to go no farther than the mailbox.
Keep things interesting by setting up a treasure hunt for kids. Give each child a map using picture clues for non-readers. Cut out a picture of a chair, for instance, or draw a coffee table to show them where the eggs are. Then be a bit sneaky by hiding another map at one of the clues. Use riddles for older kids and lead them to more difficult places, such as a specific novel on the book shelf.
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The Great childrens' carnival ball in masks at the magnificent baroque Palace of Lords of Clam-Gallas.
Sunday afternoon on February 12th will be dedicated to children. Children's Carnival whirl, games, competition for the best mask and more.
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Why Champion Social and Emotional Learning?: Because It Helps Students Build Character
Helping students develop a sense of self will ultimately help them to better manage their emotions, communicate, and resolve conflicts nonviolently.
It's not enough to simply fill students' brains with facts. A successful education demands that their character be developed as well. That's where social and emotional learning comes in. It is the process of helping students develop the skills to manage their emotions, resolve conflict nonviolently, and make responsible decisions.
Research shows that promoting social and emotional skills leads to reduced violence and aggression among children, higher academic achievement, and an improved ability to function in schools and in the workplace. Students who demonstrate respect for others and practice positive interactions, and whose respectful attitudes and productive communication skills are acknowledged and rewarded, are more likely to continue to demonstrate such behavior. Students who feel secure and respected can better apply themselves to learning. Students who are encouraged to practice the Golden Rule find it easier to thrive in educational environments and in the wider world.
Social and emotional programmes coach children in conflict resolution and model how to negotiate, how to discuss differences in opinion without resorting to personal attacks, and how to accept others when their attitudes, beliefs, and values differ from one's own. They educate children about the effects of harassment and bullying based on social standing, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.
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A Magical Ball for Princesses and Princes
Chateau Mcely
September 9 – 11, 2011
Chateau Mcely's successful fourth annual outdoor children's festival of fairytale fancy dress. A percentage of the accommodation proceeds and any voluntary contributions will be donated to Zahrada in Kladno (a social services facility).
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The International Choir of Prague is now accepting applications and scheduling auditions for the new 2010/2011 Season. 
There are three choirs within the ICP:
- The Developmental Choir for ages 6-8
- The Concert Choir for ages 9-18
- The Adult Choir for ages 19 and above
Šárka and Brendan Coleman have over a decade of experience making music with people from more than 40 different countries around the world.
The International Choir of Prague is the only open-enrollment choir in Prague conducted in English.
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The Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at Stanford University
Is a continuing project dedicated to developing and offering multimedia computer-based distance-learning courses. Combining technical and instructional expertise, EPGY provides high-ability students of all ages with an individualized educational experience, optimized in both pace and content. Through EPGY, students have access to courses in a variety of subjects at levels ranging from kindergarten through advanced-undergraduate. Since its inception over 50,000 students from 35 countries have taken courses from EPGY.
EPGY offers online courses year round
Learn about the EPGY Online High School at Stanford University.
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The multi-lingual infant school
From September 2011, the French Lycée in Prague will be offering a new multi-lingual syllabus in the primary school curriculum. One class in the Petite Section and one in the Moyenne Section will be opened at the start of the new school year. The pupils’ education will be dispensed alternately in French and English, with part of the timetable given over to the teaching of Czech.
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Moving with children presents families with a whole set of challenges:
• moving mid year and waitlists
• special needs and learning style preferences
• navigating different curricula between countries and states
• finding a school along with the other relocation logistics
• moving to a location where schooling is competitive
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Tips for a family holiday in the Czech Republic
Parents often devote great effort to coming up with a holiday that would give their children an unforgettable and irreplaceable experience while at the same time teaching them something. And many children, aware of these parental intentions, also put great mental effort into the task of avoiding a thoroughly parent-managed holiday that would mean endless hours of wandering through stately homes and museums. Yet there is a possibility of a compromise that would satisfy all parties thoroughly – in the Czech Republic what appears to be boring history turns into a captivating tale, and children and adults can agree on a common language.
A land of endless fairy-tales
Zoos and botanical gardens
History and architecture made fun
Outings in nature
Museums and galleries from a different angle
Planetariums and village museums
Goodies for both young and old
Low prices and discounts
Shopping, toys, gifts
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Common Sense Wisdom Volume II
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PRAGUE CHRISTIAN LIBRARY
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Leadership Skills for Kids
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Educating the Expat Child: A guide to finding the ideal school overseas
Will the school offer the educational requirements necessary to move on to college?
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1. “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”
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PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY by Nicole Carlson
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