Day-long retreat helps students build character, friendships
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
      The fun and games at the Achieving Character Together retreat at Chaparral Middle School in Moorpark revealed some important lessons for the 56 students who participated in the recent day-long event. ACT is a self-esteem program where students work on teambuilding activities and ...
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Mindful of the moon
      TO THE MOON— Last Friday the fifth-grade students at Flory Academy participated with NASA Ames Research Center in Palo Alto via a videoconference simulation, “Target Moon.” Students and NASA Mission Control worked together to evaluate the danger of an approaching comet to lunar bases ...
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CLU begins new doctorate in education program
      The School of Education at California Lutheran University recently announced a new degree program, the Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership. This program is designed to serve educational professionals who have a desire to become more effective in leading institutions of higher educati...
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