Famous British school recreated in China

LONDON – A famous British school that was founded some 150 years ago has been recreated in a Chinese city, it was reported here.

Wellington College International has been constructed in Tianjin with building designs that are a spitting image of its British counterpart.
Wellington College was founded as a British independent school by Queen Victoria …. Read the original article  : here.

Chicago school sets new ‘high-five’ world record

NEW YORK – Students of a high school in Chicago have reportedly broken the world record for the most “high-fives” in an hour.

Hoffman Estates High School students slapped high-fives a total of 1,363 times in an hour during an outdoor assembly in their school, The Chicago Tribune reported.
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In Tanzania, fees for tuition, lunch, and ID card make ‘free’ primary education unaffordable

Free’s many fees: School unaffordable in Tanzania
MOSHI, Tanzania – To Josiah Mchome, a veteran teacher, nothing is more disheartening than the scene at the start of the school year.
Early in the morning, he sees children fill this vibrant, crowded city at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, proudly sporting colorful, though tattered, uniforms. Some … Read this article on Gaea Times at : In Tanzania, fees for tuition, lunch, and ID card make ‘free’ primary education unaffordable.

LA names new school built on toxic soil site for environmentalists Al Gore, Rachel Carson

LA environmental school site in toxic soil cleanup

LOS ANGELES – Students at a new green themed school named for noted conservationists Rachel Carson and Al Gore don’t have to go far for a lesson in environmental contamination: Their $75 million campus was laden with toxic soil.
Los Angeles Unified district officials have spent $4 million to … Read : LA names new school built on toxic soil site for environmentalists Al Gore, Rachel Carson.

Med school anatomy students form an unusual bond: Getting to know family of a cadaver donor

Students form bond with family of a cadaver donor

GARY, Ind. – Dot Purcell always knew she would donate her body to science. Even when young, the mother of 11, a doctor’s daughter, would say, “there’s something good in here” that might help others.
That death talk made her doting husband squeamish, and Jim Purcell tried to …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Med school anatomy students form an unusual bond: Getting to know family of a cadaver donor.

No time like the present: Colleges say more freshmen looking for career advice early on

Colleges: Freshmen looking for career advice now

PHILADELPHIA – As college freshmen nationwide continue exploring their campuses – finding dining halls, laundry rooms, bookstores and gyms – officials at many schools say the newbies are increasingly finding their way to career centers.
Once considered the place for panicked seniors to look for jobs ahead of graduation, college … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : No time like the present: Colleges say more freshmen looking for career advice early on.

Church circular wrong, says dismissed Kerala teacher

KOTHAMANAGALAM – A circular against teacher T.J. Joseph, whose right palm was chopped off by radical Muslim activists, was Sunday read out in 155 churches in Kerala that defended his dismissal from college. Joseph, however, said he was being wronged by the church.

The Kothamangalam diocese of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church, which runs the Thodupuzha …. Source  : Church circular wrong, says dismissed Kerala teacher.