| Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Bodhi Seed Camp, Awakening Young Minds
For the first time, the Buddha Gate Monastery of Lafayette proposed a camp for children ages 5 to 15 where they learned about Buddhist values and Chinese culture, how to meditate, and mingled with more traditional fun activities. Quite an unusual experience in ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Lafayette Illustrator and Author Launch Book at aMFa in Orinda
Author Juandell Lens Brunner flew in from Helsinki, Finland, to launch his first book at aMFa (Allison McCrady Fine Arts) in Orinda. Before his move to Finland, Brunner was a tennis instructor at Rancho Colorados Swim & Tennis Club in Lafayette. It was there that he ...By Jean Follmer
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009
"POWER of YOUth" Writing Contest Announced
Students from throughout Lamorinda can win ...Submitted by Joan Stevenson
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Far From Home"Sack Lunches to Suitcases"
Tommy Miers is a 2009 Miramonte grad on his way to Chapman University; the following is the first in a series of columns sharing his experiences as he heads
'far from home.'
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Science in the Kitchen ~ Easy Experiments for Kids
Did you ever think about how your microwave works? Microwaves are a kind of light energy that you can't see called electromagnetic radiation (ER). Microwaves, like all ER, travel in the form of waves, like the waves you see at the beach. These waves heat things by ...By Jonathan Winter
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Taking Charge of College Admissions
Many parents can recall the days when students applied to one, or perhaps two or three colleges, got accepted to their first choice school, and were done. Today, when eleven million readers across the nation eagerly await the annual August issue of US News and World ...By Elizabeth LaScala, Ph.D.
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009
New Program Focuses on Social Skills for Kids with Autism
Several Lamorinda students on the autistic spectrum participated in a unique camp this summer called MAPSS (Mental and Physical Social Skills) at Bancroft Elementary School in Walnut Creek.
By Jennifer Wake
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| Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Science in the Kitchen ~ Easy Experiments for Kids
When you think of crystals, do you think of diamonds, emeralds and Indiana Jones? Did you know that we use crystals every day in the kitchen? Two kinds that you eat regularly are salt and sugar. Crystals, after all, are simply a regular pattern of atoms or ...By Jonathan Winter
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| Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Research Program Gives Insight to Undergraduates
This summer, 10 additional undergraduate students have been conducting research alongside top faculty thanks to a one-year $117,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to create a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at Saint Mary's College.
By Jennifer Wake
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| Wednesday, August 05, 2009
The Collective Sound at St. Mary's Rocks
The Collective Sound (TCS) - the world's first touring music camp - made its temporary summer home at Saint Mary's College this year. Young musicians ages 12 to 18 refine and expand their musical creativity, learn to record and produce music using the latest ...By Jean Follmer
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| Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Working the Levels in Carpentry Camp
With the smell of sawdust, the clatter of hammers and rasp of saw blades filling the air, six students in Orinda Parks and Recreation's Carpentry Camp worked diligently on various projects last week.
By Jennifer Wake
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA