will u o y n e h t d nature, an o t in p e e d k "Loo g better." in h t y r e v e understand stein - Albert Ein
ISO 9001: 2008 BUREAU VERITAS Certification
Air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that, in sufficient concentrations, endanger human health or produce other measured effects on living matter and other materials. Among the major sources of pollution are power and heat generation, the burning of solid wastes, industrial processes, and, especially, transportation.
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Wednesday Thursday
* First day for teachers. * Recuperaciones. * Staff Development * Staff Development
* Recuperaciones. * Staff Development
* First term begins. * Classes begins. * Welcome Auditorium.
* Placement Test * Supporting team.
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Tuesday
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Boyaca´s Battle HOLIDAY
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* Inicia inscripción para * School Board Meeting la Primera Comunión. * Aspans meeting.
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Asunción de la Virgen María(15 de agosto) HOLIDAY
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* Say it in English Day
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August 2012
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
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* Begins School Elections * Mercado Solidario (Elección de Personero * Supporting team. Representante Estudiantil y Consejo Estudiantil) * Book fair.
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
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Friday
Saturday
* Recuperaciones. * Staff Development
* Recuperaciones. * Staff Development
* Placement Test
* Placement Test * Teacher´s meeting * Financial Committee.
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* Aspans meeting. * Placement Test
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* Quality Committee. * Universities Fair
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* Consejo Directivo
10 de Agosto: Día Interamericano de la Calidad del Aire *Se celebra el segundo viernes del mes de agosto
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* Open House * Parents Council Election * Teacher´s meeting
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4 Independencia de Antioquia
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* Teacher´s meeting * Academic Council.
* Teacher´s meeting * Civic Act: Boyaca´s battle, Antioquia´s Independence and Colombia Independence.
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September 2012
Sunday
Monday
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* Icfes diagnosis for 10th and 11th grade.
* Pruebas Psicotécnicas 11°
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Tuesday
* Aspans meeting. * Comité Interdisciplinario. * Pruebas Psicotécnicas 10°
Wednesday Thursday
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * Coffee learning meeting for parents * Sports Day
F I R S T P ER I O D M I D – T ER M T ES T S
* 1st mid-term tests begins
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* Say it in English Day
24
* School Board Meeting
* 17th School Anniversary.
15 de Septiembre: Día Internacional de la Limpieza Subacuática
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
Friday
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Saturday
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* Student Council * Parents Council
* Quality Committee.
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* Teacher´s meeting
* Financial Committee. * Teacher´s meeting
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You have the power to make everyday changes that will help prevent pollutants from reaching ours oceans: Keep trash and chemicals out of storm drains. This includes pet waste. Storm water from storm drains flows into the sea carrying pollutants. Plant a native plant garden, can help you reduce the use of water. Avoid use of chemical fertilizers. Recycle used motor oil. Don’t let motor oil spill on the ground because rain will wash it into the storm-water drains, and from there out to sea, where it can harm or kill marine life. Dispose of household cleaners properly.
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* 1st mid-term tests finish * Teacher´s meeting * Academic Council.
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* Teacher´s meeting
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October 2012
Together we can create a positive lasting change for animals that spans the globe. The animal welfare can be based on awareness that animals are sentient and that consideration should be given to their well-being, especially when they are used by humans. These concerns can include
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* School professional development.
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* Aspans meeting. * Comité Interdisciplinario.
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* Civic Act: Columbus Day Celebration.
22
* Say it in English Day
29
4 de Octubre: Día Mundial de los Animales
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
3
* Students council. * Parents council
R E C ES O ES T U D I A N T I L L E Y 1 3 7 3 * School professional development.
Descubrimiento de América y Día de la Raza
HOLIDAY
Wednesday Thursday
School Board Meeting
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16 23 30
* IX Pedagogical Meeting
10
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
17
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
24
* Coffee learning meeting for parents * Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * Halloween book fair.
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* School professional development. * Quality Committee.
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* Quality Committee. * Consejo Directivo
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Friday
Saturday
* Teacher´s meeting * Partial Report Cards. * Asamblea de Aspans.
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(Asisten todos los padres de familia)
* School professional development. * Teacher´s meeting * Financial Committee.
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* Financial Committee. * Academic Council. * Lighting Ceremony.
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20 * First communion 10:00am
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Fiesta de todos los Santos
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HOLIDAY
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Cartagena´s Independence (November 11th) HOLIDAY
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* Student Council * Parents Council * First period term-tests begins.
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* Teacher´s meeting
FIRST PERIOD – TERM TESTS / EXAMENES FINALES DE 1° PERÍODO
* Aspans meeting. * Comité Interdisciplinario.
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* Second term begins
13
* School Board Meeting
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* Say it in English Day
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Wednesday Thursday
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26 de Noviembre: Día Mundial contra el Uso Indiscriminado de Agroquímicos
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * Civic Act: Cartagena´s Independence.
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* Quality Committee.
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
* Quality Committee.
* Math and Science Fair * Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
* Consejo Directivo
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* Teacher´s meeting * 1st marking period ends
* Teacher´s meeting * Financial Committee * Coffee learning meeting for parents * Final report cards. * Academic Council
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* Teacher´s meeting
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It is extremely hard to imagine the modern agriculture without the pesticides but nonetheless using pesticides is very bad for our environment. They can easily become a main source of air and water pollution. The droplets of sprayed pesticides can travel a long distances carried by the wind. More chemicals used means bigger degradation of soil quality. They can also have serious negative impact on human health, not only cause skin irritation, blood and nerve disorders but also more serious such as tumors.
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EVENTO ASPANS
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December
The magnificence of mountains, the serenity of nature – nothing is safe from the marks of man’s passing. ~Loudon Wainwright W
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Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
* Aspans meeting.
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3 * School professional development.
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4 * School professional development.
* School Board Meeting
11 de Diciembre: Día Internacional de las Montañas
Christmas HOLIDAY
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
* School professional development. * Academic Council.
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* Student Council * Parents Council * Christmas Night Celebration * School professional development. * Quality Committee.
Friday
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Saturday
* Teacher´s meeting * Christmas recess begins. * School professional development. * Financial Committee. * Academic Council. * Christmas´break for teachers starts
Día de la Inmaculada Concepción
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Epifanía- Reyes Magos 6 de enero
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Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Happy New Year! HOLIDAY * Classes Resume for Student * Teachers Return. * Aspans meeting. * School Board Meeting * Icfes Pretest for 11th Grade
1 8 15
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
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* Student Council * Parents Council * Quality Committee.
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Friday
Saturday 4
* Financial Committee. * Teacher´s meeting
* Teacher´s meeting
21
* Say it in English Day
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8 de Enero: Día de la Acción Mundial frente al Calentamiento Terrestre
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
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* Coffee learning meeting for parents * Garage Sale
30
* Quality Committee.
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* Consejo Directivo
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S ECON D P ER IOD M ID – T ER M TES TS / E X AME NES PAR C I A L ES D E 2 ° P ER Í O D O
* 2nd mid-term tests begins
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The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future. ~Marya Mannes
* 2nd mid-term tests finish * Teacher´s meeting * Academic Council.
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Wetlands are ecosystems and valued environments for many reasons: * They are highly productive ecosystems, are able to capture energy and provide food for many animals. * They provide important refuges for wildlife in times of drought. * They provide a natural water balance and help to provide protection against floods. * They have a role in providing water quality protection in the catchment by filtering pollutants such as sediments, nutrients, organic and inorganic matter and bacterias. * They support a wide variety of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) and form different habitats and ecosystems. *They provide nursery areas for fish, and breeding grounds for wildlife.
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4 * Field Trip 5th & 7th grades.
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* Aspans meeting. * Mercado Solidario * Comité Interdisciplinario. * Supporting team.
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* Field Trip 5th & 7th grades.
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* School Board Meeting
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* Artistic and cultural week begins
2 de Febrero: Día Internacional de los Humedales
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * Field Trip 5th & 7th grades. * Ash Wednesday
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * English music festival for all the community
20
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
27
* Student Council * Parents Council
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* Quality Committee. * Field Trip 5th & 7th grades.
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* Quality Committee. * Consejo Directivo
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* Coffee learning meeting for parents * Partial Report Cards Second Period * Teacher´s meeting * Financial Committee. * Teacher´s meeting * Field Trip 5th & 7th grades. * Teacher´s meeting * Academic Council.
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March 2013
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
* Teacher´s meeting * Artistic and cultural week finish
S E C O N D P ER I O D – T ER M T ES T S
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* 2nd Term tests begins.
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* Aspans meeting. * Comité Interdisciplinario.
5
* Third term begins.
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* Say it in English Day
17 Domingo de Ramos
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18 Día de San José HOLIDAY
Domingo de Resurrección
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22 de Marzo: Día Mundial del Agua
25
12
* School Board Meeting
H O L Y
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * Coffee learning meeting for parents * Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
W E E K
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* Student Council * Parents Council
* Quality Committee.
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* Quality Committee. * Consejo Directivo * Sports day activities
S E M A N A
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Holy Thursday HOLIDAY
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* Teacher´s meeting * 2nd marking period ends * Civic Act: Women Day
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* Financial Committee. * Academic Council * Teacher´s meeting
15
* Teacher´s meeting * 2nd period Report Cards
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Holy Friday. HOLIDAY
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Family Day ASPANS
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Water is essential for all dimensions of life. Over the past few decades, use of water has increased. More than eighty countries, with forty percent of the world’s population, are already facing water shortages, while by year 2020 the world’s population will double. - World Bank Institute
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The earth may be made up of rocks, sand and water, but spirituality can help us to perceive our planet as a living vibrant entity, responding to our care and attention.
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* Aspans meeting. * Comité Interdisciplinario.
* School Board Meeting
April 2013
Wednesday Thursday
2 9 16
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
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10
* Coffee learning meeting for parents * Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
17
* Student Council. * Parents Council * Quality Committee.
4
* Quality Committee.
11 * Quality Committee.
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Friday
* Teacher´s meeting
* Financial Committee. * Teacher´s meeting
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* Say it in English Day * Bilingual certification exam for 11th grade.
22 de Abril: Día Mundial de la Tierra
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* Civic Act: Language Day
23 30
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
24
* Quality Committee. * Consejo Directivo
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* Immersion Program 9th and 10th grades
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* Teacher´s meeting * Academic Council.
3RD PERIOD MID – TERM TESTS / EXAMENES PARCIA LES D E 3° PERÍODO
* Language week begins * 3rd mid-term tests begins.
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* Children´s Day * Language week finish * Teacher´s meeting * 3rd mid term tests finish.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday LABOR DAY
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* Aspans meeting. * Comité Interdisciplinario. * Sports day activities
Ascensión de Jesús 17 de mayo HOLIDAY
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14 * School Board Meeting
* Say it in English Day * Mother´s and father´s day celebration.
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4 de Mayo: Día Internacional del Combatiente de Incendios Forestales
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * 11th graders become teachers
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* Coffee learning meeting for parents * Mercado solidario * Supporting team. * Entrepreneurship fair
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team.
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* Student Council * Parents Council * Quality Committee.
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What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another. - Mahatma Gandhi
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* Labor Day celebration
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* Teacher´s meeting * Partial Report Cards.
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* Quality Committee.
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* Quality Committee. * Consejo Directivo * Documents for registration are sent.
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*Teacher´s day off (Día compensatorio del PROFESOR/ NO CLASS)
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* Financial Committee. * Teacher´s meeting
* Teacher´s meeting * School Evaluation. * Academic Council.
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* Teacher´s meeting
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Validaciones
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June 2013
We say we love flowers, yet we pluck them. We say we love trees, yet we cut them down. And people still wonder why some are afraid when told they are loved ~Author Unknown W
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HOLIDAY Sagrado Corazón 15 de junio HOLIDAY
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* Recuperations.
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* School professional development
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5 de Junio: Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente
Tuesday
* Aspans meeting. * Comité Interdisciplinario. * 3rd Term Tests begins.
Wednesday Thursday
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * Civic Act: Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente.
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Friday
Saturday 1
* Student Council * Parents Council * Quality Committee.
* Teacher´s meeting
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THIRD PERIOD – TERM TESTS / EXAMENES FINALES DE 3° PERÍODO
* Recuperations. * School Board Meeting
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* School professional development
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* Mercado Solidario * Supporting team. * Coffee learning meeting (Closing House)
* Recuperations. * Supporting team.
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* School professional development. * Consejo Directivo
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* Seniors Farewell.
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* 3rd marking period ends. * Financial Committee. * Teacher´s meeting
* Recuperations. * Quality Committee.
* Recuperations. * Academic Council. * Teacher´s meeting
* Report cards and registration.
* Graduation Ceremony * School professional development.
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July Sunday
Monday
DĂa de San Pedro y San Pablo 29 de junio HOLIDAY
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Wednesday Thursday
* School professional development.
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* School professional development.
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* School professional development.
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Saturday
*School professional development.
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* Financial Committee.
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* School Board Meeting
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4 de Mayo: DĂa Internacional del Combatiente de Incendios Forestales
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Independence Day 20th of July HOLIDAY
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Recycling different products will help the environment. For example, we know that paper comes from trees and many trees are being cut down just to produce paper. By recycling it, we can help lessen the number of trees that are cut down. Products made from raw materials that came from our natural resources should be recycled so that we can help preserve the environment.
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