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International Education Week

Educational opportunities are not limited to just your child’s school, town, state or country. Since 2000, International Education Week has been promoting the benefits of education worldwide. A joint initiative by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Week serves as a platform to prepare American students to live and work in a global environment while encouraging those outside of the US to study abroad.

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Make a Reading Promise

Educational opportunities are not limited to just your child’s school, town, state or country. Since 2000, International Education Week has been promoting the benefits of education worldwide. A joint initiative by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Week serves as a platform to prepare American students to live and work in a global environment while encouraging those outside of the US to study abroad.

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Serving Education

Four Grand Slam singles titles, a #1 world ranking and the first Serbian player to win a Major singles title, Novak Djokovic has achieved much so far in his professional tennis career. Now Djokovic can add early childhood education advocate to his accomplishments as he joins UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) as an ambassador.

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Happy Returns

Now that mid September has arrived, students throughout the world who had a break from school are welcomed back. Some of these children are attending school for the first time or are attending a new school.

Back-to-school can be a stressful time for families. An article published in the Family & Parenting section of USA Today outlines several strategies that parents can employ to alleviate some of the stress facing their children.

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FasTracKids PSA for RFTR

FasTracKids’ CEO and President Nancy Faunce released a Public Service Announcement on becoming an official Reading Partner in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record campaign.

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What’s in a Game?

Now more than ever, children have a multitude of ways to access the Internet. Through a parent’s smart phone, at school, at home and with newer devices called tablets, children are curious to see what entertainment is instantly available.

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Ready to Read

It’s difficult to believe that the school holidays will soon come to an end. Within weeks, children will return to the routine of school with a more rigid and controlled schedule. You still have time to enjoy the holidays, and the best way to do that is sharing a good book with your child. Reading over the school break enhances your child’s ability to reenter school without the typical learning loss and the need for extensive review of content covered prior to the holidays.

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Brain Power

A recent article in Vim & Vigor magazine (Fall 2010) entitled “Train your Brain” discusses how you can “start building a better brain today, no matter what your age.” The steps to a healthier brain listed in the article are sorted into the following five categories:


  • Work It Out (Keeping blood flowing in the brain through physical exercise)
  • Intellectual Interaction (Social interactions stimulate intellectual activity)
  • Mental Stimulation (Learning new things and applying them “keep[s] your brain sharp”)
  • Mental Relaxation (Relieving stress reduces Cortisol levels, which can be damaging to the brain)
  • Food For Thought (Eating right helps your brain as well as your body)

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Read for the Record Book Announced!

Jumpstart has announced that Llama, Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney will be this year’s choice for the Read for the Record event! Each year, Jumpstart brings awareness to the crisis in early education by having children and adults participate in the world’s largest shared reading experience.

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Teacher Appreciation Week

National Teacher Appreciation Week is recognized every year in the month of May. As defined by the dictionary, a teacher or to teach “is a person who imparts knowledge or skill through instruction”. However, we at FasTracKids know that a teacher is much more.

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