| County’s best spellers head to bee
Twenty-seven fifth- through eighth-graders have qualified to compete in the 30th annual Douglas County Spelling Bee at Wildlife Safari.
Three students are making return trips to the bee.
Chelsea Spencer is making her fourth and final appearance. The eighth-grader has represented Oakland schools at the bee since 2004.
Daniel Standley, an eighth-grader at Winston Middle School, and Riley Lavin, a sixth-grader at McGovern Elementary School in Winston, are both back for a second year.
The spelling bee brings students from 22 public schools, two private schools and one home school together for a chance at the top prize.
Students will compete for a new computer, trophies and other prizes. Each will receive a district winner trophy for making it to the county event.
Video helps overhaul district's curriculum
In an effort to revamp its curriculum, Baltimore County Public Schools--the nation¹s 25th-largest school system--has installed video servers and a video-on-demand system in all of its 169 schools. Although the use of video on demand is nothing new for schools, what distinguishes Baltimore County¹s effort is that the district has formed teams of teachers in each school to brainstorm ways of using the videos to their fullest potential across each subject area. April 12, 2007—Recognizing the need to engage a new generation of students who are visual learners, Maryland's Baltimore County Public Schools--the nation's 25th-largest school system--has installed video servers and a video-on-demand system in all of its 169 schools. The system, SAFARI Montage by the Library Video Company, will allow teachers to access and play more than a thousand video programs from leading publishers such as National Geographic and Scholastic.
Luxury steam safaris in Southern Africa
Rovos Rail has organised two Steam Tours in gracious luxury through southern Africa. The 4 and 6-day Steam Safaris are unique long-distance tours of special interest to anyone who loves the subcontinent, steam trains and luxury rail travel. Both tours are steam-hauled for the entire journey, with two run pasts each day.
The 4-day Steam Safari leaves Rovos Rail's Station at Capital Park in Pretoria for a 1,200kms-long journey. The train is hauled by historic Class 25NC locomotives through the gold-rich Highveld to the Freestate, stopping in Bloemfontein with its array of cultural & historical attractions. The Steam Safari then continues south into the Eastern Cape, calling at the Addo Elephant Park, home to over 450 elephants, as well as cape buffalo & antelopes. The journey ends in Port Elizabeth.
Dragoman Overland Offer Unique Family Adventure Tour in India
Dragoman Overland are the first company to offer truck based family adventure travel, and following the success of their African packages, India is the next country to get the family adventure treatment! The brand new 10-night family adventure tour in India is expected to sell like hot chapattis, with camel and elephant rides, tiger safaris and a visit to the Taj Mahal just a small selection of the package's varied inventory. The tour departs Delhi 17th October or alternatively a Christmas departure (21st December) is available. For more details of the tour, please visit http://www.dragoman.com/destinations/tripdetails.php?cat=FIN (PRWeb) April 12, 2007 -- Families searching for varied adventure travel in India should certainly consider Dragoman Overland's brand new family adventure travel package to India this October half term.
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