Education: K 12 Press Releases

Sharper Edge Releases Version 3 Of Its Intelligent Math Game, MathRider

Sharper Edge, the specialist software developer, is pleased to announce the release of Version 3 of its intelligent math facts game, MathRider. MathRider 3 is designed to help children master arithmetic in the fastest way possible by intelligently adapting to each child's skill level.

New Individual GAPRA Membership Available to Prevent Bullying Among Children

Relational aggression (RA), a.k.a. emotional bullying, begins as early as age 2.5, and it can lead to truancy, depression and suicide among children. Now, parents, counselors, educators and other individuals who work with youth can join the Global Alliance for Preventing Relational Aggression (GAPRA) to receive affordable, effective training to help the children in their lives manage bullying and relationship problems.

SpyRing to Attend the California Baby and Kidz Fair

The Piper Corporation will be showcasing a new educational card game, SpyRing, at the California Baby and Kidz Fair on January 21, 2012 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA, from 10:00 am till 6:00 pm. The SpyRing team will be giving away free SpyRing promotional items, in addition to merchandise that can be purchased, including a chance to win a SpyRing Starter Kit for everyone who stops by their booth and enters the drawing.

Worldwide Safari Allows Live Animals to Enrich DFW Student's Education

Cathy's Critters, a leading provider of animal entertainment services, announced today the release of a new program called "Worldwide Safari." In keeping with the company's theme of "Explore Your World", the new program will bring animals hailing from around the world to elementary schools, middle schools, churches, libraries, preschools, or other educational services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Students will learn about animal habitats, defenses, diets, and relation to the ecosystem in which they live.

A New Mr Pish Children's Book Makes Three

Just in time for the holidays, Cambridge Books has released Postcards from Mr. Pish: A Cross-Country Journal Volume 2, the third book in the educational Mr. Pish series by K. S. Brooks.

Project READ Spreads Literacy to Northern California's Mission Hills Middle School

Mission Hills Middle School is the most recent recipient of licensing for Looney Tunes ClickN READ online software for their student body through Project READ. Project READ is a donation and fundraising program from ClickN KIDS that allows the qualifying school or organization to receive licenses for software and also earn 25% residual income from future sales.

Children: Lunches Full Of Garbage, Canadians Offer Alternative

School children across the planet are inadvertently polluting the environment. They're taught to reduce reuse and recycled but are forced to litter and be wasteful as a result of packaging methods used for their lunches. A Canadian company has stepped up and is offering a solution to this forced hypocrisy.

Community Apiary at Awbury Arboretum

Awbury Arboretum is offering beekeeping classes! The hobby of Urban beekeeping is exploding in Philadelphia, and these comprehensive course are on par with regard to content and cost with courses previously available only outside the city. Hands-on experience in the apiary is well-suited to school science classes, including home schools.

SOAR Study Skills Releases Study Skills Resource Guide

SOAR Study Skills announces the publication of their first-ever comprehensive Study Skills Resource Guide. The 32-page, full-color glossy guide includes in-depth information about what study skills are, why they are important, and how to teach them.

Mission Viejo's Wesley Cooper Earns Eagle Scout Award

Wesley Cooper, 17, Mission Viejo, CA has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award. A member of Troop 634 in Lake Forest, Cooper is one of approximately 4 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank, according to Scoutmaster Steve Nightingale.