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Before opening the school seven years ago, principal Karen Kodama surveyed 1,500 business leaders on which languages to teach (plans for Mandarin were dropped for lack of classroom space) and which skills and disciplines. "No. 1 was technology," she recalls. Even first-graders at Stanford begin to use PowerPoint and Internet tools. "Exposure to world cultures was also an important trait cited by the executives," says Kodama, so that instead of circling back to the Pilgrims and Indians every autumn, children at Stanford do social-studies units on Asia, Africa, Australia, Mexico and South America. Students actively apply...
...differently, other than offering a new face to voters. So far, he's stayed close to Labor's anodyne talking points about fairness in the workplace, better health and education services and a cleaner environment. A foreign affairs and trade specialist, Rudd is well traveled and speaks Mandarin. Elected to Parliament in 1998, Rudd came to prominence this past year through his pursuit of the Howard government over wheat exporter AWB's abuse of the Iraqi oil-for-food program. Rudd is a Christian who is comfortable speaking about his faith. His early life was thrown into turmoil when...
...early years of many masters of the macabre, Peake's childhood was happy and contented. The son of a doctor with the London Missionary Society, Peake was born in Kuling, China, in 1911 and lived there until he was 11 years old. As a boy, he learned 600 basic Mandarin characters from a Chinese calligrapher, causing later observers to remark on the strange way he held his pen. After his family returned to England, Peake finished his education at Croydon School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools...
What sort of Christmas presents do the partners who have everything buy for each other? A tropical island? A racehorse? For lovers so rich they've lost count of all the zeroes and who dig Marie Antoinette-style extravagance, there is the Mandarin Oriental's[an error occurred while processing this directive] FANtastic Jet Set Journey, an over-the-top 10-day tour of three big U.S. cities with private jets, lavish suites and limousines. From New Year's Day through May 31, for a whopping $220,000 per couple (but hey, tax is included), luxury junkies can be waited...
...creative than high school Model United Nations students’.” Meanwhile, in Sever 305, the girls got a very brief introduction to Mandarin—learning to count up to 10 and making posters that said “Strong Women, Strong Girls” in Mandarin. Previous incarnations of SWSG’s semesterly on-campus event included Career Day and Health and Sports Day. Saturday’s theme grew out of a desire to take advantage of Harvard’s cultural diversity, organizers said. “For me, it started when...