21. Calendar Of Religious And Cultural Observances Opportunity to teach concepts and principles on which the Constitution is based. December 23January 3, FCPS Winter Break, Includes the federal holidays http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DHR/oec/relcal03.htm

Calendar of Religious and Cultural Observances School Year 2002-2003 For additional information concerning this calendar, please refer to the following pages: Introduction to the Calendar of Religious and Cultural Observances Guidelines for Religious Activities of Students Asterisks [*] denote religious observances that begin at sundown of the day preceding the date given . A plus mark [+] indicates events recurring on the same date every year. Date Event Annotation School Implications September 2 Labor Day Begun in 1882, it became a national holiday in 1894. Observed on first Monday of September. Opportunity to discuss the dignity of labor. FCPS schools and offices closed. September 7-8* Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year, 5763.  First two days of a ten-day period of repentance and renewal. Opportunity to discuss origins and beliefs of Judaism as related to Program of Studies (POS). Students and employees for whom this is a time of religious significance could be absent. September 15-October 15 + National Hispanic-American Heritage Month Established by Presidential proclamation to include  Columbus Day in the U.S. and Independence Days for Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

22. Global School Network federal holidays proposes two main tasks 1) students will teach their class about an existing federal holiday by creating a PowerPoint presentation; http://www.globalschoolnet.org/award/viewcandidates/viewCandidate.cfm?ID=100&bac

23. American School Board Journal: April 2003 Research teachers may also teach about religious holidays, and they may celebrate secular Under the guidelines, schools risk losing federal funds if they don t http://www.asbj.com/2003/04/0403research.html

Sign up for our weekly e-mail newsletter April 2003: Vol. 190, No. 4 Cover Story Research School Law Your Turn ... In Our Print Edition "One can hardly respect a system of education that would leave the student wholly ignorant of the currents of religious thought that move the world society." So said Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson in the 1948 case of Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education . And 15 years later, Justice Tom Clark echoed that thought in the high court's majority opinion in School District of Abington v. Schempp (1963). "One's education is not complete," Justice Clark wrote, "without a study of comparative religion or the history of religion and its relationship to the advancement of civilization." But teaching about "the currents of religious thought" or about religion's "relationship to the advancement of civil- ization" is one thing; providing religious instruction is quite another, and that's where some schools have come to grief.

24. Bill Summary Status RES.3 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding a federal holiday to of Representatives that schools across the Nation should teach about the http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d107&querybd=@FIELD(FLD001 @4(Holiday

25. ARC Postdoctoral Fellowships FAQ Grant writing and grant submissionWe can teach you about grant writing and help The state and federal holidays, on which postdoctoral fellows can take http://psychiatry.uchc.edu/research/ARC/postdocs/FAQ.php

ARC Postdoctoral Fellowships FAQ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (REV. 9/5/99, Page 1) Health Insurance -If, and only if, a postdoctoral fellow is receiving compensation in addition to the stipend, the health insurance choices are the same choices that are available to UCHC staff. The range of choices includes HMO, POE, or POS-type coverage. The health benefits officer for the UConn Health Center can provide more detail. If a postdoctoral fellow is not receiving additional compensation, then he/she must purchase his/her own coverage. Upon presentation of a receipt, the postdoc training program can reimburse the fellow for this disbursement, but only for health insurance costs for the individual postdoc fellow (not for family or dependents). Position Title There is no title for the position other than Postdoctoral Fellow. This is not a faculty position. Grant writing and grant submission We can teach you about grant writing and help you to develop a grant application that you could submit upon securing a faculty position. However, according to institutional and NIH regulations, postdoctoral fellows are not permitted to submit grant applications to NIH or to serve as a principal investigator. The only minor exception to this rule is the F32 grant application (which is an application for an individual postdoctoral fellowship). We typically cover grantsmanship topics in the seminar every other year. Can we change the start date specified in the offer letter?

26. Fellowship Office - September 2004 Deadlines Benefits include relocation and travel expenses, paid federal holidays, Opportunities to teach English language and conversation classes are also http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/fellowship/fellowSept04.html

Site Index Search this Site Graduate College Home Page University Home Page Fellowship Programs with September Deadlines National Cancer Institute (NCI) Fellowship in the Ethics of Public Health and Prevention provides a Master of Public Health degree, NCI Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention, mentored research at the NCI, weekly colloquia and brief field assignments at other institutions. Fellows will be accepted for up to five years of training, beginning in July 2003. Benefits include relocation and travel expenses, paid federal holidays, and health insurance. Eligible students must have a doctorate degree (M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., D.O., J.D., or equivalent). Foreign education must be comparable to that received in the United States. Students must also be either a U.S. citizen or resident alien of the U.S. eligible for citizenship within four years. For more information, contact: Douglas L. Weed, Director, Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Boulevard (EPN), Suite 3109, MSC-7361, Bethesda, MD 20892-7361; (301) 496-8640. Fax: (301) 402-4863. URL: http://dcp.nci.nih.gov/pob

27. WWW Template Sat 08001300, Close on Sundays and all federal holidays. Volunteers from NPSSA conduct check sails, teach sailing lessons and oversee and advise on http://www.mwr.nps.navy.mil/Leisure_Serv/Marina/

Review Date: January 2003 Marina Services BLUEWATER COVE MARINA Location: Coast Guard Pier Operation: Seven Days A Week, Dawn to Sunset Reservations: Monterey Sailing HANALEI II CRUISE Sailing season is well underway! If you are interested in going out on a 2 hour cruise, we are now taking reservations. The price is $40.00 to be shared equally among all of the passengers. To make reservations, please e-mail Cecelia Childers at cmchilde@nps.edu or call Sails Schedules 1730-1930 on Wednesdays 1300-1500 on Saturdays General Information Staffing Reservations Racing ... Sailboat for sale General Information: Directions: The Blue Water Cove Marina is located on the Coast Guard Pier in Monterey. The pier can be accessed from Foam Street. From Del Monte Avenue in Monterey, pass Fishermans Wharf and go through the tunnel. Take an immediate right onto Foam Street. Make another immediate right and you will be in the parking area just before the pier. Bring lots of quarters to feed the meters or find alternate parking.

28. Religion In The Public Schools: Joint Statement Of Current Law Generally, public schools may teach about religious holidays, (see 15 above) under the federal Constitution and state law, schools may teach sexual http://members.tripod.com/~candst/tnppage/jnt-sta.htm

Separation of Church and State Home Page Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law The Joint Statement of Current Law is a collaborative document undersigned by over 30 religious and civil rights groups that outlines the religious rights of students in the public schools. Most of these organizations are separationist in philosophy and practice, some of them (eg., ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State) agressively so. The document lays to rest the myth that prayer and other types of religious expression are banned in the public schools. On the contrary, religious expression generally enjoys the same protection as other forms of speech. This document forms the basis of President Clinton's guidlines for religious expression in the public schools. A copy of these guidelines were sent to all public school districts in the United States in September of 1995. Return to the top

29. American Association Of School Administrators - The School Public school teachers generally teach by attribution (eg, religious holidays in the schools, the Supreme Court let stand a lower federal court decision http://www.aasa.org/publications/sa/1999_01/Thomas.htm

30. SummitSchoolDistrictOnLineResources federal holidays WebQuest A relatively simple but welldeveloped webquest tasks 1) students will teach their class about an existing federal holiday by http://summit.k12.co.us/SummitTechnlogy/SummitSchoolDistrictOn-LineResources.htm

31. NWS Twin Cities Weather Education - Links For Teachers teach about Conduction by making a weather Balloon Meteorology Activities for Educators 952/3616708, 9 am - 4 pm MF, excluding federal holidays http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/education/edu_teachers.html

www.nws.noaa.gov Site Map News Organization Search Search field for weather information. Press Enter or select the go button to submit request Local forecast by "City, St" or Zip Code Search by city or zip code. Press enter or select the go button to submit request Current Hazards Watch/Warning Severe Weather Data Hazards Assessment eSpotter ... Safety Rules Current Conditions Observations NWS Chanhassen Satellite Images Radar Imagery Twin Cities Radar National Mosaic National Radar Sites Forecasts Local Nation/World Graphical Interactive ... Computer Models Climate Local Climatology Climate Prediction Cooperative Program Weather Safety Weather Radio Storm Ready EMWIN Safety Rules Miscellaneous County Warning Area Virtual Tour Office Overview Local Science ... Other Links Contact Us Twin Cities NWS Homepage Education Links for teaching science and math JetStream Weather School Meteorology Education and Training One Sky has Many Voices K-12 Science Curriculum Using Weather to Teach DataStream for Teachers Teach about Conduction by making a weather Balloon Meteorology Activities for Educators ... Energy and Tornadoes Resources for Teachers Teacher's Tips From Web-Weather MetEd; K-12 meteorology lessons

32. Judge: Parents Can't Teach Pagan Beliefs | IndyStar.com It is upsetting to our son that he cannot celebrate holidays with us, The federal government has given Wiccans protection under the First Amendment, http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS01/505260481

33. CDC - GHO - About Us Our mission is to teach all who visit about CDC, public health, and the benefits of 900 am500 pm, Monday-Friday, except for federal holidays. http://www.cdc.gov/global/aboutus.htm

About Us Video of our history and mission CDC has created a special exhibit area at its Atlanta headquarters, opening its doors to the thousands of visitors who request tours of CDC each year. To learn more about the Global Health Odyssey Museum, please select one of the topics below. What is the Global Health Odyssey Museum? When is the museum open? How much does it cost? Where is it located? ... What if I have additional questions? What is the Global Health Odyssey Museum? The Global Health Odyssey Museum (GHO) is a small exhibit area with an attached theater. It is both a visitors’ center and an interactive educational facility. Our mission is to teach all who visit about CDC, public health, and the benefits of prevention. Our outreach efforts are part of CDC’s drive to offer credible health information and to work with partners in the community to prevent health problems. Besides the cafeteria and a souvenir store, the museum is the only part of CDC that is open to the public. Reservations to tour the GHO must be made in advance. Please call us at 404-639-0830, or request a visit online.

34. RELIGION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A Joint Statement Of Current Law The courts have reached conflicting conclusions under the federal Constitution on Generally, public schools may teach about religious holidays and may http://www.americanhumanist.org/press/coalitions/Religionpublicschools.html

Home Press Room Coalition Statements >>Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement Of Current Law RELIGION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A Joint Statement Of Current Law April 1995 Table of Contents Endorsing Organizations Initial Statement Student Prayers Graduation Prayer and Baccalaureates ... Appendix: Organizational Contacts Endorsing Organizations American Civil Liberties Union American Ethical Union American Humanist Association Americans for Religious Liberty Americans United for Separation of Church and State B'nai B'rith International Christian Science Church Church of the Brethren, Washington Office Church of Scientology International Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Lutheran Office of Governmental Affairs Federation of Reconstructionist Congregations and Havurot Friends Committee on National Legislation Guru Gobind Singh Foundation Hadassah The Women's Zionist Organization of America The Interfaith Alliance Interfaith Impact for Justice and Peace National Council of Jewish Women National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council (NJCRAC) National Ministries

35. SBC Knowledge Network Explorer: Blue Web'n Content Areas HOT federal holidays WebQuest 5 Star Rating There are two main tasks 1) students will teach their class about an existing federal holiday by creating a http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?cid=8&scid=43

36. The Indiana Digital Student - Profile For Christina Galoozis King Jr. Like most federal holidays, schools and post offices will be closed. teachin sparks war discussions, debates global impact of US war http://www.idsnews.com/profile.php?byline=Christina Galoozis

37. Resources & Publications - Interfaith Alliance The courts have reached conflicting conclusions under the federal Constitution on Generally public schools may teach about religious holidays and may http://www.interfaithalliance.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=8dJIIWMCE&b=829121

38. Paul Sparks, Teaching English In China, Culture Of English Speaking Countries - Paul Sparks, Teaching English in China. In the United States, for the year 2002 there are 10 federal holidays set by law. http://www.xiangtan.co.uk/usaholidays.htm

Homepage About Me Photo Gallery For Students NEW For Teachers NEW Online Chat NEW Links Contact Me Paul Sparks, Teaching English in China - Western Culture: The United States of America Xiangtan Normal University, Culture of English Speaking Countries... Click Here to return to the previous page Source of information: http://holidays.johnsesl.com/php/ AMERICAN HOLIDAYS: On legal holidays, businesses, schools and government offices close. The only legal religious holiday is Christmas. Other religious holidays in America are Easter, a Christian holiday and Yom Kippur and Hanukah which are both Jewish holidays. There are also many holidays that have nothing to do with religion. Some holidays like Memorial Day and Veterans Day are observed out of respect for those who died in battle during various wars. In the United States, for the year 2002 there are 10 federal holidays set by law. Four are set by date (New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Christmas Day). The other six are set by a day of the week and month: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Thanksgiving. All but the last are celebrated on Mondays to create three-day weekends for federal employees. 1st January: New Year's Day - A federal holiday in the United States. In the early history of America, the new year was observed on March 25 until January 1st, 1753. This is because of the calendar in use then. In 1752, England and America adopted the Gregorian colander after deciding that the Julian colander was not accurate. Now in America the biggest block party of the year happens in New York City's Times Square. Millions of people gather every year to watch the Ball Drop as they count down to mid-night. At mid-night everyone yells HAPPY NEW YEAR. Some people shake hands while others kiss and embrace. The party in Times Square is always televised so the people who can't make to New York can join the celebration from their homes.

39. Research Process Choose a federal holiday. Your group is to make a presentation to teach the class about the holiday you researched. You will make your presentation as a http://eev.liu.edu/KK/federalholidays/federalholidays/process.htm

Research Process Student Directions Form Your Team You will work in teams assigned by your teacher. You will work together throughout the project and will be responsible for helping each other. Task Your team will teach your class about an existing federal holiday by creating a PowerPoint presentation. Your team will imagine a new holiday that represents the spirit of America. Your team will write a persuasive argument which will be supported by either a poster or a postage stamp in order to convince the class that your idea is the best one. Essential Question: What does America mean to you? Task 1: Background For Everyone Before you can imagine a new holiday, your team needs to research an existing federal holiday. Each group should choose a different holiday to research. Choose a federal holiday Your group is to make a presentation to teach the class about the holiday you researched. You will make your presentation as a PowerPoint slide show. Each group member will be responsible for creating at least one slide. Your group's PowerPoint should include at least: One title slide with date One slide describing when the holiday is celebrated and the how the holiday originated One slide that shows what symbols (if any) represent the holiday Two slides describing the customs of the holiday One slide with Works Cited One slide with your group's names

40. Teachers The federal holidays Project was developed during a Nassau School Of course, adapt your teaching strategy to what will work for you in your school. http://eev.liu.edu/KK/federalholidays/federalholidays/teachers.htm

About the Project Standards Addressed Thanks About This Project: The Federal Holidays Project was developed during a Nassau School Library System Workshop given by Pam Berger , uniting library media specialists with classroom teachers to develop online projects that paired information literacy specialists with curriculum content specialists. The Federal Holidays Project is designed for upper elementary school students studying the meaning of American culture, United States symbols and core values of the American democratic system. To complete this project, students should have prior knowledge of how to use PowerPoint. If you are interested in finding out more about how your class can participate in the project, contact Karen Kliegman Standards Addressed: (New York Learning Standards, 5th Grade) Social Studies: History of the United States and New York, Intermediate, Key Idea 1

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