Tag archive for ‘education’

  • English teacher brings home lessons from Korea

    3/27/11 • (12)

    What is life without communication? Columnist Emily Shapiro reflects on her year-long adventure in Seoul, South Korea, where she learned to overcome doubt and embrace a foreign culture.

  • Education expert to speak at Garden Party fundraiser

    11/17/10 • (0)

    Education expert and cameo star in the Sundance Film Festival’s best documentary of 2010 “Waiting for Superman,” Lance Izumi, will be guest speaker at Garden Pathway’s Garden Party fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 18. Proceeds will expand the classroom facilities of Garden Pathways and increase mentoring and education services.

  • Valley Public Television changes brand to ValleyPBS

    10/05/10 • (0)

    Branding change for KVPT “enables the station to leverage the strength of the national PBS brand and be clearly identified as the primary local purveyor of PBS programming from Merced to Bakersfield,” says President and CEO Paula Castadio.

  • Russo’s celebrates award-winning children’s author

    9/15/10 • (0)

    This weekend, Russo’s Books at The Marketplace will celebrate two “hometown hero” authors. Congressman Kevin McCarthy will sign his new book on Sunday; the day before will be proclaimed “Pam Muñoz Ryan Day” in honor of the award-winning children’s author and Bakersfield native.

  • Teaching English in Korea comes with its own lessons

    7/14/10 • (0)

    What does a teacher do when she asks her students to perform a task and she’s met with blank stares? Emily Shapiro, a CSUB graduate who is teaching English in Korea, found out recently. Read her latest dispatch from Seoul.

  • Another brick out of the wall: Evolving journalism ethics

    5/13/10 • (2)

    Technology and the down economy have created a tumultuous time for ethical issues in the media industry. But it has also created a time of experimentation, out of which websites such as Bakersfield Express have been born. Join BE editor Jennifer Baldwin and other local news experts for a panel discussion on “The Future of Journalism Ethics” at 7 p.m., May 19, at CSUB.

  • Join the BE team as we walk to support the arts

    5/05/10 • (1)

    The Walk for the Arts on Saturday, May 15, is a 5K ramble around Bakersfield’s Downtown Arts District. Organized by the Arts Council of Kern, it is a fundraiser for organizations to raise money for their arts programs. Join the Bakersfield Express team to support the arts and our mission for “Expressing community through arts, culture and civic involvement.”

  • Garden Fest is ‘Green and Clean’ at Bakersfield College

    4/20/10 • (1)

    BC’s horticulture department hosts the day-long Garden Fest on April 24 with gardening workshops, a plant sale, cooking demonstrations, floral design, pet care, outdoor leisure, a hybrid car show, and arts and crafts.

  • Public mural unveiled as latest in fight against graffiti

    4/14/10 • (1)

    Former tagger Thomas Lucero joins Bakersfield’s anti-graffiti movement by helping paint a mural at the Stop the Violence headquarters in East Bakersfield.

  • Escalante inspired all to ‘Stand and Deliver’

    4/01/10 • (1)

    If I were still in school and one of my teachers had died, writes Louis Medina, I couldn’t have been sadder than when I learned this week of the death of Jaime Escalante, 79, who inspired so many to succeed – including Edward James Olmos, who immortalized Escalante in his stunning portrayal in the movie “Stand and Deliver.” Escalante gave everyone hope.