April 2012
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Alice, Is This Cool?
“Johnny Depp has made it cool to like Alice,” was Miss Alice Llandudno Nicol Thompson’s answer to my question — Why do children today still love Alice in Wonderland? With Johnny Depp’s 3-D visual spectacle of a movie currently standing at a worldwide gross of $1,024,299,904, I suspect he made Alice in Wonderland very cool for a lot of Disney executives too.
But...
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The Global Search for Education
“We reinvented the notion of a film festival and we were disruptive mainly out of necessity.”— Craig Hatkoff
In Search of Innovation
By C. M. Rubin with Harry Rubin and Michael Freeborn
“Educate to Innovate,” President Obama’s campaign for excellence in science, technology, engineering & math, is a call to action that our education system embrace a...
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Alice -- Meet Alice
“Without Alice there would be no Wonderland.” — Ian Turner
“Magic, beauty, color, amusement, character, intrigue, questions, excitement, puzzlement, amazement, fear, suspense, fun and a happy ending” are the reasons why Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland is still a classic today, according to Ian Turner, celebrity host of Llandudno, Wales’ Alice...
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Alice --May 4, 2012
“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.”— Lewis Carroll
Everybody’ s got Alice fever in Alice town — Llandudno, Wales — but no one is as curious or as excited as me!
That’s because on Friday, May 4, this famous seaside Welsh resort is launching a fantastical Wonderland event. It will...
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The Global Search for Education
“Dwight Seoul is about creating real leaders and not just test takers.” — Kevin Skeoch
From South Korea
By C. M. Rubin with Harry Rubin and Michael Freeborn
The first IB “through school” (primary years, middle years and diploma program) will open its doors to students in one of the world’s leading education systems in August 2012 — Seoul, South Korea....
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The Global Search for Education
“Nurturing innovation is an important priority for us in our school system” — Tapio Kosunen
More From Finland
By C. M. Rubin with Harry Rubin and Michael Freeborn
Nations around the world continue to re-think and reform education policies to better prepare children for life and work in a rapidly changing world which places a high value on innovation. What vocational skills...
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How Will We Read?: Edith Wharton
Anyone who has experienced the delight of reading the magnificent works of Pulitzer prize-winning author Edith Wharton might enjoy the opportunity to learn more about her life and her books. Indeed, isn’t the sign of the timelessness of novels such as The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence not just about the decades of discussion and analysis they inspire but also the ongoing...
