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		<title>Winter Break Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMS Winter Break Schedule Last day of school &#8211; Tues. Dec. 20 Mini Camp &#8211; Dec. 21-23 (Registration closed) IMS Office Closed: Dec. 26, 27, 30, Jan. 2 IMS Office Open: Dec. 28 &#38; 29 (noon &#8211; 5:00pm) First day back at school &#8211; Tues. Jan. 3]]></description>
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		<title>IMS Accepts Online Donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Ways to Give to IMS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Donate Online Now you can support IMS Online with any major credit card, debit card or bank account. IMS depends upon fundraising as a necessary part of its budget to support scholarships, make improvements to our facilities and grounds, and minimize tuition costs.  Feel free to adjust the donation amount as desired.  We appreciate your gift! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whole Foods Scrip Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Whole Foods Market School Scrip Program is a method of fund raising for the schools, allowing them to realize a 5% profit on the amount of scrip that is purchased and subsequently sold to parents. These monies are for scholarships, school program supplies, etc. Scrip is offered in $20 increments only and there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Earn 5% Donations from Weaver Street Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WSM is a community-owned store in Carrboro, Southern Village (Chapel Hill) and now, in Hillsborough. WSM also owns Panzanella Restaurant in Carrboro.
 
Here is how it works. Go to the customer service counter (or a cash register) and ask for a school script card. You can now put the desired amount on this card while linking it to our school.]]></description>
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		<title>Bilingual Childhood Education Resource Links</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bilingualism | Articles & Resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Bilingual Family&#8217;s Web Page This page is intended primarily as a place for bilingual parents to find information and resources to help them raise their children bilingually. Language Study and the Brain Historical brain research, combined with a review of effective foreign language methodology and research, provides a framework that teachers can utilize to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If neither parent speaks the language, will this affect how my child learns French or Spanish?</title>
		<link>http://imsnc.org/blog/frequently-asked-questions/international-montessori-school-faqs/if-neither-parent-speaks-the-language-will-this-affect-how-my-child-learns-french-or-spanish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If neither parents speaks the language at home, this will not affect how your child learns a language since all children are in a sensitive period for a second language up until about 10-12 years old. However, when there is no representative of that language in the home environment, it simply takes longer to acquire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can I help my child develop his/her native language?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents who commit to a language immersion education are encouraged to help their child further develop his native language. It is extremely important for you to continuously speak the native language to your child and to help him make the connection between his native language and the second language. For instance, you should provide him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can I help my child reinforce his/her French or Spanish?</title>
		<link>http://imsnc.org/blog/frequently-asked-questions/international-montessori-school-faqs/how-can-i-help-my-child-reinforce-hisher-french-or-spanish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parental support throughout the educational process is the most important way to help your child learn the second language. You should place an equal amount of importance on both languages concerning grades and homework.  Continually demonstrate to your child how curious you are about what he is learning. Simple things can be done that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How will my child learn French or Spanish?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Second Language Acquisition Process At the International Montessori School, preschool and kindergarten serve as a complement to your child’s upbringing at home and is a place where essential experiences and learning occur.  School is where your child will learn to “grow up” and be  encouraged to express herself through different means of communication. Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How will my child progress compared to other children his/her age who are not in a language immersion program?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the process of a language immersion education, there may be times that your child is ahead of, at par with or behind his peers who are not in a language immersion program. Some research suggests that at times there may be a temporary lag in development between the ages of six and ten, but [...]]]></description>
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