Discovery Schools and Sri Atmananda Memorial School present:
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Sponsors
2001
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Chez
Zee Dessert Cafe & Bakery: sponsoring
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Supporters
2001
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We encourage everyone to thank these businesses with their patronage. Bidding on the auction items will begin online. Online bidding will be halted Saturday the 31st at 8am in the morning. Bidding will resume in person at the Discovery Fair and Lantern Fest. We will accept proxy bids and bid on items for you if you are unable to attend the auction. Go to the Auction (not everything has been entered yet, keep checking back for new items.) |
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Donations 2001
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Thanks to Labatt food
service for donating Cups and Napkins
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3:00 -- Darryl Myers Band (classical-type
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The Grounds and the Mansion The Mansion at 4100 Red River, as it is known today, was built in 1927 by E.H. "Commodore" Perry, a cotton baron and land developer who became one of Ausitn's most prominent civic leaders. Perry led the city's first polio drive and chaired the Austin Housing Authority when it built 330 low-cost homes in 1938. In the early 1950s, the Catholic Church bought the property and built St. Mary's High School. The 10-acre estate was later home to a succession of six more private schools, the latest being Sri Atmananda Memorial School. The mansion, the former chapel known now as Ceremony Hall and other facilities on the grounds are available for rental and are popular for weddings, meetings and other functions. Over the past three years, the property has hosted more than 50 schools, churches, summer camps, and many other groups. The property thus has a tradition of involvement with both education and community service. Come visit the Mansion and grounds during the 5th Annual Discovery Fair and Lantern Fest. There's plenty of room on the lovely tree shaded grounds and docent led tours of the Mansion will be given. |
Open House for Sri Atmananda Memorial School The Austin branch of Sri Atmananda Memorial School (SAMS), established in 1995, is based on the innovative KPM Approach to Children developed at the model school founded in Kerala, India in 1987. This non-religious elementary and secondary school is currently serving grades K-7 with plans to add 8th grade this fall and one additional grade each year until the high school is completed. At SAMS, a teacher's first role is to insure the security and happiness of each child. The teacher-child relationship is education's most powerful tool in addressing children's needs. When adults value children's thoughts and feelings, children learn that their ideas are important. They are then free to express themselves and their interests. In our school, the curriculum is introduced through the child's own interests and activities. The low ratio of students to teachers allows teachers to know the children well and to follow, encourage, and gently guide each of them through the day. In this environment, redirection replaces discipline, and multi-age groupings promote social development and learning in a natural way. We also find that young children develop problem solving and decision making abilities and become exceptionally attentive to others' needs. In this teacher-child relationship, learning is fun, and what the children learn stays with them. This sets the foundation for a lifelong love of learning. We encourage you to come by the Open House during the Fest. To see this approach in action and/or for more information, please call 451-7044 to set up a time to visit or see the school web site www.samschool.org. |