Latest news with #Montessori
Hans India
a day ago
- General
- Hans India
Kairali Education Society launches ‘Twinkle Tots' Pre-Primary School in AS Rao Nagar
Hyderabad, June 20, 2025 — Kairali Education Society, a reputed non-profit NGO established in 1993, proudly launched "Twinkle Tots," a pre-primary school in AS Rao Nagar, in partnership with Kreedo Montessori. The inauguration was graced by Smt. Suma Kanakala and Smt. Sunita Sekhar Yadav. With a focus on implementing the New Education Policy (NEP), the school aims to offer affordable, high-quality education to all. Backed by experienced faculty and modern Montessori methods, "Twinkle Tots" marks a significant stride in nurturing young minds and enhancing early education in the region.
Time Magazine
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025: Pok Pok
By design, online games get kids hooked on hyperstimulation: a "continuous stream of music, annoying voices that say 'good job,' and here's a reward and a sparkling unicorn on top," says Esther Huybreghts, co-founder and chief creative officer of Pok Pok. The Toronto-based startup's app, which the company describes as 'non-addictive' and inspired by Montessori, is quieter, providing children aged 2 to 8 with an unstructured, ungamified digital 'playroom,' where kids can freely explore different fun settings. Downloaded more than one million times globally in 2024, Pok Pok designs app play spaces with support from a roster of experts; astronaut and mom Kellie Gerardi helped with a new one released in January called Space, for instance. "The kids' digital landscape was 90% candy when we arrived," says co-founder and CEO Melissa Cash. "We just want to bring some nutrients." In the last year, Pok Pok grew its subscriber base ninefold while making the app now available on Android and Amazon Fire devices.
Axios
2 days ago
- Business
- Axios
DMPS considers how much to ask for in bond
The DMPS board is considering how much money to ask from voters for an upcoming bond referendum — possibly scaling back from a $500 million request. Why it matters: The district's long-term plan to overhaul outdated schools and expand academic programs hinges on voter support for a multimillion-dollar bond, but some board members want to avoid inflicting sticker shock at the polls and leaving empty-handed. Catch up quick: DMPS is working toward its 10-year Reimagining Education plan, which would help modernize its schools, offer new Montessori programs, and add preschool programming, specialty schools and grade reconfigurations. Des Moines has 72 school buildings, many averaging 70–80 years old. State of play: The projected cost of the plan is $683 million, including renovations and inflation. Initial board discussions have called for a $500 million bond to help fund it. At that dollar amount, owners of a Des Moines home assessed at $200k would pay an additional $356 annually for 20 years, according to projections shared with the school board last week. What they're saying: Several DMPS board members expressed concern the plan could falter at the ballot box without changes. Board member Jenna Knox noted the difficulties Cedar Rapids has faced trying to get a bond referendum passed. In 2023, a $220 million request failed. This year the district is asking for $117 million. "This is a lot of money. I'm not going to just sugarcoat it," Knox said during the meeting. "We should be smart about it, versus getting absolutely nothing." Zoom in: To pass, the referendum requires 60% voter approval in the Nov. 4 election. School board chair Jackie Norris suggested DMPS officials research more on a $250-$300 million bond and how that would impact the project. Current projections show that a $300 million bond would cost an additional $213.88 annually for a home assessed at $200k.
The Age
3 days ago
- Business
- The Age
‘Remon, that is illegal': Controversial Sydney developer accused of fraudulent rent scheme
Controversial property developer Remon Fayad is alleged to have engaged in 'serious wrongful conduct', after a court heard he'd tried to organise a fraudulent deal to have a tenant inflate a rental agreement so that Fayad could get a better sale price for the business premises. 'Remon, that is illegal,' said his tenant, Charles Assaf, who runs the childcare business Montessori Academy, the NSW Supreme Court has heard. Only months before he jetted off for his multimillion-dollar wedding extravaganza in Florence last July, Fayad, 37, was in a precarious financial position facing bankruptcy proceedings against him and his older brother, Fayad Lee Fayad, over combined tax debts of more than $20 million. Both Fayads are former executives of the family development company Dyldam, which collapsed in 2020. Their father Sam Fayad has the unfortunate record of having the largest bankruptcy in the nation, with personal debts of $2.8 billion. Despite being bankrupt, Sam Fayad and his wife Maria flew first-class to Italy to enjoy their son's four-day wedding festivities, with the flower decorations alone costing more than $500,000. In a Supreme Court judgment handed down last week, Justice Ian Pike ruled that Remon Fayad wrongfully terminated the lease of a Montessori childcare centre in Thallon Street, Carlingford, only weeks after negotiations for Assaf's company, Montessori Academy, to buy the premises broke down. In late 2020, the Montessori childcare centre agreed to lease the ground floor of the Dyldam-related development The Somerset, a largely residential development. The 10-year lease was for $216,000 per annum, which was to increase by 3 per cent annually. There was also an option to renew for two further 10-year periods. The Dyldam-related company that developed the Thallon Street site, C88 Project, followed a well-worn Dyldam pattern in which associated companies, having completed the development and having paid Dyldam handsomely for construction services, then collapse, owing creditors, including contractors and the ATO, millions of dollars.
Sydney Morning Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Remon, that is illegal': Controversial Sydney developer accused of fraudulent rent scheme
Controversial property developer Remon Fayad is alleged to have engaged in 'serious wrongful conduct', after a court heard he'd tried to organise a fraudulent deal to have a tenant inflate a rental agreement so that Fayad could get a better sale price for the business premises. 'Remon, that is illegal,' said his tenant, Charles Assaf, who runs the childcare business Montessori Academy, the NSW Supreme Court has heard. Only months before he jetted off for his multimillion-dollar wedding extravaganza in Florence last July, Fayad, 37, was in a precarious financial position facing bankruptcy proceedings against him and his older brother, Fayad Lee Fayad, over combined tax debts of more than $20 million. Both Fayads are former executives of the family development company Dyldam, which collapsed in 2020. Their father Sam Fayad has the unfortunate record of having the largest bankruptcy in the nation, with personal debts of $2.8 billion. Despite being bankrupt, Sam Fayad and his wife Maria flew first-class to Italy to enjoy their son's four-day wedding festivities, with the flower decorations alone costing more than $500,000. In a Supreme Court judgment handed down last week, Justice Ian Pike ruled that Remon Fayad wrongfully terminated the lease of a Montessori childcare centre in Thallon Street, Carlingford, only weeks after negotiations for Assaf's company, Montessori Academy, to buy the premises broke down. In late 2020, the Montessori childcare centre agreed to lease the ground floor of the Dyldam-related development The Somerset, a largely residential development. The 10-year lease was for $216,000 per annum, which was to increase by 3 per cent annually. There was also an option to renew for two further 10-year periods. The Dyldam-related company that developed the Thallon Street site, C88 Project, followed a well-worn Dyldam pattern in which associated companies, having completed the development and having paid Dyldam handsomely for construction services, then collapse, owing creditors, including contractors and the ATO, millions of dollars.
