GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin MAY 15 – 19, 2017 MOTHER’S DAY FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: MOTHER’S DAY: Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of theRead More…
GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin MAY 8 – 12, 2017 VE DAY May 8, 1945 FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: VE DAY: Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day, was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the AlliesRead More…
GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin MAY 1 – 5, 2017 CINCO de mayo May 5, 2017 FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:CINCO de MAYO: Cinco de Mayo (pronounced: [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo]; Spanish for “Fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army‘s unlikely victory overRead More…
GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin APRIL 24 – 28, 2017, 2017 CLIMATE CHANGE FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: CLIMATE CHANGE: a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced byRead More…
GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin APRIL 17 – 21, 2017, 2017 EARTH DAY April 22, 2017 FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: EARTH DAY: April 22, 2017–Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events inRead More…
GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin APRIL 10 – 14, 2017, 2017 SERENDIPITY FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: SERENDEPITY: Serendipity means a “fortunate happenstance” or “pleasant surprise”. It was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754. In a letter he wrote to a friend, Walpole explained an unexpected discovery he had made by reference to aRead More…
GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin MARCH 20-24, 2017 APRIL FOOL’S DAY April 1, 2017 FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: APRIL FOOLS DAY: April Fools’ Day (sometimes called All Fools’ Day) is celebrated every year on April 1 by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes. The jokes and their victims are called April fools. PeopleRead More…
GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin MARCH 20-24, 2017 SPRING BREAK March 27 – 31, 2017 FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: SPRING BREAK: Spring break is a U.S. phenomenon and an academic tradition which started during the 1930s in the United States and is observed in some other western countries. Spring break is also a vacationalRead More…
GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin MARCH 13-17, 2017 PATRICK’S DAY March 17, 2017 FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional deathRead More…
GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin MARCH 6-10, 2017 REVIEW FACULTY/STAFF THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: REVIEW: A review is an evaluation of a publication, service, or company such as a movie (a movie review), video game (video game review), musical composition (music review of a composition or recording), book (book review); a piece of hardwareRead More…