FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com MARCH 28, 2013 • KIDS & EDUCATION • THE COURIER SUN 29 kids & education s Save the date! Kids Expo at NY Hall of Science A fun-fi lled event for moms-to-be, parents DISCOVER THE REWARDS OF A CAREER IN PSYCHOLOGY TOURO COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY QC students on ‘Global Brigade’ BY MELISSA CHAN [email protected] A group of Queens College students has taken their humanitarian efforts overseas. Nineteen scholars boarded a plane to Nicaragua during their winter break for a nine-day mission to help the poor. Volunteers assisted local doctors and dentists in San Gabriel in examining thousands of impoverished. They also showed residents, including children, how to properly brush their teeth and distributed vitamins as part of a worldwide initiative called “Global Brigades.” “The experience opened my eyes to how people in poor parts of the world live,” said Darya Rubenstein, 22, of Flushing. “They have little food, old clothing, no health care. Most are illiterate. Yet they are so positive, with a true understanding of life.” The students then traveled to Photo courtesy of Queens College Some Queens College students showed children in Nicaragua how to brush their teeth as part of a nineday humanitarian mission. El Limon, where they spent four days building houses, installing eco-friendly stoves, latrines and water storage units. “It was humbling to see their living conditions,” said Mamadou Sire Bah, 20, of Jamaica. “I was more motivated than ever to become a doctor.” THE TOURO COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY OFFERS THESE MANHATTAN-BASED AFFORDABLE PROGRAMS: • General Psychology • Industrial & Organizational Psychology • Mental Health Counseling • School Counseling • School Psychology Flexible schedules for the working professional / Onsite and online courses Financial aid opportunities for those who qualify INFORMATION SESSION FOR FALL 2013 CLASSES Manhattan Campus: Tuesday, April 16th, 3-7pm 50 West 23rd Street, 7th floor New York, NY 10010 All registrants are eligible to enter a raffle drawing to win an iPad mini. NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL! Classes begin August 26, 2013 For more information, please contact: Dr. Yair Maman Phone: 212.242.4668, ext. 6008 | Email: [email protected] www.touro.edu/dgsp facebook.com/WeAreTouro @WeAreTouro Touro College is an Equal Opportunity Institution and children, the Queens Kids Expo will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at the New York Hall of Science. The Expo is free with paid admission to the museum. The fi rst 200 registrants will receive a goody bag fi lled with great items for moms and their kids. At the expo, attendees can interact with other Queens parents and experts while learning about the latest information on local classes, camps, schools, fi nancial planning, health and home improvement. But the parents won’t be the only ones having fun. The expo will have plenty for the kids, such as face painting, airbrush and glitter tattoos, cotton candy, and kite-making. Kids will be able to meet a clown from the Big Apple Circus and a minion from the movie Despicable Me 2! There will also be free dental screenings, kickboxing demonstrations and snacks from Happy Family as well as tons of giveaways and raffl e prizes, including a Cancun trip raffl e, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Life’s WORC School of Autism, a stroller from B-OB, carseat from Britax, a two-week stay at Frost Valley YMCA sleepaway camp, Broadway tickets, Big Apple Circus tickets, a gift basket from Americanstylebaby. com, spa gift certifi cates and free classes. Sponsored by The Queens Courier, Emblem Health, North Shore Animal Hospital, Fidelis Care, Rapid Realty NYC, Party City, Frankie’s Carnival Time, Big Apple Circus, Frost Valley YMCA, American Style Baby, PM Pediatrics, Caliper Orthodontics and Happy Family. Register today and enter for a chance to win a free ticket at queenscourier. com/kids-expo or call 718.224.5863 ext. 201.
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