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Education conference draws crowd
Nearly 200 from around world come for Big IdeasBy Julia ReisAbout 180 people turned out for the annual education conference known as Big Ideas Fest, held at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, and organized by the local education nonprofit Institute for the Study of...
Learning Labyrinth Provides Opportunity to Rethink Education and Conferences
Freelance photographer and labyrinth builder Lars Howlett creates a path for conference attendees in Half Moon Bay to walk and listen to their own inner wisdom. Posted by Christa Bigue (Editor) , December 09, 2013 at 07:26 AM He's a freelance photographer and...
Big Ideas Fest returns to Half Moon Bay
Big Ideas Fest, an annual gathering of educators, students, researchers and policymakers to discuss innovations in education, will convene at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, starting this afternoon. The four-day conference will kick off with an opening reception and...
Shiza Shahid, CEO of Malala Fund, Wins Education Prize
PRLog (Press Release) - Dec. 5, 2013 - HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – Shiza Shahid, the 24-year-old cofounder and CEO of The Malala Fund, a nonprofit whose mission is to create a world in which no child is denied an education, is the recipient of the Big Ideas Fest 2013...
Big Ideas Fest, in Half Moon Bay for Fifth Year, Focuses on Future of Education
The annual conference brings together education stakeholders, including Hatch Elementary School teacher Abby Foster, to collaborate and design new ideas in learning. Students, teachers, administrators, faculty, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers will...