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• Back to Basics Learning DynamicsFounded in 1985, 20015 Superstars in Business Winner, Back to Basics Learning Dynamics has grown from a sole proprietorship providing 1-on-1 tutoring to children and adults in only a handful of subjects into a full-service education company which serves children, adults, schools, districts, corporations and the government.
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• Delaware Veterans HomeThe Delaware Veterans Home, established in 2007, is a long-term care facility located on 24 acres in Milford, Delaware. The Home offers skilled nursing care on four units with a total of 150 beds. Our mission is to provide outstanding long-term care services to Delaware veterans that uphold dignity and respect while sustaining and improving their quality of life.
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• 2015 Superstars in Education!Meet the 2015 Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Superstars in Education.Winners!
  East Side Charter School, spearheading The Charter Collaborative, an innovative alternative to the traditional teacher evaluation system. Lake Forest High School, where the Agriscience program instructs students in the areas of Agricultural Power and Systems Technology, Animal Science, and Plant and Environmental Technologies. Teacher: Eva Foxwell, Business Technology Teacher at Brandywine Springs Elementary for the execution of 7th Grade Business Networking where students demonstrate their role as future entrepreneurs of America. Appoquinimink High School,where the Computer Science Career Pathway program instructs students in the 7 big ideas of Computer Science: Creativity, Abstraction, Data, Algorithms, Programming, Internet and Impact. St. Elizabeth High School, using technology to engage students and foster deeper learning experiences while preparing them for success in college and future careers. And, The Capital Adult ESL/ Family Literacy Program, a district-wide program meeting the needs of the Capital School District's English Language Learners (ELL) and their families.
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• Captive Insurance in DelawareInsurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart sits down with Delaware Business Times publisher Sam Waltz to discuss Delaware's sophisticated corporate laws, respected judiciary, and financial infrastructure that make it the preeminent jurisdiction for businesses of all kinds, including traditional and captive insurance companies. The Commissioner describes the growth of the captive insurance industry nationally and worldwide, and what it means for Delaware's economic future.
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• Bear Library: Stories Told HereBear Library opened in 1998 and immediately became the busiest library in the state of Delaware. It re-opened its doors in January 2013 after undergoing a multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art renovation. As the unofficial town center for the Bear community, the 25,000 square foot facility provides more than 135,000 items for loan including audio, video, magazines, e-books, databases, and print books. Additionally it offers library programs for all ages and interests, including ESL and GED programs, public access computers, study rooms, and meeting spaces for nonprofit community groups and organizations.
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• DE Division of the Arts - Community InstrumentalThe Delaware Division of the Arts is dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts to enhance the quality of life for all Delawareans. Take a whirlwind tour of the thriving community instrumental scene in Delaware, with behind-the-scenes visits to the Milford Community Band, The Music School of Delaware and the Newark Symphony Orchestra. www.artsdel.org/
  
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• Hagley MuseumLocated on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine in Wilmington, Delaware, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802. This example of early American industry includes restored mills, a workers' community, and the ancestral home and gardens of the du Pont family.More »
• The Wilmington Peace KeepersThe Wilmington Peace Keepers is a local chapter of a multi-city interfaith organization that goes into neighborhoods where there has been a recent shooting to comfort the grieving and show support for neighbors, encouraging them to work together to reduce gun violence.
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• All The Difference - Our FounderIn this series of profiles we highlight the work of Delaware nonprofit All The Difference. This unique organization seeks to evaluate, treat, and research sensory integration dysfunction as well as learning differences and disabilities in children in the Delaware area. All The Difference is the only resource in our region to offer The Greenspan Floortime Approach (tm), also known as "Floortime". This systematized approach was originally conceived by the late Dr. Stanley Greenspan, M.D. to work on the sensory processing systems in conjunction with social and emotional development.
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