Cocoa might stop memory loss.

Cocoa 'might prevent memory decline' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23607879

25 ways to use salt to clean

http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2013/07/25-ways-to-naturally-clean-with-salt.html

Support 12 young musicians to come to Carifesta

 Kendrum Youth Steel Orchestra (KYSO) is part of the Kendrum Music Academy & Recording Studio a pioneering cultural group  in Canada. Since 1998 our academy has built a dynamic and unique method of rapidly teaching the fundamentals of playing the signature instrument of the Eastern Caribbean and the first major addition to music instruments in the 20th century- the Steel Pan

 KYSO is seeking your generous donation to help us realize our goal of attending the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) XI being held 16-25 August 2013 in Suriname.  This unique festival of arts brings artists from  all the Caribbean Countries as well as some South American and African countries this year.

Our Academy is boldly seeking to bring young musicians whose parents came from the Caribbean but who have never had an opportunity to visit and savor the culture of the Caribbean in the homeland of their parents.

At CARIFESTA youths will be exposed to a wide range of cultural expressions all in one place. Performing and visual artists, arts and generalist educators, folk musicians and indigenous peoples of the Caribbean will meet, perform, and exchange ideas.

 We believe that when young people have a unique experience like this they will have greater self esteem and be motivated to contribute to world culture.We are convinced they will develop and demonstrate a much healthier respect for other cultures .

 I am Kenton Wyattt the founder and director of Kendrum Youth Steel Orchestra.  My own heritage, education and performing arts exposure span a wide range of Caribbean countries and artforms. We at Kendrum Music Academy will be taking twelve of our youths of diverse backgrounds to attend and participate in CARIFESTA XI.  This experience for them will bring invaluable enrichment to them.  My confidence in the societal benefit is confirmed by decades of observation.

I have been working in the area of youth development and education through arts and since 1978. I was successful in taking numerous students on trips to places of cultural interest. Some of these include Kaieteur Falls in the rain forest of Guyana South America; the Tobago Heritage Festival in Trinidad & Tobago; CARIFESTA VI also in Trinidad & Tobago; the Millennium Celebration in the UK; Disney Millennium celebration in Orlando, Florida, Radio City MusicHall, NY; Carnegie Hall New York, NY; the Guyana Folk Festival, NY, and the Boston Caribbean Carnival in Massachusetts.

All funds donated to us will go towards air tickets, accomodation and food for  our  youths ' stay in Suriname.

Please donate, asks your friends to give generously and ask everyone you know to promote our project through posts on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Google +, Linkedin) , email and on blogs /websites.

Eat more fruit and vegetables.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/eating-fruits-and-vegetables-tied-to-longer-life

2013 Graduation Ceremony

Last Saturday, June 29th, in an atmosphere of festive simplicity, parents,
faculty, administrators, and friends of the AlphaMax Academy, witnessed
the graduation of six students from the Class of 2013.

In keeping with the school’s tradition and commitment to excellence, the
two Valedictorians, Jason Hoppie and Li Jun Xu, addressed the gathering.

The final scores of the two valedictorians in the Global Assessment
Certificate program were internationally recognized as “High Achievement”
by global examiners and moderators abroad.

Also graduating from the Academy this year were national swimmers from
Suriname, Tariq Getrouw, and the female winner of the Telesur swim
marathon, Xiomara Getrouw.

The AlphaMax Academy is an internationally recognized school of Surinam
with an English curriculum.  The school’s motto, “In Diligent of
Excellence”, reflects the Academy’s program and its approach to education.

This year four past graduates from the AlphaMax Academy have completed
their bachelor’s courses of studies in Britain, the United States of
America, and the Nederlands.

A Tribute for Graduation Day, 29th June 2013 from Kaye Dunn GAC Regional Academic Manager

: Kaye Dunn, Regional Academic Manager, ACT Education Solutions, Ltd.

I truly regret being unable to be with you today on this wonderful occasion –your graduation from the Global Assessment Certificate (GAC) at AlphaMax Academy! This year’s graduating group is small, but I am confident that others will soon complete the requirements and join you.

Although I have never met you, I do feel that I know each one of you. Reading all of your many, many assignments and looking at your PowerPoint and oral presentations make me feel as though I know you well. I have observed your development over the course of the GAC to a point where I look forward to receiving your assessments as I know I will learn something new and thoroughly enjoy reading or watching them.

I would like to congratulate you because now you are part of a large global family of high-achievers who can boast proudly, “I survived the GAC!” and as you know from experience, this is a well-earned achievement and not for the faint hearted! I expect there were times you thought you would never get to this day! You have worked your way through the sometimes seemingly endless expectations of the GAC and are now already in the next stage of your life – university. But please be assured that now in your academic life there will be nothing you will not know how to do. You can be confident that the academic and social skills you have learnt in the GAC have indeed prepared you to - not only succeed well in your chosen university course - but also succeed in your lives as capable, well adjusted, and high achieving people.

As you go through life it is important to always remember three things:

First, NEVER lose faith in yourself and what you can do…
Steve Jobs (now deceased), cofounder of Apple said: Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

So - Believe in yourself and Follow your heart!

A second thing to remember is; don’t ever compromise your basic values – only ever do what you truly believe – believe right deep inside of you - is the right thing to do. Even if everyone else is doing something else, trust in yourself and the values you have been taught by your parents and your teachers. To paraphrase Albert Einstein: Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.

So - Don’t compromise values!

And the third is the most important thing to remember:
ALWAYS have a positive and caring attitude to others as well as for yourself.
Remember that a true test of a person’s worth lies in how much a person gives to society rather than how much they gain.

So - Consider and Care for others!

And so to each of you in this graduating class in 2013 – Congratulations and Good Luck!
And many congratulations to your wonderful teachers who have guided and nurtured you through this stage of your education with a great deal of care and dedication.

Congratulations to all of you!


From Kaye Dunn, regional Academic Manager on behalf of Ros Washington, the Academic Director and all the staff of ACT Education Solutions Ltd.

2013 Class Graduates Saturday 29 June at 10 am

The Graduation Ceremony for AlphaMax Academy's  2013  class will be held on Saturday 29 June at 10 am at the school's auditorium.

There are eight students in this year's graduating group. Three students will also be graduating from the Global Assessment Program run and moderated by ACT Education Solutions in Australia. Dr. Loes Brommel will be the distinguished Guest speaker.

This year marks the first year that our graduation ceremony will be held in our new school premises. The school fully occupied its new facility on Stavasttastraat in September 2012.

Last Friday the school held a successful its prize giving ceremony in its new multi purpose facility.

AMA 2013 Awards Cultural Program

AMA 2013 Awards Cultural Program






1. Invocation Dance Junior High and High School

2. “Au Clair de la Lune” (flute song) Lower School

3. “Chicks” song Kindergarten

4. Poem Shannon van Ommeren

5. “Something” song Cimara Proeve

6. Poem Nathan

7. “Dandia” (stick dance) by Middle School

8. “Scarborough Fair” (flute music) Lower, Middle and Junior High School

9. Poem Shannon van Ommeren

10. “China Waltz” Middle School

11. Poem Reann Kersenhout

12. “All Night Long” dance Middle, Junior High and High School

The AlphaMax Academy School Award Winners June 21, 2013

ACADEMY EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Best GAC Award Jason Hoppie, Li Jun Xu

Best ACT Award Justin Ho

Best IELTS Award Cherise Playfair

Best PSAT Award Reann Kersenhout

Best TOEFL Score Michael Grauwde

Humanities Award Reann Kersenhout, Tiffany Hoashin, Justin Ho, -Michael Grauwde

Spelling Bee Awardees Tamia Hoppie, Kevin Loh, Andrea Lau, Joanna Daher, Noor Patandin, Mary Siu, Noelle Sitaram



KINDERGARTEN

Best Performance & Conduct Dhwani Singh Sobti, Yasmine Chee

Phonics Excellence Christine Bai

Math Excellence Vincent Llopis

Arts & Crafts Neal Sitaram

Most Improved Mohini Maijnard, Ranjiv Jarbandhan, Malik King



LOWER SCHOOL

Best Performance Noelle Sitaram, Mariska van de Werken, Jade Chee, Joanna Daher

English Excellence Ethan Pujadas, Martijn van Werken, Shemaiah Johnson, Joshua Hoashin

Phonics Excellence Nathan-Scott Renfurm, Wang Yi

Science Excellence Joshua Hoashin, Alana Eriks, Faith Daniel

Math Excellence Stephanie Bai, As’ad Karamat-Ali

Arts & Crafts Faith Daniel

Merit Award Angelina Wip, Shemaiah Johnson

Best Conduct Martijn van der Werken

Most Improved Yada-Marie Moi-Thuk-Sang, Jia Jie Gao

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Best Performance Jazmyn van Eer, Chevay Despo, Mary Siu, Tamia Hoppie, Noor Patandin

Math Excellence Lakiesha Despo

Science Excellence Emile BramLanay Fernandes, Kyle Krolis, Sally SiuMerit Awards Andrea Lau, Santiago Chehin,Lakiesha Despo, Matthew Ho, Connor Daniels, Emile Bram

Art Excellence Best Performance: Mary Siu, Mark Burgzorg

Most Improved: Sally Siu, Jazmyn van Eer

Technical Drawing Kevin Loh

Most Improved Mark Burgzorg, Sally Siu




JUNIOR HIGH

Math Excellence Nicholson Zheng, Sven Lemmers

English Excellence Cimara Proeve

Science Excellence Sven Lemmers, Kyle Krolis

Technical Drawing Excellence Sven Lemmers

Writing & Literature Cimara Proeve, Elisabeth Sebico

Most Improved Ana Paula de Souza Menezes, Dion de Bie

Academy’s Music Awardees Vivian Zheng, Lakiesha Despo, Sally Siu, Jade Chee



HIGH SCHOOL



Math Excellence: Li Jun Xu, Reann Kersenhout, Tianshu Zhang, Winnie Siu

[Special Mention: Tiffany Hoashin, Michael Grauwde]

Science Excellence Tiffany Hoashin, Winnie Siu, Vivian Zheng, Shannon van Ommeren, Justin Ho Donovan Chen, Cimara Proeve, Michelle Chow, Alain Soeklal

English & Writing: Winnie Siu, Vivian Zheng, Shannon van Ommeren

Business Excellence: Justin Ho

Art Excellence: Tariq Getrouw, Winnie Siu, Gang Lin, Tianshu Zhang

Literature Award: Students from the CXC Literature Class

Technical Drawing: Alain Soeklal, Gang Lin, Winnie Siu

Sports Excellence: Renzo Tjon A Joe, Xiomara Getrouw, Michael Grauwde, Daniel Kolf

Most Improved: Shannon van Ommeren, Tianshu Zheng, Xiomara Getrouw

Kathryn Ong A Kwie

Alphamax wins first Happy Spelling Bee competition

On June 18 2013 Alphamax Academy lower school and Junior Secondary school took park in the first contest that was sponsored by the Learning for a Better Future Foundation. (The Foundation Leren voor een Goede Toekomsi).

Monique Brown, the head of this foundation had the brilliant idea of encouraging young Surinamese to gain confidence in English in a competition which would bring schools together in a similar fashion to the Dutch spelling competition.

AlphaMax Academy and the Caribbean Educational Institute School were the first to enter the contest. They competed in a very tight contest which AlphaMax won by one point.

Parents and students thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Mrs. Kavita Thani conducted the evening's show.

Tamia Hoppie -Member of AlphaMax winning team

The AlphaMax winning team with its coach Sharon Hoppie, Ambassador Keith George and Mrs. Thani-presenter of the show.

Mrs Sharon Hoppie was the teacher in charge of AlphamAx's winning team. The team consisted of Tamia Hoppie, Kevin Loh, Andrea Lau, Joanna Daher, Noor Patandin, Mary Siu, Noelle Sitaram.