And what better way to secure their future and success as Each showing usually has a presentation from one of the adults than to create a learning environment that would proarea’s ethnic associations. vide them with a solid background on how their sisters and “Part of the curriculum for the Interbrothers in other parts of the world national School of Columbus is to be inlive. quiry-based, and this ‘Journey in Films’ “What I love is it’s holistic; we are edseries falls into this category. And there ucating the child for life,” Cooper Tinis even a curriculum available to follow. sley said. “It’s very exciting to me. This After the film is presented, it will be disis our first year, with an enrollment of cussed in the classrooms to really bring 90 children, and we are hoping to have alive the heart of the films,” she said. 100 students enrolled next year.” Susan Staley, who has been associated The International School of Columwith Cooper Tinsley for years since their bus is tuition free, and 14 percent of children went to preschool together, is the students are from other counties. looking forward to her daughter’s first year at the new school. “There are parents and grandparents for life. who are driving their kids in from oth“Arlette is inspirational, dedicated and er counties, not because they have to, passionate about her causes and strives but because they want to,” she said. to make Columbus a better place for everyone,” Staley said. “She has really Bringing world to Columbus been a driving force behind making the Arlette Cooper Tinsley One of the projects she’s most proud school a reality, and my daughter is very of is a collaboration between the excited to begin school there next year.” school and Yes Cinema to provide the “Journeys in Film” Cultural liaison series. These foreign films give a glimpse into the lifestyles of young adults around the world. CAMEO and the InternaCAMEO was created to bring together multi-ethnic groups tional School of Columbus joined to show them to the comin Columbus and provide them with the opportunity to meet munity, at no charge to children and students. monthly and share their concerns and highlights. Staff at the
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