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Brightspark Employee Spotlight: Matt Bartling
Editor's Note: Originally published on April 13, 2016, this blog post was updated with current information on July 17, 2020. Matt Bartling is a …
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50 Creative School Fundraising Ideas
School fundraising events can be as fun and educational as they are lucrative. We put together our favorite school fundraising ideas in a variety of …
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What to Do in San Francisco With Student Travelers
Considering a student tour to San Francisco? This California city has so much to teach young people. With a uniquely American history and an …
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Disney Professional Says NPAF Is “Top-Notch”
Michael currently works as an assistant and technical director at a high school theatre department, but he has experience working in Walt Disney …
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What Will You Find at the Smithsonian Institution? [Infographic]
Housing over 138 million cultural, historical and scientific items, the museums of the Smithsonian Institution are some of the most popular …
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Top 6 Ethnic Neighborhoods in Chicago
America is a country of immigrants, and nowhere is this more obvious than Chicago — a city where individuals from throughout the world settled in …
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Hawaiian Group Travels to Disney for a Performance Festival
Traveling from Hawaii is expensive. Traveling from Hawaii to Florida is really expensive. But that didn’t stop Meagan Olsen’s island-based theatre …
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Performing at Disney: A Trip to Remember
Kevin has brought dance and musical theatre students to plenty of regional competitions. But this year, he wanted to give them a purely educational …
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Educational Travel Veteran Says "Yes!" to Disney
Leslie is a sixth grade teacher who’s brought her students to participate in Disney YES programs in Walt Disney World for the past 19 years. Some of …
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How Students Experience New Opportunities With TRIO
This summer, local high school students will travel outside the state of Louisiana, most for the first time. Group Leader Amelia Sellers and the TRIO …
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