K-12

The National Academy Foundation (NAF) is teaming up with International Baccalaureate (IB) to offer IB’s new International Baccalaureate Career-related Certification (IBCC) to NAF students currently enrolled in a school offering IB. IB and NAF will also work together to develop college, university, and employer recognition as well as accreditation opportunities for the combined NAF/IBCC model.    

With the integration of IBCC into the current NAF model, student...

This year, when you feel that first nip of crisp, cool air at summer’s end, turn to Silkflowers.com for a fast and easy way of adding warm autumn tones to your home decor. The nation’s largest supplier of designer-quality silk botanicals, Silkflowers.com is pleased to announce new offerings for its Fall 2011 collection.

The company’s Silk Hydrangea and Lily Accent ($59) is sure to be a best seller with its bold orange, rust and green hues. It can instantly add fall flair to a bedside table, desk or bathroom. Silkflowers.com’s Mixed Hydrangea and Mum arrangements (available in two sizes, $199 and $249) will catch the eye as well with their rich autumn tones including avocado green, scarlet burgundy, rust and even purple. “The familiar golds, oranges and reds of fall are accented with various shades of purple this year,” Tim Hennessy, co-founder of Silkflowers.com, said. “It puts a new twist on the traditional autumn color palette. Our designers have enjoyed incorporating purple into our fall collection, a color that provides a transition into winter allowing the homeowner to enjoy the arrangement up until spring.”