Rita Oates

ePals, Inc. offers K-12 schools, teachers, students and parents a safe and secure global online communications and collaboration platform for building educational communities, providing quality digital content and facilitating 21st century learning. The world's largest K-12 learning network, ePals Global Community™ consists of educators and reaches, many students and parents in many countries and territories. The global scale of ePals' network offers teachers, students and parent's unprecedented ability to facilitate teaching and student learning by sharing projects and best practices, connecting with other classrooms and learners around the corner and around the globe, and accessing content and lesson plans designed for an increasingly digital and networked world. With an estimated 500 million students online at school and/or at home, the ePals learning network is transforming education by offering teachers and students a true combination of standards-based content with tools for authentic learning. Students are learning in a real-world setting that builds digital literacy skills, improves critical thinking and introduces students to multiple points-of-view.

Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., BBN Corp. is a company that offers summer programs for pre-k through 12th grade in Cambridge, MA. Campers can explore all camps by age, date, and interest and register online. The company is known for its special and theme days offered throughout camp, including Wow Wednesdays, Theme Thursdays, and events on Fun Fridays. Last year, 98% of camp families said they would recommend summer camp at BB&N to their friends. BBN was acquired by GTE Corp. on August 15, 1997 for $615.45 million.