Humane Society official Nancy Peterson says groups are also helping pet owners pay for pet food.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

Teacher Laura Peterson says they got their inspiration from a teaching method that originated in Germany in the 1960s.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

Peterson says an early childhood education class got her thinking about ways to incorporate more activity into their school day.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

His interest in jazz came from his older brother Ben, as well as the music of Dave Brubeck,Herbie Hancock and Oscar Peterson.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

While a handful of U-S schools have incorporated the teaching method, Peterson felt it was a bit too drastic a change for their public preschool.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

Teacher Laura Peterson says kids today are more used to structured play, where they have to follow rules, listen to a coach, or play on specific equipment.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

Gregory Scott Peterson 2nd came to the homecoming with his school.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

Calvary preschool is located near a series of hiking trails, so Peterson approached her colleagues and together they revised their three day teaching schedule so that every Friday is hike day.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

Nicholas Lardy, an economist and senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute, says China's unwillingness to adopt derivative loans and other high-risk financial products helped to shield it from the impact of the world economic downturn.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Fellow teacher,Laura Peterson,agrees.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25