I think it is an ideal
project for The Jim Henson Company, SF and I to create.
Above all, Zhang Sah will be a community school, featuring a school store
and cafe open to the public.

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No studio is yet attached. "Many of the book's inspirations were cinematic -- from
old martial arts movies to 'The Matrix' -- and Varjak fans are always asking
if there'll be a film. Now we have a chance to make an amazing movie for
them, and for everyone who hasn't yet met the Kung Fu cat.

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"With 'Varjak Paw,' SF Said and Dave McKean have a proven partnership of
great storytelling using words and images so we are thrilled to join them in
bringing this to the screen," said Lisa Henson.
In the proposed charter, students in grades 6-12 will train daily in
several martial art styles . They will take required Theory classes whose
purpose is to teach both the history and philosophy behind traditional martial
arts. During evening hours the facility plans to be
open; during summer , day programs will run.

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The
school's disciplinary code will follow a restorative rather than punitive
model.

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"And from working with Dave
on 'MirrorMask,' I know he will bring his own unique style to this great
adventure.
The Jim Henson Company, an established leader in family entertainment for
over 50 years, is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry,
animatronics and computer graphics. Recent projects include the Saturn Award-winning "Farscape: The
Peacekeeper Wars" and the features "Five Children and It" and "MirrorMask". Sandone, President
530 Bainbridge Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: (215)923-6676
Website: http://www.

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The Jim Henson Company Partners With SF Said and Dave McKean to Produce 'Varjak Paw'

It's a dream come true!"

About The Jim Henson Company . Best known as creators of the world
famous Muppets (the rights to which are now owned by The Walt Disney Company),
Henson is the recipient of nearly 50 Emmy Awards, nine Grammy Awards and two
Oscar Awards.

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Said and McKean will Executive Produce the film .
The company also produced the television feature "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz"
for Buena Vista Television. They too will
train in martial arts alongside students, with accomplished black belts
filling instructor roles. In
foreign language, Spanish and Chinese will be offered.

About Us:
Gold Medal Karate t/a Zhang Sah Martial Arts
Salvatore J.

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This is a great classic
adventure story with broad visual possibilities.

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"Illustrating the 'Varjak Paw' books was a real pleasure," said Dave
McKean. "And all the time I wanted to see more of the city; I wanted to see
how these cats moved and interacted with each other.. What One Local Coalition is Doing to Reform Secondary Education

PHILADELPHIA, Next week the School Reform
Commission will announce the approved charter school applications.

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Philadelphia May Host America's Toughest High School

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The announcement was made today by Lisa Henson, co-CEO of
The Jim Henson Company and a producer on the film.

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These elements will augment the rigorous academic curriculum derived
from a project-based, cooperative learning model.

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Dave McKean, illustrator of the
book and director of Henson's most recent feature "MirrorMask," is attached to
direct.
According to project co -leaders Salvatore J.

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The deal also includes
an option on "The Outlaw Varjak Paw," the second book in the series that was
recently released.
Located at 1421 Arch Street in the heart of Center City, the facility, a
converted YMCA, will provide optimal accommodations: a half-sized Olympic
swimming pool, indoor track, and gymnasiums to suit martial arts training in
addition to interscholastic sports .
The student to staff ratio, where staff comprises teachers and teacher
aides, will be 16:1 , a number rivaling private institutions.

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Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices and
production facilities in New York and London, the company has just completed
post-production on its first fully -animated project, "Frances. Sandone and Joel
DiBartolomeo, Jr.

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henson.
Zhang Sah Charter School will educate the bodies and strengthen the minds
of young Philadelphians.

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, "Varjak Paw," the award -winning
fantasy novel by SF Said, has been optioned by The Jim Henson Company to be
developed as an animated family feature film.

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" The Jim
Henson Company's website is located at: http://www .

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"Varjak Paw" is a story about a Mesopotamian blue kitten who embarks on a
journey to save his family and in the process discovers he is part of a
mystical tradition of magical martial arts . The book, which is popular with
both boys and girls across several age demographics, was originally published
in 2003 by David Fickling Books at Random House and won the Nestle Book Prize
Gold Medal that year..
Teachers will participate in ongoing and extensive professional
development, including collaborative Japanese Lesson Study.

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I'm so thrilled to
be working with Dave McKean, whose art is such an integral part of the books,
and with The Jim Henson Company.
Among applicants, one stands to champion school reform in Philadelphia:
Zhang Sah Charter High School. In this way, a special bond will develop between
students and teachers since both will be striving for perfection of character,
the ultimate goal of martial arts.zhang-sah.org

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Year round, community -wide
ceremonies will be held for students advancing in belt rank.

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Creative Team Behind Successful Book Will Help Bring It to the Big Screen

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.

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Jason
Lust, Senior Vice President of Feature Films at Henson will lead the
development process. If approved, Zhang Sah (Korean for "brave
scholar") will be the nation's first and only martial arts-themed charter
school.

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McKean and Said will co-write the screenplay."
"This is the best thing that could have happened to 'Varjak Paw,'"
commented SF Said.
Every classroom will be equipped with five computers to aid computer
literacy and facilitate communication between teachers and parents. For visual arts
education , Fleischer Art Memorial has signed on as a community partner.

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the need for such innovation in secondary education is long
overdue. Governance
structure for the school will include active youth and school councils, a home
and school association, and the school board.

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