April 1st, 2009 - August 31st, 2010 | PROJECT
Community Science Workshops: Beginning a National Movement is an extension of a successful, NSF-funded project that created a network of community science centers in California. Green Mountain College has now taken this successful venture to a national level by working with partner organizations throughout the country to establish new Community Science Workshops (CSWs) in underserved communities. Once sites are selected, CSW directors participate in an intensive two-week training program. This is followed by visits by site mentors, annual meetings, and ongoing support through the Internet and other media, which contributes to the establishment and eventual sustainability of the centers. Each site partners with local, established museums, science centers and community-based nonprofit organizations to gain much needed assistance with exhibits and education programs. Community Science Workshops contain permanent exhibit space, a workshop area for student projects and classroom/storage space. They serve a variety of audiences through after school, family, school and summer science programs. National CSW locations include Miami, Houston, New Orleans, Boston, and Washington, D.C. A CSW program is also in development in Biloxi, MS.
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Team Members
Paul Fonteyn, Principal Investigator, Green Mountain CollegeFunders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0942613
Funding Amount: 342105
Tags
Audience: Families | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: General STEM
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Community Outreach Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Public Programs