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An
Introduction to ScienceQuest
ScienceQuest
is an after school program, where kids between 10 and 14 years old
engage in exciting, science and technology explorations at Community
Technology Centers (CTC). ScienceQuest staff will train CTC staff
and volunteers to run 10- to 15-week projects with small teams of
young adolescents that culminate in youth-developed web sites showing
off what they have learned.
ScienceQuest
was launched in the Boston area during the spring of 2001 and has
worked in eight cities in Massachusetts and 15 cities nationwide.
Over 350 kids - girls and boys, kids with and without disabilities,
representing many races and ethnicities, and of all academic abilities
- have participated. We are funded by the National Science Foundation,
among others.
Fall
2002 Workshop
We will
hold a workshop for center coordinators, coaches, and volunteers
to run after school ScienceQuest programs for youth. The workshop
will be held at Codman
Square Technology Center and covers integrating informal science
learning with technology lessons, planning an SQ project over 10+
weeks, information on web site building and hosting, and strategies
for ensuring that all youth participants contribute and learn. ScienceQuest
coaches and coordinators do not have to be science experts, only
willing to learn and be excited about kids' curiosity!
See
photos from our Summer 2002 training in Austin, TX.
Fall
Workshop for New Coaches & Coordinators: The Details
Registration
You must
pre-register by 5 PM, November 15th. Space is limited.
Download
the application (PDF).
Return the completed application to (you may include attached documents):
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