The Current Listings below are intended to facilitate school-community connections by offering a list of opportunities and special requests.
- Post an announcement, a request or an opportunity (Note to students: If you would like to post a request, please see your guidance department.)
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School-Community Connections
Date |
Description |
Contact |
| October 9, 2010 |
Day
of Caring: Bringing people together to build a stronger
community, Upper Valley United Way in Partnership with Dartmouth
College, Hypertherm, Ledyard National Bank, Timken and Trumbull
- Nelson Company, will be holding the first Day of Caring event.
The Day of Caring connects volunteers with local nonprofit organizations
to complete projects that may not otherwise get done. Learn
more. |
name:
Alexis Prigge phone: (603) 448-2766 e-mail: alexis@uvuw.org |
| Financial
Literacy Training for High School Students: 8 Independent Modules Under the sponsorship of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, the Center for Financial Studies at Southern New Hampshire University has developed a specialized financial literacy teaching curriculum expressly for use in teaching young adults. The curriculum series covers eight related financial literacy topics, with each curriculum module including extensive hands-on internet applications. Although the module topics are related, each module is independent of the others. These publications were made possible by a generous grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. |
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| Certificates for professional advancement offered at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester. The certificate specialize in Community Leadership and Conflict Management in Organizations. More info. | If you have any questions please contact Kate Hanson at 603-862-1025 or kate.hanson(at)unh.edu. | |
| School Year | REAL is an acronym for Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning. It is a K-12 experiential learning curriculum that develops entrepreneurial traits, knowledge, and skills, and guides students through the process of planning, creating, and operating small businesses of their own design.
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name:
Don Kelpinski phone: (802) 281-5237 e-mail: dkelpinski@vtsbdc.org |
| School Year | SafeArt
is a non-profit offering expressive arts programming
with a focus on the prevention, intervention, and recovery from abuse.
We are able to offer much of our programming free of charge thanks
to grants and individual donations. Our programs include: * The SafeArt Teen Ensemble - A group of adolescents who perform poetry, dance, songs, and skits at high schools and events throughout Vermont. Now accepting new members. * School Residencies - Our residencies offer students the opportunity to explore issues of abuse (and other critical issues) through creative expression, education, and discussion. * Teacher Trainings - SafeArt trainings help teachers to become more trauma-informed and learn tools and activities for addressing emotional learning in the classroom. * As well as: ~ youth and women‚s groups ~ presentations to community groups, agencies and other organizations ~workshops |
name:
Tracy Penfield phone: 802.685.3138 e-mail: tpenfield@safeart.org |
| Ongoing | Contact
for an engineering association willing to help
with locating speakers, internships, job shadows etc.: |
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| School Year | Community Members: Looking for interested community members to view & comment on student blogs for the upcoming school year. Blogs will focus on various physical science content topics, technical writing, technology, problem solving, and global awareness. No science background is necessary, but good communication skills are! | name:
Martha Archambeault phone: 802-295-8620 ext118 e-mail: archambeaultm (at) hartfordschools(dot)net |
| Matching funding available to develop and implement a pre-engineering technology curriculum in the public schools so that students in grades 6 through 12 who are interested in careers in engineering, or allied engineering fields, may enroll in a high quality engineering technology curriculum. |
For more information please contact Ed Taylor at (603) 271-3886 or etaylor@ed.state.nh.us. | |
| NAE
Launches New Web Site for Girls : "Engineer
Your Life," a new Web site to encourage girls to enroll in
undergraduate engineering programs, was unveiled by the National Academy
of Engineering in February. The site is the centerpiece of a national
campaign targeting high school girls and the adults in their lives
-- parents, counselors, teachers, and other educators -- who want
to learn more about the life and work of engineers. Visitors can "virtually"
meet 12 young women engineers and read inspiring stories about working
with their communities, solving real problems, and how they came to
choose engineering as a profession. Other young engineers also talk
about their careers in their own words. The site provides details
about nearly a dozen engineering fields, including possible projects,
starting salaries, and other resources, as well as information on
how to prepare for and choose college engineering programs. It expands
on the success of the EngineerGirl! site, which was designed to reach
middle school girls. |
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| Link to grant opportunities, teacher awards and student scholarships in the areas of engineering: www.preengineering.org/news/news.html | ||
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| Ongoing | The
Adult Learning Center offers adults free, cofidential, one-to-one
and small group instruction whenever possilbe in basic reading,
writing, math, English as a Second Language, and preparation for
the high school equivalency exam (GED). Registration is on going.
This is a non-profit, federally funded program. |
name:
Debbie Laffin phone: 603-448-0596 e-mail: dlaffin@sau88.net |
| Ongoing | Intel
Science Talent Search: Since 1942, Science Service has made
dreams come true through the Science
Talent Search (STS). Intel is the sponsor of this nationwide competition—America's
oldest and most highly regarded pre-college science contest. Eligible students include high school seniors in the United States and territories, and American students attending school abroad. Each year, over 1500 students accept the challenge of completing an entry for the Intel Science Talent Search, with finalists competing for the top prize, a $100,000 scholarship. |
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| The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the newly remodeled and updated Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE) website. It now provides richer, more expansive resources to teachers and students alike. There are over 1500 resources to take advantage of at FREE, ranging from primary historical documents, lesson plans, science visualizations, math simulations and online challenges, paintings, photos, mapping tools, and more. This easily accessible information is provided by federal organizations and agencies such as the Library of Congress, National Archives, NEH, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian, NSF, and NASA. | ||
| Teachers
Needed for Mongolian Watershep Project: The Asia Foundation's
office in Mongolia is recruiting 3 teachers with significant experience
in river monitoring and watershed education to advise Mongolian educators
on developing and implementing a watershed education program. This
position will require summer travel in Mongolia doing river fieldwork
and meeting with Mongolian educators. Please see the website
for more information on this position and circulate to any and all
educators who might be interested. We're looking for a very dynamic
team of 3 US educators to help launch what will become a countrywide
educational program in Mongolia. This is one part of a sustainable development program in Mongolia called Securing Our Future. Contact me if you have further questions about the overall program and how the watershed education program fits in. |
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| SECOND
GROWTH IS LOOKING FOR CONCERNED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS An exciting
new program called PLAY (Peer Leadership Activities for Youth) is
being organized by Second Growth. It's a positive peer network of
young leaders from all Upper Valley high schools who want to change
the world. The group will help them make connections, build confidence
and develop a personal sense of mission by engaging in a series of
youth-driven service projects that speak directly to concerns of youth.
Student volunteers will receive specific training in the art of peer
helping, create public awareness campaigns using print, audio and
video, and increase the role of young voices in the public debate
on critical issues that impact young lives. Connecting students and
schools with a common purpose, this community-building program is working to promote greater health and well-being among Upper Valley teens while attempting to harness the strength of one of the greatest untapped resources of all - the teens themselves. |
For more information, contact Gil Rose at 603-643-6603. | |
| Mondays | MOMENTUM
- A SKILLS BUILDING SUPPORT GROUP FOR YOUNG WOMEN Momentum is a weekly ongoing support group open to all high school girls living in the Upper Valley region. The format is a weekly discussion in a safe, supportive environment that is facilitated by professional staff members. Momentum helps at-risk girls learn how to problem solve, make wise choices, develop peer support systems, build healthy relationships, confidence and self esteem. The group meets every Monday from 5:30 to 6:30PM at DHMC's Health Education Center on Level 4 of the new East Mall Building. |
For more information, contact Linda Addante at 603-643-6603. |
| Research Project Opportunities for K-12 Teachers Synergy Innovations, Inc. (SII), Lebanon, is eligible to receive funding (up to $10,000) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Research Experience for Teachers (RET) activities. The goal of the RET program is to enhance the professional development of K-12 teachers through active scientific research in order to bring new knowledge and technological innovation into their classrooms. Learn more. | ||
| Teachers
in Space |
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| Ongoing |
VOLUNTEER TUTORS NEEDED! Granite State College seeks volunteer tutors who can spend an hour once a week (or every two weeks) with our students. The subject areas of greatest need are arithmetic, logic, accounting, and computer skills. This time commitment is a guideline only, not an obligation; we appreciate just how busy our volunteerrs are, and any amount of time that they can contribute is of great benefit to our students. |
name:
Danielle Mulei phone: 603-448-6797 e-mail: Danielle.Mulei@granite.edu |
| Ongoing | COMCOURSE ANNOUNCES FREE GED PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS Comcourse's GED program is available for free for students seeking to enter college. The system provides a complete course of study in all of the subject areas. It is self-paced and requires only an Internet connection. It is open to anyone. |
