$1.2M Grant to Benefit Island and Coastal Schools; Island Institute, Bowdoin College, Univ. of Maine at Machias to Join Forces in 3-Year Effort
U.S. Newswire, November, 2005
ROCKLAND, Maine, Nov. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Island Institute a three-year, $1.2 million grant for a project designed to encourage students in a pilot group of Maine island and coastal schools to pursue technology- related careers. The project is called CREST (Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology). It will provide participating teacher-student teams with a combination of technology training and oral history skills with a goal of better preparing rural students for a future in a diversified Maine economy. The hope is that students will complete the three-year program with a new appreciation of the unique history and culture of their communities-and new skills that will help them contribute to a sustainable...
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