PCS Edventures! Announces Project With Rutgers University LEAP/GEAR UP Program
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PCS Edventures! (OTC BB: PCSV) today announced the formation of an alliance with the Rutgers University LEAP/GEAR UP Pre-College Initiative. Rutgers will be installing the PCS Edventures! Academy of Engineering and the PCS Edventures! Academy of Robotics programs for students in grades 5-12. The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers-Camden, is the lead applicant of the LEAP/GEAR UP Project. It intends to create a unique, holistic and comprehensive course of study for a cadre of middle school and high school students. The overarching goal for this initiative is to raise the number of students in Camden who successfully pursue a college education.
"PCS is delighted that our unique curriculum and approach to hands-on learning using engineering and robotics principles was selected by Rutgers. We consider it an honor to have been selected by Rutgers, an internationally known research and teaching university, and we are looking forward to building a strong relationship with the GEAR UP program there," said Bill Albert, PCS National Sales Manager.
Carmen Rivera, Program Coordinator -- Rutgers/LEAP/GEAR UP Partnership, said, "The Academy of Engineering Jr. and Academy of Robotics programs have been a big hit with our students. They are very excited to learn and can't wait to go to class!"
About the Rutgers LEAP/GEAR UP Program
The Rutgers/LEAP/GEAR UP Pre-College Initiative is designed to provide college awareness and readiness program and services to students enrolled at the LEAP Academy and University Charter Schools, beginning in the fifth grade. LEAP/GEAR UP is a school wide effort of the teachers, parents, students, staff and community partners at LEAP Academy to achieve academic excellence. It includes a curriculum-wide initiative to assure that LEAP Students graduate from high school with the preparation, desire and ability to succeed in college. Rutgers/LEAP/GEAR UP encourages and facilitates children's participation in mentor relationships, internships, career-oriented part-time employment, and undergraduate study. For more information see: http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/Camden/CFSUCL/Centers/GEARUP/GEARUP.htm.
About PCS Edventures!
PCS Edventures! is the recognized leader in the design, development and delivery of education products and services to the K-12 market worldwide. It has sold and installed more than 1,000 hands-on learning labs at public and private schools, pre-schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, and other after-school programs in all 50 states in the U.S., as well as sites in Canada, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, the U.K., Egypt, Pakistan and Dubai. The Company's product lines include ten project-based, site -licensed learning lab programs designed for use within the K-12 and after-school environments. Its online product is called Edventures!.com and is an Internet-based and accessed site available in multiple languages, designed to support the learning labs and for home use through a rich curriculum, communication and assessment capabilities, multiple activities and online community features. Additional information is at www.edventures.com.
Contact Information: Investor/Financial Contact: Christina M. Vaughn 1.800.429.3110 Media Contact: Bernard R. Schmitt 1.800.290.8935 market1@attbi.com Web Site: www.edventures.com
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