The christa mcauliffe center for integrated science learning at framingham state university will implement a team mentorship and project-based learning program for local high school students

The Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State University will implement a team mentorship and project-based learning program for local high school students under a $202,094 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. The program will task participants with creating campaigns in the form of exhibits, videos, and presentations to increase awareness of environmental challenges. This will help participants develop knowledge, analytical and communication skills, and ethical viewpoints to guide their actions on local and global environmental issues. Project outcomes will include student-created exhibits, videos, and presentations that increase understanding of interconnected relationships between community, economy and environment; appreciation of impacts from personal actions locally and globally; and eventual changes in behavior.

Program participants are tasked with creating campaigns (exhibits, videos, and presentations) that increase awareness of environmental challenges helping participants to develop knowledge, analytical and communication skills, and ethical viewpoints that guide their actions on local and global environmental issues. Project outcomes include the student-created exhibits, videos, and presentations that increase understanding of the interconnected relationships among community, economy and the environment; appreciation of the impacts of personal actions both locally and globally; and, eventually, changes in behavior.