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Communities of Learning For Urban Environments and Science (CLUES)

September 15, 2009 - August 31, 2015 | Public Programs
In the Communities of Learning for Urban Environments and Science (CLUES) project, the four museums of the Philadelphia-Camden Informal Science Education Collaborative worked to build informal science education (ISE) capacity in historically underserved communities. The program offered comprehensive professional development (PD) to Apprentices from 8-11 community-based organizations (CBO), enabling them to develop and deliver hands-on family science workshops. Apprentices, in turn, trained Presenters from the CBOs to assist in delivering the workshops. Families attended CLUES events both at the museums and in their own communities. The events focused on environmental topics that are especially relevant to urban communities, including broad topics such as climate change and the energy cycle to more specific topics such as animals and habitats in urban neighborhoods.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0840230
Funding Amount: $2,370,284
IMLS
Funding Program: National Leadership Grants for Libraries
Award Number: LG-26-09-0125-09
Funding Amount: $877,090

TEAM MEMBERS

  • REVISE logo
    Principal Investigator
    Center for Aquatic Sciences
  • REVISE logo
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Center for Aquatic Sciences
  • Jacqueline Genovesi
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
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    Co-Principal Investigator
    The Philadelphia Zoo
  • 2013 10 16 MindaBorun
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Franklin Institute Science Museum
  • Discipline: Climate | Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Education and learning science | General STEM | Physics | Technology
    Audience: Families | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Community Outreach Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs

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