The Maine Commission for Community Service (MCCS), in partnership with Time Warner Cable’s “Connect a Million Minds” (CAMM) initiative, recently asked school districts across Maine to propose service-learning projects based on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curriculum to be implemented in the Fall.
Officials with the MCCS have announced two $1,000 grants were awarded to implement STEM-based service-learning projects for the 2011 fall semester.
Vanda Madore, of Caribou High School, was one of two educators awarded grants on behalf of their schools.
According to Assistant Superintendent Lois Brewer, the Stem grant written by Madore also afforded four days of training on service learning — which actively engages students in problem solving relative to their community and provides real-world application for the skills they learn in school.
Madore has partnered with members of the community to help her students identify a true community concern this fall.
Time Warner Cable launched Connect a Million Minds to introduce youth to opportunities and resources that inspire them to develop the important science, technology, engineering and math skills they need to become the problem solvers of tomorrow.
The Maine Commission for Community Service builds capacity and sustainability in Maine’s volunteer and service sectors by funding programs, developing managers of volunteers and service-learning practitioners, raising awareness of issues, and promoting service as a strategy. To learn more about the Maine Commission for Community Service, visit www.maineservicecommission.gov.
