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The Elkhart Area Career Center offers specialized programs for students in Elkhart County, St Joseph County, Marshall County, and Cass County who are in their junior and senior years of high school.
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Jillian Hoover discusses her experience in the culinary program at the Elkhart Area Career Center and what sparked her interest in food.
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This week on Education Counts Michiana… learning stop motion animation with Legos in Winamac, equine therapy in Middlebury, pre-k learning and literacy at Studebaker Center in South Bend and the Community Student Art Exhibition at the Box Factory in St. Joseph, Michigan.
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This week, Education Counts highlights some of the best practices in education… Girls & Women in Science at River St. Joe, Early Learning Center at Hubbard Hill, Baker Youth Club after school program in Warsaw, Riley High School CTE Food service Partnership, Junior Board of Directors at KV REMC, the Readiness Center in Benton Harbor and the South Bend Entrepreneurship and Adversity Program.
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This week Education Counts features an African American History Bus Tour of South Bend, Junior Board of Directors at KVREMC, Ukulele Ladies through Adaptive Arts and Brushstrokes for Hope.
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March 15th, 2023
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March 15th, 2023
Education Counts champions great ideas in education. This week learn about the CTE program for food service professionals, see how literacy is being taught in partnership with Next Step Learning, discover the beauty and success for those who are part of the South Bend Entrepreneurship and Adversity Program and watch how students and automotive training will adapt to electric vehicles.
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Education Counts highlights innovative ideas in education across the spectrum from preschool through lifelong learning. This week, we spotlight a convergence of preschool with a retirement home. We follow Girls and Women in Science at two events in Michigan. We sit in on Discovery Academy which offers an alternative high school option in Berrien Springs. We watch entrepreneurs develop business skills in a bootcamp through HustleSBE.
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This week on Education Counts, learn about 3D printing and digital fabrication at the Fab Lab, the Black College Expo at Ivy Tech, Music Together at the Middlebury Public Library and CTE choices at the Elkhart Area Career Center.
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January 25th, 2023
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Education Counts connects bright ideas in education with the community. Learn about a reading program the Bremen Public Library launched about the 100 Books every middle schooler should read and why it matters. See how project based learning in Elkhart has led high school students to create a book and video presentation about health and safety programs. Discover how SMASH Academy is changing how students see STEM careers through its free three-year college prep program. Watch Saint Mary's College students limit the impact on landfills by becoming Food Waste Fighters.
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Education Counts is back for a new season of programs and initiatives in education. Learn about a leadership and ethics program at Culver Academies that's teaching students how to incorporate ethics into everyday decision-making and discussion. Journey with us to Ox Bow Park to learn about Books and Boots and the collaboration between the Elkhart Public Library and Elkhart Parks for families. See how students are gaining access to the internet in St. Joseph County through Citywide Classroom. Always wanted to write a novel? Discover an international writing initiative that offers a doable challenge to would-be authors.
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This week on Education Counts Michiana we learn about the Bremen Library's reading challenge of 100 Books Before High School. We meet the Ivy Tech Dual Credit Teacher of the year. We learn how Citywide Classroom is expanding to offer digital equity to 200 additional families at School City of Mishawaka. We also follow up with 574 Stories initiative and witness the anthology created through the project.
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In this episode, we learn about the enFocus Fellowship Program Head Start and Triple P, New Life Creations in Marshall County and the summer program for kids at The History Museum.
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August Wilson Project - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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The August Wilson Project is a 10-year educational partnership with the South Bend Civic Theatre in which each of Wilson's plays will be performed in chronological order highlighting the African-American experience throughout the 20th century. The South Bend Civic Theatre is creating opportunities for students and adults to interact with the material on and off stage as well as in the classroom. The third installment is Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom which is set in 1927 Chicago during a recording session at a white-owned studio with a legendary singer.
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Virtual reality has many applications. The Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs has partnered with Transfr to utilize VR technology to help local youth prepare for their future careers. Students practice skills used by the jobs in virtual reality to discover new career paths. Kristen Franklin videographer Nicholas Ramirez editor
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Preschool is a time for learning and exploration. Students at the Wolf Lake Nature Preschool spend a lot of time discovering new things outdoors. The school’s philosophy includes student-led learning through curiosity, exploration and play.
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Paws for Humanity is an animal sanctuary and space for animal assisted therapy. Their motto, “people helping animals helping people,” speaks to their mission of social work and growth in the community of Harbor Country.
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The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission has partnered with Two Rivers Coalition and the Berrien County Drain Commissioner to implement community education plans pertaining to clean water. Helping the public understand the importance of water quality and ways they can contribute towards protecting valuable resources is essential in the midst of a global climate crisis.
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Make Local - Meet the Makers Series
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The LaPorte County Public Library provides the community a chance to learn from local entrepreneurs. Meet the Makers is a monthly series of informal conversation with local innovators, entrepreneurs, creatives, and makers. The goal of the series is to share innovative ideas and success create more makers and doers.
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Brain Train is a program through the Family and Children’s Center of South Bend that emphasizes parent involvement in early child growth and development. Parents take their children to individual and group sessions where they work with a professional to learn activities and lessons to continue at home.
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Middle and High School Community Art Exhibition
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The Community Student Art Exhibition is a collaboration between the Krasl Art Center, the Berrien Regional Education Services Agency (RESA), and the Box Factory for the Arts. This is a space which allows middle and high school students to showcase their creative work alongside their peers. Showing work in a professional environment, like an art gallery, is important for both the artist and the community members enjoying it.
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Historical Black Michigan Tour
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Indiana University South Bend presented a Historical Black Michigan Tour to the public. The bus tour visited notable locations in Vandalia, Marcellus, three Rivers and Battle Creek, Michigan highlighting the Underground Railroad and Sojourner Truth.
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Cuentos
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Cuentos is a Spanish storytime program at Goshen Public library that promotes biliteracy in the community. Children coming from bilingual households are often only encouraged to speak English in their schools. Goshen Public Library hopes to represent the Latino community in their programming with Cuentos and additional community outreach.
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