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2002 Latina Academy

PURPOSE

To engage Latina girls in:

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hands-on activities to explore science and mathematics in everyday life

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developing useful technology skills

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understanding the importance of water in personal and community life

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learn about careers for women in science and mathematics

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meet and talk with Latin women leaders

WHO
Latina girls from Nebraska and Council Bluffs high schools who have completed ninth grade
 
 

CURRICULUM

 


Students become “urban ecologists" to learn about watersheds and water use, pollutants and their effects on the environment, and monitor a weather station.

SPONSORS
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Chicano Awareness Center

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College of Saint Mary

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Women's Fund of Greater Omaha

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Iowa West Foundation

 


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