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'I'm improving my skills': Science teachers embark on immersive workshop taking advantage of Great Lakes
YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. (WKBW) — While school's out, science teachers, from all over the Great Lakes region, are gearing up for a day full of learning. A number of teachers, like Ellen Harp, a technology teacher at French Road Elementary in Rochester, are embarking on a two-day Center for Great Lakes Literacy Great Lakes Plankton Workshop.
YMCA encourages summer learning through Power Scholars Academy
The YMCA of Greater Rochester is promoting summer learning through its Power Scholars Academy, designed to prevent summer learning loss for kids from pre-K through ninth grade. The six-week program combines small-group academic instruction with camp-like enrichment activities, providing a balanced approach to education and fun. Jonathan Coyle, the program...
SUNY Brockport hosting RCSD students for learning academy
The MLK Boys Academy, consisting of boys in grades 3 – 6 from the Rochester City School District (RCSD), will take part in lessons with SUNY Brockport professors to help them envision what it might be like to graduate high school and attend college. The MLK Boys Academy started...
St. John Fisher University enrolls largest and most diverse class in its history
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — For Victoria Howard, there was no doubt about pursuing a higher education. “I knew that I just wanted to do something bigger, and I wanted to work in the psychology field after taking AP Psych in high school,” Howard, a junior college student, said. Whether...
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