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Richard H. Collins
Healthy Habitats at Caddo Lake
Collins Academy is the executor of a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Community Outdoor Outreach Program grant awarded to the Today Foundation for Healthy Habitats at Caddo Lake. The Healthy Habitats program presents initial educational outreach for Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, which opened on September 26, 2009.
The goal of Healthy Habitats is to prepare school children to manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of the Caddo Lake area and to provide low impact outdoor recreational opportunities for their use and enjoyment. To accomplish this, three objectives must be met:
The program is composed of four projects:
Winnovators
Winnovators is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
enrichment program for students 14 years to 21 years of age.
Students work with industry professionals and education experts
to create 3D models, animate models, and place models into interactive,
virtual environments in summer boot camps.
During after-school follow-up segments, students are taught the
technologies associated with movie-making whereby they integrate 3D
models and animation into videos that present solutions to issues of
local importance.
Collins Academy is currently waiting for extended funding from the Texas
Workforce Commission via a second grant award from the Office of the
Governor. The primary goal
of Winnovators is to keep underserved, at-risk students in school while
teaching them priority 21st Century job skills.
Two previous iterations have met this goal by keeping 100% of the
participants in school.
Every student advanced to the next grade level or graduated with a plan
to attend college or technical school.
Areas of Study:
info@CollinsLearningAcademy.com
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