Up to 70 at-risk 4-year-olds will be placed in private preschool programs in the next two years thanks to a $250,000 preschool grant recently awarded by the state to the United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area. Grant funds also will support quality improvement programs for the partnered private preschools. The so-called mixed-delivery model means both public and […]
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Computers4Kids blend STEM and art with summer camps, clubhouse
In the front room of Computers4Kids, teenagers sit at ultra-modern Mac computers, exploring coding and learning to use SketchUp 3D modeling software. In the next part of the building, called the Clubhouse, students work on music production and create mixed-media portraits using both computers and traditional art materials. The buzz of activity is part of […]
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Local schools and early childhood services partner for longterm improvement
The United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area has formalized a collaborative effort with local early-childhood service providers and the Charlottesville and Albemarle County school divisions to track children’s outcomes through high school. The ongoing project will help the United Way assess which services have the greatest impact on at-risk children. The data gathered by the so-called Outcome […]
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Teachers get collaborative lesson-planning time at Public Education Foundation Innovation Institute
While their students get in the last few weeks of summer vacation, two dozen educators from Charlottesville and Albemarle County public schools are creating project-based, inter-disciplinary lesson plans. Since the Public Education Foundation of Charlottesville-Albemarle’s three-day Innovation Institute began Tuesday at the Greencroft Club in Ivy, the participating educators have had the chance to work […]
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Summer institute provides intensive professional development to new teachers
The African American Teaching Fellows recently held their summer institute, consisting of four days of workshops and social events for former and current fellows. The Charlottesville-based organization provides support and professional development to African American teachers from the city and Albemarle County. The summer institute began in 2012 and caters to active fellows who are […]
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Local teachers to participate in innovation institute
The Public Education Foundation of Charlottesville-Albemarle will hold an innovation institute from July 26 to 28, with workshops led by Amanda Gonczi from the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education. The institute will take place at the Greencroft Club in Albemarle, and will include educators from both the city and county school divisions. Twelve […]
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DEQ introduces area watershed improvement plan
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality introduced its Watershed Improvement Plan for four area watersheds during a panel discussion last week. Experts from the Rivanna River Basin Commission, the city of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, the Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District and the University of Virginia helped to introduce the plan. “We know we […]
