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Lincoln Park Zoo awarded 2 significant grants for science education
Date:8/4/2011

seum exchange initiative strengthens people-to-people relationships," said Ann Stock, Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. "With stronger relationships and greater collaboration, the Museums & Community Collaborations Abroad initiative will achieve shared goals for the benefit of the global community."

Middle-school students from Chicago's Francis W. Parker school in Lincoln Park and schools in Niger will partner with Lincoln Park Zoo and the National Museum of Niger Boubou Hama to conduct original conservation research projects that explore concepts in animal behavior and ecological biodiversity. Participants will select topics that are of personal interest and relevant to their community. The zoo and museum will guide the students through the use of authentic research methods, ensuring a student-centered approach to learning. As students share their findings, they will learn about the similarities and differences between their local wildlife experiences, and their cultures.

"Their work will contribute to a globally relevant, multilingual wildlife-conservation education curriculum that can be shared beyond the two communities and implemented everywhere wildlife exists," said program leader Leah Melber, PhD, Lincoln Park Zoo director of student and teacher programs.

"Each MCCA project is centered on bridge-building across cultural, geographic, and economic divides, uniting people through a more thorough understanding of their commonalities," explained AAM President Ford W. Bell.

This fall, students from Chicago and Niger will begin their school-year-long dialogue and research collaboration. They'll use tools such as Skype and other technology to communicate and help bridge the geographical divide. Their projects will conclude with a culminating event in Spring 2012 in Chicago and Niger where the students will have an opportunity to share their research work with their respective communities. '/>"/>

Contact: Sharon Dewar
sdewar@lpzoo.org
312-742-2246
Lincoln Park Zoo
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