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From Chabot Space & Science Center: Techbridge, Chabot Space & Science Center's 7-year-old program to encourage science, technology and engineering careers for girls in underserved communities, has received a $199,874 grant from the National Science Foundation to significantly expand its training and support for role models who engage in K-12 outreach efforts for girls in technology, engineering and science. Techbridge co-founding director Linda Kekelis expects the project to reach 225,000 role models in the Role Models Make a World of Difference program during the two-year period (2008-09) encompassed by the grant. In 2006, Techbridge developed "Get Involved, Make a Difference: A Guide for Classroom Visits and Field Trips for K-12 Students," a resource guide featuring practical advice and case studies that highlight successful interaction between role models and youth. The NSF grant will facilitate dissemination of "Get Involved, Make a Difference" to a much wider audience and provide Techbridge's educational, corporate, governmental, professional and organizational partners with assistance in recruiting and training role models from within their own ranks. Techbridge, which is offered to girls in fifth through 12th grades, promotes science, technology and engineering careers to girls who would otherwise receive little or no encouragement to pursue such fields. AScribe Newswire distributes news from nonprofit and public sector organizations.
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