Children ages 12-14 in Carver Community Organization’s Pathfinders Project to Come to Ivy Tech to Learn about Visual Communication
Saturday, March 4; 12:30-1:15 p.m. for best video/photo opportunities Ivy Tech Community College, Rooms 242, 263, 238, 267
3501 N. First Avenue, Evansville
Background: Students enrolled in Carver Community Organization’s Pathfinders Project, will come to Ivy Tech to learn about Print, Imaging and Graphic Design Production this weekend. Hands-on experiences in a variety of these areas will help students to both create products and discover how these relate to the economy, industry, and the relationship to differing aspects of culture.
The Pathfinders Project at Carver is designed to:
- Promote the types of self-determination skills that help enhance underrepresented minority student populations in interest and perseverance in Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math (STEM/STEAM) education.
- Build confidence in students and assist parents in developing the necessary skill sets to assist their child with overcoming and mastering challenges related to STEM/STEAM.
- Improve cross-cultural competency and social capital between families of underrepresented minority student populations and educational and industry professionals.
Carver created this program to combat these challenges. The Pathfinders Project utilizes a participatory action research approach as a means to empower members of traditionally disenfranchised populations to participate, along with service professionals in decision-making activities. Pathfinders features a series of three, six-week content sessions relating to a broad range of STEM topics.
There will be great b-roll and photo opportunities. Interviews will be available.
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Contacts at the Event:Â Joseph Hostetler, chair of the Visual Communications Program at Ivy Tech Community College; and David Wagner, executive director of the Carver Community Organization
