Irene Rossell, Department of Environmental Studies
Evan Couzo, Department of Education
Lei Han, Department of New Media
“Science on the Move: a science enrichment program for children of migrant farmworkers in Buncombe County”
North Carolina ranks sixth in the nation for its population of migrant farmworkers. Farmworker children are one of the poorest and most vulnerable socioeconomic groups in western North Carolina, with school dropout rates four times higher than the national average. We will discuss the first year of our 3-year collaboration with Buncombe County Schools Migrant Education Program to bring science and multimedia enrichment programming to local middle and high school migrant students.
Library Brown Bag Talks are free and open to UNC Asheville students, faculty, and staff as well as the Asheville community. Feel free to bring your lunch. Light refreshments are always served.
For questions or comments about Library Brown Bag Talks, please contact Gene Hyde, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist, UNC Asheville. [email protected] or 828-251-6645
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