From CUNY to Harlem to Antarctica
Apr 9th, 2008 by Jervey
Somewhat more refreshing news of a rather awesome program going down at CUNY. From their increasingly indispensable Sustainable Cities blog:
CUNY Professor Steve Pekar is embarking on yet another voyage to Antarctica, this time with a focus on reaching Harlem Middle School students, with the hopes of generating interest in the sciences amongst minorities. His plan to engage young students from Harlem: Bring their teacher with him. Shakira Brown, a science teacher at Harlem’s Promise Academy will join him and 3 of his students for the trip in October.
There’s more to read from the source.