King Receives EAST After Hours Grant

M. L. King Elementary EAST recently received an EAST After Hours Grant to fund King EAST Young Preservationist Mapping and 3D Workshops. The project developed from the Fraternal Cemetery/PAAC Project started in 2008 to help increase the awareness of cemetery preservation/historical importance to youth, particularly African-American youth because of their low participation in visiting cemeteries. The project resulted in the establishment of PAAC Jr. Preservation Society, and KEYP is working to build membership at the school as a model in the state through recruitment of youth as trainers and co-developers in Historical Mapping and 3D Book Workshops for local PAAC society members and teachers participating in the Little Rock School District History Academy. From October 2011 to January 2012, EAST students will be training in Augmented Reality, ArcGIS and working with select participants to co-develop examples for the planned workshops.

LRSD History Academy Workshop Dates
January - April, 2012 (Reserved 1 Hr. Sessions)

Community Workshop
February 10, 2012, 8:30-12:30 (Tentative)

This EAST After Hours project is funded by the Enhancing Education Through Technology grant made possible by the Arkansas Department of Education and is done in cooperation with the Southeast Educational Service Cooperative and the EAST Initiative. Also, with a contribution from Preservation of African-American Cemeteries, Inc.

For Info. Contact
Deidre Williams, EAST Facilitator
M. L. King Jr. Elementary Magnet
905 Dr. M. L. King Jr. Dr.
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
501-447-5135/deidre.williams@lrsd.org