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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Ms. Johnson’s second grade class at Pomo School had great fun building and programming Lego robots in a two-hour workshop offered by the Children’s Museum of Art and Science (CMAS).
Students worked diligently with partners and most were able to construct two robots in the time allowed.
Working with the robot kits students had hands-on time to see how gears work. They had to pay close attention to details in the construction of their robot otherwise it wouldn’t operate correctly. Problem solving and partnering skills also got plenty of practice.
CMAS offers these free robot workshops to classrooms, after school programs, private and charter schools, and home schooled students throughout the county.
CMAS also is looking for volunteer techies who could assist with these workshops.
Knowledge about the robot kits or robotics is not necessary to start. Schedules and sites of workshops vary.
Call Billy Gear at 707-279-1514 to schedule a workshop or to volunteer.
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – Mendocino College has received grant funding to cover the expense of earning a certificate of achievement as a human service worker.
All registration fees, books and other material fees for students will be paid for by the grant.
The program is two semesters in length and involves an internship.
All classes will be held in the evenings to accommodate working adults, and some will be “live-streamed” to the college centers, providing easy access to students.
The program will prepare students to work in nonprofit and public health, social service and/or behavioral health organizations that provide prevention, clinical intervention and treatment services for at-risk children, youth and families.
Those who earn a certificate can be employed as a community health worker, outreach worker, social services aide, mental health worker, substance abuse/addictions worker, youth worker, promotora or peer paraprofessional.
The goal of the grant is to develop and expand the paraprofessional mental health and substance abuse workforce focusing on children, adolescents, and transition-age youth at risk for developing or who have developed a behavioral health disorder.
Mendocino College has been offering Human Services courses since the early 1980s, and has offered Alcohol and Other Drug Studies certificate and degree programs since 1990.
In addition, courses in human service work have been offered since 2001, and Human Services Paraprofessional certificate and degree programs since 2012.
Through the years, the college has had many students earn degrees who have gone on to become knowledgeable and skilled counselors and human service paraprofessionals.
Mendocino College has also developed many mutually supportive relationships with local human service agencies.
In addition to providing financial support to students, this grant will help the college develop alternative course delivery models (to provide greater access to current employees) and aid the college in developing additional courses focusing on youth and their families, especially in Native American, Latino and other underserved populations.
The college is particularly interested in increasing the number of American Indian and Latino graduates who are able to effectively work with Native American and Latino transition-age youth (16-25 years old) and their families in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.
Applications for the program are now being accepted.
For more information contact Dan Jenkins at 707-468-3020 or
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Hello again readers, and welcome to a very special edition of the Carlé Chronicle, your primary news source for all things Carlé High School.
Carlé’s student of the week last week was Stevie Jones, a hard working and down-to-earth young lady who works hard at Carlé every day.
Our students of the week for the previous week were Ernesto Rodriguez and Kayla Doyle, two determined individuals who excel in their work and show a strong sense of maturity in their class work.
At lunch on Friday, a few of our students collaborated to set up a barbecue in which students were invited to chow down on some delicious Mexican food.
Our teacher Mr. Maes brought some delicious meat, Jorge brought the grill, Carlos brought the tortillas, and Sammy brought the beans and rice.
All students helped to cook, including Amaree Whiley and Rene Espinosa and his mother.
The food was delicious and we were glad to keep everyone’s spirits up today through this team effort.
Also at lunch Principal Strahl and the student council ran a fun bubble blowing activity which was won by student Blake Vonrekowski who was awarded a special banana split on the spot.
Our school would like to give thanks to Debbie Ogulin of Healthy Start and Kevin from the Lake County Office of Education for coming down to our Back To School Night, which took place on Oct. 2 and was a huge success for students, staff and parents alike.
We’d also like to give thanks to Marla Fuller and Ashley Fernandez of the Lake County Health Services Department and Mari Valdez of the Healthy Start Program for helping students with dental screenings last week.
A career fair took place at Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Lower Lake High School’s campus, with all the Lower Lake students heading out to the field to take a look at different career paths for the future. There were many different jobs being previewed.
We’d all like to give a shout out to Ms. Taliaferro, Lower Lake’s new principal, for giving the Carlé students an opportunity to come down to our sister school’s campus and take a look at the job opportunities on display. All our students were thrilled at the chance to come down.
“I enjoyed it, it was great to walk around and see everything they had,” said student Quintessa Strahl concerning the career fair.
While Lower Lake and Carlé are two wildly different schools, the students, staff, and district members alike all maintain a very close synergy with each other.
Students at Carlé have the opportunity to take classes at Lower Lake for extra credits, provided their work ethic is acceptable, their attitude is mature, and meetings are made from both schools to work with each other’s schedules.
Charles Warren is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Mendocino College Board of Trustees held a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss the findings of the board’s Ad Hoc Committee on Point Arena.
The ad hoc committee was appointed by Joel Clark, president of the Mendocino College Board of Trustees, at the August board meeting to provide all constituency groups ample opportunity to share their ideas, concerns and preferences.
This committee worked diligently, meeting with multiple college constituents, community members, and representatives from numerous public agencies including the Trust for Public Land and the Bureau of Land Management to deliberate on the best possible direction for the Point Arena Field Station.
Yesterday, the Ad Hoc Committee for the Point Arena Field Station brought forth a potential compromise.
The proposal includes selling the land to the Bureau of Land Management via the Trust for Public Lands while reserving buildings on site to allow for continued use of the property for the current educational activities, continue current research partnerships with other educational institutions and form alliances with other institutions and agencies.
In a presentation led by Trustee Ed Haynes, chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, committee members spoke affirmatively about the process and the recommendation to sell the property.
Committee members expressed their satisfaction in coming to a practical agreement that benefits the students, the college and the community while protecting the property through affiliation and incorporation in the national monument.
The board chair thanked the ad hoc committee, which held multiple meetings and spent countless hours to develop and contemplate six updated options for the Point Arena Field Station.
At the Oct. 9 meeting of the board’s ad hoc committee, the group reached consensus on the option presented to the board of trustees.
If accepted by the board at the November meeting, this option will guarantee Mendocino College students the opportunity to continue to engage in educational activities on the property and actively participate in research at the Point Arena Field Station without interruption.
If approved, this option will allow the college to use the proceeds from the sale to improve the buildings and continue current research partnerships with other educational institutions while working collaboratively with community groups and other public agencies to acquire additional funding for major improvements.
Jessica Silva is Mendocino College's director of community relations and communication.