PGE/PG: Latinas en Ciencia

1998年，在Clara Vista与拉丁裔女孩合作的马尔特诺马县代表Racquel Aquillon找到俄勒冈州科学与工业博物馆(OMSI)，请求帮助创建一个项目，以解决那些辍学风险最高的拉丁裔女孩的留校问题，用她的话说，这些女孩“放弃了数学和科学”。OMSI有兴趣进一步加强与拉丁裔社区的联系，解决年轻女性特有的数学和科学问题，并扩大对这些社区面临的独特问题的了解。这项拟议的规划赠款寻求资金用于：o主办三个研讨会，这三个研讨会将提供信息，促进讨论，并使OMSI工作人员和社区合作者做好准备，以便有效地规划一项方案，即涉及三年级和八年级拉丁裔女孩的原型招募和辅导活动，以及针对拉丁裔学龄前儿童及其家长的招募和科学探究培训活动，以评估为未来一个大型合作项目提议的方法的可行性，O与社区领导人合作，为综合方案提供一笔或多笔合作赠款，以解决拉丁女孩在科学和技术领域的招募和留住问题，包括学龄前亲子教育、三年级至八年级的女孩科学俱乐部、将专业女科学家与年轻的拉丁裔妇女联系起来的露营方案、夏令营和班级机会、特别项目，包括女孩的网页设计课程、家庭活动、由拉丁裔女孩(俱乐部成员)担任领导角色的社区科学博览会，以及为拉丁裔女孩提供的同伴指导和志愿者机会。三次研讨会将使OMSI和社区合作者有机会建立对性别平等和拉丁裔社区问题的广泛知识。其目的是利用研讨会作为围绕相关主题的讨论和规划会议的舞台，利用全国知名的专业人士提供信息和发起讨论。在计划拨款的过程中，OMSI将与OFelia项目的女孩合作，OFelia项目是OCHA(俄勒冈州拉丁裔促进委员会)的一个项目，以测试和记录拟议战略的可行性。

In 1998, Racquel Aquillon, a representative from Multnomah County working with Latina girls at Clara Vista, approached Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) to request help in creating a program which would address the retention of Latina girls who are at the highest risk of dropping out of school and who had, in her words, "given up on math and science." OMSI is interested in furthering its association with the Latina community, in addressing issues in math and science specific to young women and in expanding its understanding of unique issues facing these communities. This proposed planning grant seeks funds to: o host three symposia which will inform, facilitate discussion, and prepare OMSI staff and community collaborators to effectively plan a program o prototype recruitment and mentorship activities involving Latina girls in third and eighth grades, as well as recruitment and science inquiry training activities for Latina preschoolers and their parents, to evaluate the feasibility of proposed approaches for a future large collaborative project, and o collaborate with community leaders to write one or more large collaborative grants for comprehensive programs to address the recruitment and retention of Latina girls in science and technology, including preschool parent/child education, girls science clubs for third through eighth grades, camp-in programs linking professional women scientists to young Latina women, camp and class opportunities, special projects, including girls' web design classes, family events, community science fairs with Latina girls (club members) in leadership roles, and peer mentorship and volunteer opportunities for Latina girls. Three symposia would afford OMSI and community collaborators the opportunity to build an extensive knowledge of gender equity and Latino community issues. The intention is to use the symposia as a stage for discussions and planning sessions around relevant topics, using nationally renowned professionals to inform and launch discussions. During the course of the planning grant, OMSI will work with girls from project OFELIA, a program of OCHA (the Oregon council for Latina Advancement) to test and document the feasibility of proposed strategies.