ASCEND Project: Imperial Valley Agriculture Learning Center

这项提案寻求为2,000名6-8年级中学生的科学课外项目提供资金。拟议的课后帝国谷农业学习中心项目旨在让代表人数不足的中学生群体参与特定科学、数学和技术领域的支持性课外活动。科学内容将侧重于农业科学，并将包括昆虫学、土壤、气象学和转基因作物等主题。每年将提供四个为期12周的课程，学生将参加每周两次会议(放学后)。该项目是El Centro学区、山谷帝国科学LSC项目、圣地亚哥州立大学帝国谷校园和加州大学农业和自然资源部、沙漠研究和推广中心的合作倡议。

This proposal seeks funding for an after-school program in science for 2,000 middle school students in grades 6-8. The proposed after-school Imperial Valley Agriculture Learning Center project is designed to engage underrepresented groups of middle school students in sustentative after-school activities in specific areas of science, mathematics and technology. The science content will focus on agricultural science and will include topics such as entomology, soils, meteorology and genetically modified crops. Four twelve-week programs will be offered each year and students will attend two sessions per week (after school).The project is a cooperative initiative between El Centro School District, The Valley Imperial Project in Science LSC, The San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus and the University of California, Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources, Desert Research and Extension Center.