Models of Community-Based Learning Centers
Learning Centers
General Information
- Introduction
- What is a Learning Center?
- Growing a Learning Center
- Models of Learning Centers
- Building an Advisory Board
- Other Resources
Learning Center Operation
Learning Centers Outside Indiana
Name of Center
Hancock County CAPE Initiative
A short history of development
Our high-tech initiative began with the Lilly Endowment Inc. challenge to Hancock County Community Foundation to identify and propose solutions to the most significant educational issues facing our community. The Community Foundation, with the help of Thomas P. Miller and Associates, designed the tools to discover these issues. As Dan Miller, with TPMA, and John Carreon, President of the Community Foundation, worked with many community leaders and organizations to identify these significant issues, three main issues stood out clearly.
- The need for just-in-time educational opportunities for our adult population, as it relates to workforce development and general adult education.
- Technology information and training for adults and youth, as it relates to the ability to understand and use new technologies.
- Youth readiness for life and work, as it relates a youth's ability or preparedness for success in life and work.
Date of opening/formation
Our multi-pronged initiative is different form a single organization that simply opens its doors. The initiative was truly given life with the CAPE grant award in September of 2001.
Mission
Our general mission is to create a high-tech-based culture of learning in Hancock County.
Hancock County's High-Tech initiatives
The following programs form parts of a single initiative to reach all segments of our community with high-tech-based educational opportunities that lead to a widespread culture of learning.
- High Tech Academy—Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation, to eventually involve all four county school systems
- Alliance for Community Education—High-Tech-based community learning center
- Hancock County Public Library—High-Tech-based community outreach
The extended community to be reached
Our objective is to address the learning needs of Hancock County residents from K through adulthood.
Planning partners include
- Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation
- Eastern Hancock Community School Corporation
- Southern Hancock Community School Corporation
- Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation
- Alliance for Community Education
- Hancock County Public Library
- Hancock County Community Foundation
Program partners
- Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation
- Eastern Hancock Community School Corporation
- Southern Hancock Community School Corporation
- Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation
- Alliance for Community Education
- Hancock County Public Library
Present program includes
The current implementation involves the participation of all program partners.
The future
We want to build sustainability into all programs and strengthen the current collaboration among program partners throughout the life of the initiative and beyond. Key to our success is continuing to being the partners closer together to identify and meet Hancock County's educational needs.
Contact person for more information
Larry Yazel, CAPE Project Manager, Hancock County Community Foundation
Phone:317.462.8870
John Carreon, President, Hancock County Community Foundation
Phone: 317.462.8870