HARTFORD, Conn., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Engineering and
Green Technology, opening at Hartford Public High School in August 2008,
has received a $74,000 grant from United Technologies Corporation (UTC),
allowing the Academy to meet start-up requirements set by the National
Academy Foundation (NAF) Project Lead the Way program.
The grant makes United Technologies the lead corporate sponsor of
Hartford's new Academy of Engineering and Green Technology. "In our home
city of Hartford we're pleased to sponsor an urban academy that focuses on
engineering and the environment for the next generation of engineers and
scientists," said Andrea Doane, UTC Director Corporate Giving and Community
Affairs. "These are vitally important principles to UTC and we look forward
to building on our longstanding relationship with Hartford Public High
School and the National Academy Foundation through this new program."
The Academy is partnered with the Connecticut Business and Industry
Association (CBIA), who also co-authored the application to NAF with the
Hartford Office of School Design. NAF collaborated with its partners
Project Lead the Way and the National Council of Minorities in Engineering
to develop a new academy theme in engineering. They are using NAF's Academy
Development Model to deliver the Project Lead the Way "Pathways to
Engineering" high school curriculum. The Academy's affiliation with NAF
will provide leverage to its industry and higher education partners in
supporting a college ready curriculum for all students and in opening
engineering career pathways to under-represented youth.
The grant from UTC, a national NAF partner, ensures two
state-of-the-art computer labs at the academy and funds the work of CBIA
Dayl Walker to support the Academy for one full day a week during the
2008-2009 school year. Walker will act as the industry liaison to Principal
Jacqueline Ryan and will serve on both the School Governance Board and the
External Advisory Board. "CBIA is very pleased to be a partner in the
creation of the new Academy of Engineering and Green Technology and are
eager to expose the students to many career opportunities existent in this
industry," said CBIA Vice President Lauren Weisberg Kaufman.
"This is but one example of the great advances that the Hartford Public
Schools will continue to make for its students by partnering faculty,
staff, parents, students, community partners, and business and industry in
its school design work," states Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Sr. Director of
School Design.
Chelsea M. Adams
Communications Assistant
860.695.8698 / chelsea.adams@hartfordschools.org
Steven J. Adamowski
Superintendent
960 Main Street / Hartford, CT 06103
SOURCE United Technologies Corporation
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