Community Outreach Initiatives
Throughout the years, students of the Quantum Leap Exhibit Program have been encouraged to let their voices be heard, to participate in local and community issues, and to contribute to the education of others. Our students have hosted dozens of events and exhibits, but they have also done more. Below, are some of the Community Outreach Projects that they have worked on.
Youth Leadership Projects (also known as the "Defenders of Bennington Projects"):
· Response Letter to a March 05, 2014 New York Times Article (a group writing project)
· Response Video to the March 05, 2014 New York Times Article (a rap project)
· Response Video to the July , 2014 Fox News Segment (a journalism project)
· Moving Bennington Forward Project (a series of nine community discussion forums, hosted by students)
· Dear All (a letter to our community)
Water Project
· PFOA Factsheet (a research-based factsheet written by a student)
· Watershed Factsheet (a research-based factsheet written by two students)
School-Wide Improvement Surveys (a set of data collection projects):
Where I Stand Project: Understanding the Political Spectrum by Issue
The Teen Brain Flyer: Essential Facts
Mosaic Projects:
· 911 Memorial Mosaic
· Diversity Project for the Race to End Racism
· First Fridays at the Downtown Bennington Welcome Center
· Fiddlehead at Four Corners
Presenting at the Rowland Foundation’s Conference Workshop for Educators
Community Issues Projects (a collection of reflective research papers):
· Marketing and Leadership in Our Small Town of Bennington Vermont
· A Trend Toward Corporately Owned Businesses
· Education, Drop-Out, and Retention in Mount Anthony Union High School
· Family Portraits in Bennington Vermont
· From Post-Industrialization to a New Economy
· The Impact of Perceived Drug Use and Actual Drug Use in Bennington Vermont
· Lack of Jobs and Opportunities in Bennington Vermont
· The Perceived Value of Education
· Stress in the Economy Equals Stress in Bennington
· The Growing Culture of Disrespect in American Youth
· We Need More Community Supported Agriculture
· Promoting Local Action Begins with Education
· School and Community Partnerships for Community Improvement and Beautification
· Our Community and Our Teachers
· When Corporations Dominate the Economy of a Town
· Youth and Their Access to Environmental Resources