NNPS partners with Riverside Health for student healthcare training
Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) signed a partnership with Riverside College of Health Sciences (RCHS) to enhance career pathways for students at the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy (GHSA) at Warwick High School.
Through the Riverside partnership, GHSA students will benefit from specialized clinical education support provided by RCHS faculty and gain access to meaningful clinical experiences. This collaboration enhances the rigorous academic curriculum offered by GHSA and provides students with invaluable exposure to real-world healthcare environments, preparing them for successful careers in the health care field, according to Riverside.
Riverside will provide professionals from nursing and allied health disciplines to guest lecture in classrooms as well as simulation lab settings, programmed visits to Riverside’s multiple high-tech simulated patient care labs and preferred admissions for GHSA graduates into RCHS undergraduate programs.
Partners award $500,000 to Newport News Education Foundation
BayPort Credit Union, Ferguson, Newport News Shipbuilding and Virginia Natural Gas awarded a $500,000 grant to the Newport News Education Foundation.
The companies established a community partnership to fund the three-year $500,000 grant called Accelerating Change Together (ACT). The grant aims to invest in the Hampton Roads nonprofit community, build upon education and develop a skilled workforce to benefit the nation.
NNPS will use the funds to support its New Teacher Institute.
“BayPort Credit Union, Ferguson, Newport News Shipbuilding and Virginia Natural Gas understand that by addressing the education and workforce gaps now, we can contribute to the growth and stability of our community for today and for tomorrow,” said BayPort President/CEO Jim Mears.
Students design mazes for laser beams at Engineering Design Challenge
In December, fifth graders representing each elementary school competed in the first NNPS Engineering Design Challenge of this school year.
At these competitions, students do not know what the challenge is until it is given to them with the materials needed to plan and design a real-world task in the allotted time period. MAZE Craze was the theme of the problem they were presented to solve.
Working in groups, students were tasked with the problem and career focus of working as laser optical engineers in training to design and construct a maze that directed a laser beam to a specific target. The challenge encouraged students to collaboratively apply engineering design practices, problem-solving in a real context and future-ready skills, along with other STEM skills.
Jefferson Lab served as community partner for the event. Knollwood Meadows Elementary School placed first, with An Achievable Dream Academy taking second place and a third-place tie occurring between Greenwood and Saunders elementary schools.
