Dig Deeper

Be sure to consider whether you have an important broader audience. Our cases show some interesting examples. Click the Cases tab at the top of the main screen to see a particular case mentioned here.

Some programs are small—in scope or in size. Poetry Express involved a poetry slam in one middle school, but an enthusiastic partner was the county’s 4-H Extension Agent who used the program to strengthen on-going cooperation with the school.

Some programs have important ties to university departments. The Peabody Museum’s Biodiversity program connects middle-school teachers with Yale University’s School of Medicine and School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Corinth University Library’s Native American Preservation Internships draws on resources of the Native American Studies program.

Some programs have distribution beyond their local target audience as an aim. The Maps for Adventure of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has as a major aim the creation of a successful traveling exhibit. The Missouri Historical Society’s program Reading Bias, Writing Tolerance includes the Missouri Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a pioneer in creating programs to sensitize children to discrimination, and the ADL will want to adapt the program for nationwide use if successful in Missouri.