Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence: Great Lakes

Project Intersect Begins in Cloquet School District 94 and Fond du Lac Ojibwe School

We are excited to announce a new project called Project Intersect that your child will have the opportunity to participate in this year! Your child’s teacher volunteered to be involved in the project and learn new strategies to add to your child’s overall learning experience.

Project Intersect is a new federally funded project for selected teachers and students in grades 1-8 in the Cloquet School District 94 and Fond du Lac Ojibwe School. The project is designed to increase students’ interest, understanding, enthusiasm, and performance in standards-based art education, language arts, mathematics, and science. Your child’s teacher, along with other teachers in these two districts, completed training last summer to integrate American Indian arts and cultural activities into language arts, math, and science education.

Teachers will partner with local American Indian artists to create a learning environment where your child will not only gain basic skills but will also learn more about Ojibwe culture. We invite and encourage you to participate in any activities throughout the year.

If you have any questions about the project, please contact me or the Project Director, Connie Hyde at 218-879-3393, extension 1205, e-mail: chyde@cloquet.k12.mn.us.