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Shenandoah GYSTC Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center |
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Newnan, GA 30265 |
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History of the GYSTC Shenandoah GYSTC is the oldest regional branch of a statewide network of 14 Georgia Youth Science & Technology Centers. This concept of regional science and technology training centers originated at Southern Polytechnic State University in 1989. The Shenandoah GYSTC opened in Newnan in the fall of 1990, hosted by Georgia Power Company at their newly created Shenandoah Environment & Education Center.The new facility provided housing for three educational endeavors---Georgia Power Educational Services, which provided hands-on science fieldtrips for students K-8; Shenandoah GYSTC, which provided teacher training in science and technology; and a Newnan branch of the State University of West Georgia, which provided undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education courses for college students and other adults. When Georgia Power Company left the facility and moved their educational services personnel back to Atlanta, GYSTC took over the administration of the student fieldtrip program. Shenandoah GYSTC is still housed in this facility, which is operated by the State University of West Georgia. Shenandoah GYSTC serves 15,000 students, pre-K through grade 6, each year with the student fieldtrips, science camps, and family science nights and continues to provide staff development opportunities to hundreds of teachers each year in workshops and courses. Shenandoah GYSTC is comprised of four member school systems—Coweta, Harris, Heard, and Meriwether counties, but is also available to serve other schools, both public and private, when the schedule allows. Its staff consists of a full time director and assistant director and six part-time instructors. The staff works closely with a local board of directors, comprised of school system superintendents and curriculum personnel, business/industry representatives, and government leaders. The center is funded by the four member school systems, business/industry donations, and some matching funds from the state of Georgia. |
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