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We have a three-tiered project working with
the local school district and the local water

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authority, the Upper Colorado River Authority,
and the San Angelo Independent School District.

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We work together to design three programs.

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The first program is Art Science Fusion.

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That’s for second graders.

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It’s a multi-visit program where they come
and they look at the collection.

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We choose works that sort of speak to environmental
themes.

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And then they do some science activities focused
on those same things with the Upper Colorado

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River Authority.

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And then they come back to the education studio
and create art projects about those themes.

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The next program that we have is Camp Odyssey.

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That’s for incoming fourth through eight
graders.

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And that’s a summer intensive program where
the students take a journey around San Angelo

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and the surrounding area exploring water.

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Last year we explored just how water travels
through our community all the way from the

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Concho River to our tap when you turn it on
to get your water to take your shower, all

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the way through the treatment plants, things
like that, through farms, the whole process

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of where water goes and how it gets to us.

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And then, this year we’re focusing on water
through time.

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So, we’re looking at how water has sort
of shaped our community, why water’s important

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to where we are, and why San Angelo even is
where it is.

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And that’s largely because of the Concho
River.

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And then, the last program is Aqua Squad.

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And that is another summer intensive program
for seventh and eighth graders.

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It’s a team of ten students who become water
ambassadors for the city.

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And they learn all about water issues, and
then they design educational devices or exhibits

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to educate the public about water.

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This year, we’re going to do a photography
exhibit with them.

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They’ll be photographing, learning about
water issues, and then learning how to present

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these issues to the public and designing their
own exhibitions.

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It’s a great example of authentic interdisciplinary
learning.

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It’s-- if there’s museums who-- if they’re
an art museum, and they have no idea how to

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connect their collection to science, even
though the school district really wants them

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to, our program is a really good one to look
at because if you find a local issue that’s

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important, and then you find an organization
that’s focusing on that local issue and

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kind of work with them, they’ll help you
figure out how your collection can engage

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the community with those issues.

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It’s really fun.

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And it’s been really good for all three
of our institutions that have been involved.

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It’s been good for the school district.

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It’s been good for the museum.

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And it’s been good for the UCRA.

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The UCRA and the museum have had unprecedented
growth in our school programs because of our

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Art Science Fusion program and because of
Aqua Squad and Camp Odyssey.

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People are starting to take notice of our
institutions.

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And they want their kids to come and visit
us.

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So, that’s really good.�