More than 1,000 students from Indiana Area School District participated in its Hope Moonshot Day.Image: IASD
Messages of hope from students in 30 countries launch the Hope Moonshot
February 22, 2021
PITTSBURGH The Readiness Institute (RI) at Penn State, a Penn State Outreach service, is embarking on a mission to foster hope among people around the world with its launch of the Hope Moonshot program. More than 30 countries have submitted hopes so far and for one area school district, it means all students on board.
More than 1,000 students from Indiana Area School District (IASD) participated in its Hope Moonshot Day, a district-wide effort to give all students a chance to share their hopes and dreams for the future. Elizabeth Woods, elementary gifted support teacher for IASD and member of the PA STEM Coalition, said she learned about the Hope Moonshot project through a statewide STEM Ecosystem and shared the details with her colleagues including David Sheeran, a fourth and fifth
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December 17, 2020
PITTSBURGH The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered unprecedented challenges to students, parents and educators in 2020. Millions of students are attending classes remotely while families are often balancing work responsibilities with keeping their children on track with their studies. Teachers are working to provide meaningful class instruction in safe and engaging ways. Despite these efforts, the data shows that some students are struggling with grades, anxiety and depression. All the while, they hear that COVID-19 death rates continue to climb, Americans are lining up for food donations, unemployment is high, and politics remain divided.
As 2020 comes to an end, it appears we could all use a little hope.