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BLOOMFIELD EARLY LEARNING CENTER AWARDED TECHNOLOGY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP
Dawn Whalen of Connecticut Receives AwardCOMPUTER EXPLORERS (CE), an international company dedicated to children’s technology education, presented Dawn Whalen with its Edward Seeberg Memorial Scholarship to benefit families of the Bloomfield Connecticut community.
The Edward Seeberg Memorial Scholarship was initiated in 1994 in honor of Founder Karen Marshall’s father, a successful entrepreneur and early COMPUTER EXPLORERS supporter. Each year franchisees present proposals to help underwrite worthy causes that relate to providing technology education services. Bloomfield Early Learning Center (BELC) was selected for funding this year.
BELC has provided quality childcare and early childhood education programming to Bloomfield families for over 36 years. Grants from the State of Connecticut allow BELC to base fees for income eligible families on family-size and gross income making the program affordable to low and moderate income families. BELC operates year-round from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm.
Whalen has been delivering instruction via uniquely trained technology teachers in preschools, elementary schools and community sites in Hartford County since 2005. “I believe that computers and technology peripherals should be used as learning tools. Technology skills are fundamental in ensuring children’s future success; the employment of active discovery learning in the COMPUTER EXPLORERS program is an exciting way to build enthusiasm for using technology in creative ways” said Whalen.
A former computer training professional with over 10 years experience in technology training, human resources, curriculum design and business management. Whalen has a B.S. degree in Health Care Administration from Quinnipiac University and a M.A. degree in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University. In addition, having two young children of her own as well as her desire to build a future for her family in Connecticut, Whalen’s passion for education and love of technology prompted her to purchase the COMPUTER EXPLORERS business. “It is important to me and the director of BELC and is in line with the continued NAYEC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accreditation that this program is available to all children regardless of income status” concludes Whalen.
Whalen will present the Scholarship Award to BELC on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 10:00am at the Bloomfield Early Learning Center, 73 Rockwell Ave, Bloomfield, CT. Among the invitees will be the BELC Board of Directors, Bloomfield First Selectman, Bloomfield Public Schools Superintendent, Board of Education Members, as well as the teachers and students of BELC.
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