Release Date: Jun 14, 2006 1:00 AM  

Through Externship Program

Wilmington, Del.–June 14, 2006Delaware educators will spend three days at local businesses throughout the state learning how to bring the business world to the classroom through the Teacher Externship Program. The goal of this cooperative program, which opens the door between business and education, is to better educate teachers about the expectations business professionals have for the future work force. Educators in turn can use this knowledge in preparing their students for careers after school.

The program has grown from five companies and seven educators in 2000 to 36 companies and 71 educators this year. The program will run from June 19 through June 23 and will include companies and educators from every county in Delaware. The 2006 program concludes with a half-day workshop where teachers convene to discuss what they have learned, and how they plan to apply their experiences back into the classroom in the fall.

Participating companies and organizations include:

• Beebe Medical Center
• University of Delaware’s Center for Disabilities Studies
• Christiana Health Care System
• City of Newark
• Columbus Inn
• Conectiv - Pepco Holdings Inc.
• Dart First State
• Delaware Art Museum
• Delaware Biotechnology Institute
• Delaware Emergency Management Agency
• Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
• Delmarva Broadcasting
• Delmarva Online, Inc.
• State of Delaware’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security
• Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families
• Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
• Dover Downs, Inc.
• George & Lynch, Inc.
• Hagley Museum and Library
• Herman Rosenblum, M.D. Child & Adolescent Center
• Honeywell International, Inc.
• ILC – Fredericka, Kirkwood Auto Center, Kraft Foods, Longwood Gardens, Inc.
• Lums Pond Animal Hospital
• Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited
• State of Delaware’s Office of Management & Budget
• Perdue Farms, Inc.
• SC&A Construction, Inc.
• State of Delaware Judiciary
• The Bellmoor Inn
• The News Journal

Educators participating in the externship represent 36 collective elementary, middle, secondary schools from across the state.

The program is a collaborative effort between the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, Delaware Department of Education, the University of Delaware Office for School to Work and the Business/Industry/Education Alliance.

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