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A likeness of Michelangelo’s “Il Pensieroso,” more commonly known as “The Thinker,” at Haverhill High School. (WHAV News file photograph.)
Haverhill schools scored more than $100,000 in grants from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, while Merrimack College took away $375,000 as part of a program to strengthen the state’s life sciences talent pipeline and prepare students for careers in the life sciences.
Haverhill Public Schools was awarded $81,823 in the category of Elementary and Secondary Education Grants and $25,164 in Out-of-School Time Grants. Merrimack College in North Andover received $375,000 in Post-secondary Education and Training Grants.
“The life sciences are foundational to Massachusetts’ economy, and maintaining our leadership in this ecosystem depends on building a strong, skilled workforce,” said Economic Development Secretary Eric Paley, co-chair of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center board of directors. “These investments strengthen the connection between education and industry, ensuring residents across the Commonwealth have the opportunities and resources they need to pursue rewarding careers while helping Massachusetts life sciences companies meet the workforce demands required to drive the next generation of groundbreaking discoveries.”
Haverhill’s Elementary and Secondary Education Grant was among 23 totaling more than $2.4 million to provide hands-on/applied learning for students in grades three to 12 while supporting professional development for approximately 680 teachers. The money enables the purchase of life sciences equipment, materials, supplies and technology that strengthen classroom instruction, build technical skills and increase student awareness of career opportunities in the life sciences.
In addition, the Out-of-School Time grant is geared to provide life sciences programming beyond the traditional school day. It aims to help kindergarten through 12th grade students in “under-resourced” communities build upon classroom learning through hands-on educational experiences, build technical and professional skills, engage with state-of-the-art life sciences tools and technologies and explore career opportunities in the industry.
Merrimack College’s award is designed to support purchase and installation of laboratory equipment, materials, supplies, technology and facility improvements that strengthen workforce training programs and prepare students for high-demand careers in the life sciences.
Statewide, $12.3 million was distributed through the Center’s Education and Workforce Development Grant Program. There were 68 grants to support more than 400 public schools, colleges and nonprofit organizations.
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