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Mission
The Knowledge Center, Inc. is a nonprofit organization. The
purposes of the corporation are to provide supplemental
educational opportunities for children (students) and teachers in
the visual arts, performing arts, specific content areas
(geography, history, science, math, English/language arts), and
leadership through the dissemination of knowledge by means of
classes, seminars, lectures, exhibits, publications, and special
presentations.
The Knowledge Center,
Inc. is an outgrowth of the former Texas Core Knowledge Center,
which provided support to area schools. The regional center was
established in August 2000 as a partnership between Lubbock
Christian University, the Lubbock Independent District, and the
Core Knowledge Foundation.
The regional center was established to provide support for new
Core Knowledge schools and to enhance the quality of existing Core
Knowledge schools in the area. As the National Core Knowledge
Coordinator of West Texas, Dr. Sam Ayers provides schools in the
Lubbock area with professional development opportunities,
educational programs to enhance classroom instruction, and
instructional materials including lesson plans and nonfiction
books.
On September 11, 2004,
The Knowledge Center, Inc was organized as a nonprofit 501(c)(3)
organization designed to provide support to area schools-students,
teachers, and administrators. Dr. Sam Ayers, executive director,
was charged with responsibility for organizing and developing
educational programs, instructional materials, and relevant
professional development.
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