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                Nosay Road South Mills, NC 27976 
                Rev. Joseph Thompson Sr., Pastor Karen 
                McPherson, Director 
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                             NASA 
                              Center Tour 
                              16 July, 2001 
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                            Door Christian Fellowship Community Center is a non-profit 
                            public organization that offers technology courses 
                            in computers, tutoring in science and math, and educational 
                            youth outings. The church's heritage provides a rich 
                            background for serving an increasingly multicultural 
                            community. The community center provides a challenging 
                            and supportive environment that prepares people of 
                            all ages for knowledgeable, responsible participation 
                            and leadership in an ever changing, technologically 
                            advanced society. Through it's teaching and community 
                            outreach, the center seeks to identify and address 
                            the needs of our rural coastal community. | 
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                          Goal: 
                            To converge all resources that are 
                            designed to support technology education into a focused 
                            program that advances and continually improves the 
                            educational program in technology for all citizens 
                            of Camden and Pasquotank counties. 
                            Objectives: 
                            1. An enhancement and an expansion of our current 
                            computer resources, including hardware and software. 
                            2. To establish reductions in the achievement disparities 
                            among students that can be attributed to socioeconomic 
                            status, race and gender by offering resume preparation 
                            classes and interview techniques workshops. | 
                         
                         
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                          Goal: 
                            To Implement a program that significantly 
                            enhances student achievement through tutoring. 
                            Objectives: 
                            1. To create learning centers. Creation of learning 
                            centers for extended academic activities after regular 
                            school hours. Strategies to provide supplemental after 
                            school academic activities to enhance mathematics, 
                            science, and technology education, and will encourage 
                            community and parental participation. In addition, 
                            summer programs for youth that will concentrate on 
                            career explorations , communication skills, and aviation. 
                            2. Specifically, the program will assist students 
                            in building self-esteem/confidence in their academic 
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                             Goal: 
                              To implement a program that exposes 
                              the youth to advancements and discoveries of the 
                              world. 
                              Objective: 
                              1. Throughout the years, we will sponsor a number 
                              of enrichment activities, which have proven to be 
                              beneficial to the youth of the community. 
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                            Network 
                              Resources and Training Site 
                              Box 672 ECSU 1704 Weeksville Road Elizabeth City 
                              State University 
                              Elizabeth City, NC 27909 
                              252.335.3696 vox 252.335.3790 
                              fax
                              http://nia.ecsu.edu/nrts/
                              Sponsored 
                              by the MU-SPIN Office of Goddard Space Flight Center 
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