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• Give courses for adults seeking to upgrade their current job skills and improve their economic situation.
• Provide personal enrichment for lifelong learners.
The survey replies “will guide our direction and help determine which subject areas have the greatest demand,” Ms. Marshall noted.
The survey sheets will be distributed through the public schools, Wakefield School, the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community, churches, civic groups and clubs. In addition, the questionnaires will be available in local stores and post offices.
And while REAP’s volunteers are tabulating the responses, efforts to broaden the educational offerings are already under way. As adjunct faculty for Lord Fairfax, instructors are limited to teaching courses offered in two-year colleges. “So we plan to meet with Dr. Ludwick’s counterpart at James Madison University to learn how we can get fouryear and graduate-level faculty approved,” Dr. Horton reported.
In addition, REAP will work with the extension service to explore possibilities for tapping into VPI’s continuing education programs, she said.
The Education Action Project will also coordinate with Rappahannock’s Literacy Volunteers on teaching reading and helping local people prepare for GED tests and with the Child Care and Learning Center on providing classes to meet the new mandate for day-care staff training in early childhood education.
“We’ve already found substantial support, and we’re looking for more,” said Dr. Horton, issuing an open invitation to those interested in bringing higher education to Rappahannock to attend the regular meetings of REAP, held the third Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. in the Middle Street Gallery in Washington.
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