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About Community Classroom Consortium
The Community Classroom Consortium (CCC) is a coalition of more than thirty cultural, scientific, natural history, and civic organizations in north Florida and south Georgia that provide educational experiences and resources to the public, especially K–12 teachers and students. CCC was established in 1989 through a grant from the Smithsonian Institution’s “Regional Workshop Program.” In 1995, the Consortium became a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization with bylaws and an elected board of directors.
Vision Statement
The Community Classroom Consortium
- is a forum for community organizations that advances educational goals through collaboration of its individual members;
- encourages synergy between its members and the community;
- provides “hands-on” learning opportunities in a variety of environments to prepare all learners to meet real-world challenges;
- promotes lifelong learning through diverse activities and materials;
- creates a sense of community through networking among member representatives; and
- works in partnership with a variety of educators to provide programs and/or materials that meet or exceed state educational standards.
Mission Statement
The purpose of this liaison is to
- inspire a sense of community;
- provide educational enrichment by offering authentic experiences through collaborative projects, programs, and publications; and
- support and strengthen the educational missions of the members of the community.
Values
Collectively, CCC members value the
- creativity of the members of our consortium;
- diversity within our consortium and the unity we achieve together;
- excellence and high quality of our products;
- support and dedication of the consortium members;
- congeniality that we find in the time we spend together;
- synergy that we create as we work together;
- growth and development of our consortium and the individual members and sites that comprise our organization;
- development of authentic educational experiences for the community at large;
- enthusiasm of the members of our consortium; and
- spirit of cooperation that pervades all we do together.
Non Profit Status
The Community Classroom Consortium is organized within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law. The Consortium will only carry on activities permitted by an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) as noted above.
Projects
Since its formation, CCC has created numerous educational resources and opportunities for the public, many of which continue to be offered. In addition, myriad other programs have been presented through partnerships among Consortium members or partnerships between a CCC organization and a local school.
- Beyond the Blackboard—Initiated in 1991 as “Class Encounters of the Best Kind,” this day-long, professional development workshop for teachers has become one of CCC’s signature programs. Presented triennially, the event includes methods courses, keynote addresses, and a resource fair that highlights member sites.
- Sylvester Davis After-school Support Program—Throughout the school year, CCC members offer weekly educational experiences to youth who participate in an after-school enrichment program at a local community center.
- Teacher Education Grant—Teachers are invited to apply in the fall and spring for grants of up to $400 to fund classroom materials and student or teacher support projects.
- Professional Development—Enhancing members’ knowledge and skills is an important organizational objective. This is accomplished through presentations by experts at the quarterly membership meetings and through special half-day, intensive workshops that focus on specific topics relating to educational issues and pedagogy.
- Silent Auction—In association with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s annual open house, the Consortium conducts a silent auction to raise fund for the Teacher Education Grant.
- Resource Fair—In concert with Beyond the Blackboard and at other events for teachers sponsored by CCC sites, Consortium members staff booths at which they share information and handouts about their educational programs and resources.
- Resource Guide—CCC periodically produces a guide to the programs, resources, and facilities offered by its member sites. The guide is distributed at Beyond the Blackboard and other events for educators.
- Passport to Adventure—Highlighting a different CCC organization on each page, the passport encouraged the public to explore member sites, have their passport stamped, and receive a certificate when five locations had been visited.
- InSite—Intended for classroom teachers, each issue of the InSite newsletter featured information about a CCC member and a lesson plan created by that site’s educators.
- Fun for the Family—During its early years, CCC prepared a weekly news column for the Tallahassee Democrat that presented information about family activities taking place at member sites.
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