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Middlesex and Camp Meade receive grant to create river overlooks on the Winooski Camp Meade and the town of Middlesex are partnering to implement a $20,000 Better Places grant to develop scenic overlooks along a planned river walk on the Winooski on land owned by Camp Meade’s parent company Planetary Matters. The Vermont Community Foundation (VCF), the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and the Better Places partners awarded the grants to help communities reimagine and reopen public spaces and to help with placemaking. Russ Bennett, one of the three Planetary Matters pa...

Why Art and Design Is Just As Important as Science and Math  The change from STEM to STEAM (Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering and Math) focussed education is a development that recognizes the relationship between the arts and the sciences. Forbes highlight the importance of the inclusion of the Arts in supporting the 4th industrial revolution – preparing students for future jobs that may not even be recognized or available at the current time. So what part should art and design play in education, and how can learners be encouraged to embrace this?  What are The Arts anyway?  ‘...

Image zoom Credit: Getty Images Riley, a 15-year-old girl from Texas, has never uttered a word—but that doesn't mean she can't express herself. Diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a type of epilepsy, tuberous sclerosis complex, a genetic disease that causes tumors to grow, and severe cognitive impairment, the nonverbal teen inspired a new website that's giving a voice to those who can't communicate with words. “It’s not easy getting to know someone who can’t talk," Riley's dad has said. "You slow down. I...