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2040 Strategic pIllar — Perpetuate a learning environment
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Importance of a Learning Environment
Increasingly the developed world is moving to skill-based employment. The intense focus of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is preparing the students of today to be successful in the jobs of tomorrow. The Community Profile and Benchmark Analysis, November 2018, highlighted the well-educated nature of thecommunity, and the concentration of professional and technical skills and expertise. During the engagement sessions, the importance of an educational culture was reaffirmed. Coppell is a community that learns; and wants to learn. Perpetuating a learning environment across all ages, and across diverse topics, will help Coppell retain the intellectually curious and thoughtful persona it desires. There is strong community desire to see the continued collaboration and partnerships between existing educational institutions and businesses.
2040 Goals and Action Steps:
Diversify learning and enrichment opportunities available in Coppell
- Create a Coppell Lecture Series at the Art Center where experts give monthly lectures to residents on various relevant topics.
- Launch recreational programs for multiple generations (sports leagues, classes in parks).
- Launch career development and retraining programs for all stages of careers.
- Partner with existing institutions, to provide new programs of public interest. For example, this could include DIY home repair classes at Northlake College.
Promote a knowledge-sharing environment
- Use technology to connect residents, and to stimulate creative discussion and community ‘problem-solving’.
- Create a one-stop shop for information.
- Set up a ‘Walk with the Mayor’ monthly series where the Mayor takes questions from residents over a brisk and refreshing walk at a different location in the City each month.
Build a lifelong learning environment for Coppell
- Launch Programs that attract and retain residents of all ages such as a library story time for kids that coincides with adult activities.
- Promote multigenerational learning opportunities throughout the community such as senior tutors at the Library or community garden classes.
- Expand opportunities for cultural and educational training programs open to the community through organizations such as the Library, Arts Center, and other City facilities and partnerships.
- Create opportunities for mentoring.
Establish Coppell as a ‘laboratory of learning’
- Increase opportunities for targeted online learning, with the intention of fostering a learning and innovation culture within Coppell.
- Partner K-12 schools with local industry to address the ‘future-ready’ needs for all students in Coppell.
- Emphasize community education as a way to connect and continue learning.