PROVIDENCE – Twenty-one students in Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter High School have presented final projects as part of a cohort of the Data Navigators 2.0 course.
According to a news release, the group received graduation certificates and will get high school credits for the course, eligible for college credit at Roger Williams University if they enroll.
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With projects focused on health care, the students learned how to develop a research question, find and clean a data set in Microsoft Excel, and how to visualize that data in Tableau software. Project topics included lead in school water and diabetes rates.
“Through Teen Squad programs [such as] Data Navigators 2.0, the library seeks to provide opportunities for teens to acquire the education and skills they need to discover their interests and passions and … succeed in higher education and the workforce,” said Karisa Tashjian, Providence Public Library education director, in a statement.
The Wells Fargo Foundation recently gave the program a renewal grant of $10,000.
Susan Shalhoub is a PBN contributing writer.
