GeoMentor Case Study:
Lauren Sinclair
By Lauren Sinclair; GeoMentor/Educator in Portland, Oregon
How might your career or understanding of the world be different if you had learned GIS skills in middle school? Thanks to support from PSU professors David Banis and Dr. Hunter Shobe, an International Baccalaureate middle school in Portland’s west hills is being given the chance to find out.
The French American International School is nestled on the western edge of Forest Park, just below the crest of iconic Skyline Boulevard. Visit campus on a Wednesday and you’ll likely see 6th or 8th graders wandering around in small groups with smartphones in hand. They’re using ESRI’s Collector app to create novel maps of their school campus that contribute to their school’s community.
