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The MCEC Calendar Sales of this calendar benefit the MCEC Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial NASA Space Camp Scholarship For more information on the MCEC Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial Space Camp Scholarship visit our Web site at:
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Artwork by Isaiah Grade 4 • Wilson Elementary School • Fort Benning, GA • U.S. Army Cover artwork by Neysha Grade 9, Ramey School • Aguadilla, Puerto Rico • U.S. Coast Guard
2013 Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial NASA Space Camp Scholarship Application Application Deadline: March 10, 2013
NASA Space Camp (www.spacecamp.com) is a place of learning where kids come together for a journey they will never forget. For many, it is a life-changing event – helping them make decisions about their educational and vocational careers. This extraordinary adventure teaches our youth about astronauts and space travel… and so much more. They learn leadership and they develop bonds of friendship that can last a lifetime. The Military Child Education Coalition created a Space Camp scholarship program in memory of one of America’s bright young Military Children, Bernard Curtis Brown II. Bernard, the 11 year-old son of Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Bernard Curtis Brown, died tragically on September 11, 2001, when the hijacked airliner on which he was a passenger, crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. At the time, Bernard was on his way to California to represent his school at a National Geographic event. Bernard’s parents agreed to allow the MCEC to honor Bernard’s memory with this scholarship to provide other military-connected children with the opportunity to experience the worlds of science and learning, and share their experiences of service to the nation, as proud members of Military Families.
About Space Camp The Space Camp is a six-day program that shows young men and women firsthand what it takes to be an astronaut. Activities include simulated Space Shuttle missions, training simulators, rocket building and launches, scientific experiments, and lectures of the past, present, and future of space exploration.
Space Camp is offered in Huntsville, Alabama, and takes a unique, fun and hands-on approach to learning outside the classroom – and students leave with a greater appreciation for school and their studies. Each child learns about astronauts and space travel, but they also experience something even more important: developing bonds of friendship. For more detailed information about Space Camp, visit their Web site at <www.spacecamp.com>. Scholarship Information The Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial Space Camp scholarship is funded by the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC). The scholarship covers full tuition to include round trip transportation (from student’s home base to Space Camp), lodging, meals, and program materials. Eligibility Requirements Student applicants must be: • The child of a Military Member on Active Duty or Mobilized Guard or Reserves, Post 9/11 Veteran or • The child of a Military Member who died while serving on Active Duty or Mobilized Guard or Reserve Status and • Enrolled in grades 6 through 9 To Apply Each STUDENT applicant must: o Submit a hand-written essay (written by the student) which includes: Why he or she should be selected, evidence of patriotism, future goals, community service, and “after camp” intentions o Submit two letters of recommendation with contact information (non-family members only) o Complete and submit the official application below, postmarked no later than the deadline of MARCH 10
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Military Child Education Coalition Attn: Space Camp 909 Mountain Lion Circle Harker Heights, TX 76548
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DEON Grade 5, Netzaberg Elementary School • Grafenwoehr, Germany • U.S. Army
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*American Library Association Announces winners – look for list of winners at www.VoicefortheMilitaryChild.org Computer art by Sthephanie, Grade 8 • Ramey School • Aguadilla, Puerto Rico • U.S. Coast Guard Skiers by Chad, Grade 5 • Netzaberg Elementary School • Grafenwoehr, Germany • U.S. Army
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BRODY Grade 9, Discovery Middle School • Madison, AL • U.S. Army
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Welcome Home and Valentine’s art by Isis, Grade 6 • Belle Chasse Academy • Belle Chasse, LA • U.S. Navy
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TIFFANY Grade 7, Ramey School • Aguadilla, Puerto Rico • U.S. Air Force National Guard & Reserve
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MADELAINE Grade 5, Netzaberg Elementary School • Grafenwoehr, Germany • U.S. Army
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Flowers and Balloon by Gabriella, Grade 4 • Stowers Elementary School • Fort Benning, GA • U.S. Army
Globe by Christian, Grade 3 • Swansboro Elementary School • Swansboro, NC • U.S. Marines
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NICHOLE Grade 10, Hohenfels Middle High School • Hohenfels, Germany • U.S. Air Force
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Musicians by Ann, Grade 4 • Swansboro Elementary School • Swansboro, NC • U.S. Marines Armed Forces Day Eagle by Carlo, Grade 10 • Kearny SIB • San Diego, CA • U.S. Navy Memorial Day Eagle by Madyson, Grade 3 • Stowers Elementary School • Fort Benning, GA • U.S. Air Force
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FRANCARLO Grade 11, Ramey School • Aguadilla, Puerto Rico • U.S. Coast Guard
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KELLY Grade 3, Carlisle Barracks Youth Art • Carlisle, PA • U.S. Army National Guard & Reserve
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Military Child Education Coalition Bird art by Keagan, Grade 3 • Stowers Elementary School • Fort Benning, GA • U.S. Army
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JULIA Grade 5, Clarence Galm Elementary School • San Antonio, TX • U.S. Air Force
September 2013 National Literacy Month Read together 20 minutes every day.
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Military Child Education Coalition CFC #10261 Coast Guard Chopper by Kevin, Grade 12 • Ramey School • Aguadilla, Puerto Rico • U.S. Army/DHS Leaves by Jhaiden, Grade 5 • Netzaberg Elementary School • Grafenwoehr, Germany • U.S. Army 1 Reason art by Chandler, Grade 1 • Carolina Forest Elementary School • Jacksonville, NC • U.S. Marines
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TASHIA Grade 11, Hohenfels Middle High School • Hohenfels, Germany • U.S. Army
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Halloween Four Seasons by Olivia, Grade 9 • Hohenfels Middle High School • Hohenfels, Germany • U.S. Army Running and Cheering by Michael, Grade 7 • Carlisle Barracks Youth Art • Carlisle, PA • U.S. National Guard & Reserve
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GABRIANNA Grade 4, Wilson Elementary School • Fort Benning, GA • U.S. Army
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KISSYMARIE Grade 10, Ramey School • Aguadilla, Puerto Rico • U.S. Border Patrol
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New Year’s Eve Holiday art by Hailey, Grade 4 • Wilson Elementary School • Fort Benning, GA • U.S. Army Robed Figure by Rebecca, Grade 3 • Santa Margarita Elementary School • Oceanside, CA • U.S. Marines
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Growing a Community of Support ...for the sake of the child Multiple deployments coupled with extended family separation have strained our military families. With service members engaged on two fronts, the impact on families will be felt for years to come. To help military families and their children thrive in this environment, the Military Child Education Coalition® (MCEC®) has developed evidence-based programs to support military-connected children and youth from pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
The MCEC has identified two critical gap areas in which needs go unmet: 1) Many severely injured veterans receiving treatment in a military hospital or polytrauma center have children who require support. Maintaining a child’s academic requirements while coping with new family stressors and demanding therapy/counseling schedules present challenges. The MCEC proposes to support children of Wounded Warriors by conducting TMAS community events and implementing S2S mentoring programs incommunities surrounding the medical facility. 2) Densely populated areas with large military communities, but no major military installation, result in military-connected youth who are dispersed over several school districts. The Washington, D.C., metro area is a prime example. The MCEC proposes to expand sustainable S2S and JS2S programs in areas meeting these parameters.
We need your help to close the gaps. Your tax deductible donation to the MCEC, a 501 (c)(3) organization, funds student and literacy programs providing vital peer and community support systems. Proceeds will be designated to fund student and literacy initiatives or general student programs.
Did you know?
For More Information and to Donate go to http://www.militarychild.org/partners/growing-a-community-of-support
Over 92¢ of every dollar is reinvested in programs for military children!
Space Camp Winners Most were at the top of their class academically. Most excel in science and math. Many were active in Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts. Some plan to be astronauts. These descriptions are representative of the 15 military-connected youths selected as the 2012 winners of the Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial Space Camp scholarships. These 15 youths bring the total scholarships awarded to 132 from the time the program began in 2002. The first year, there was funding for only one scholarship.
2012 Recipients JAMES ALLERHEILIGEN Montgomery, Alabama U.S. Air Force
JONATHAN BEZY Hanahan, South Carolina U.S. Navy
AUDREY CL ARK Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S. Navy
ISAAC DABKOWSKI
C AROLINE EMERY Annapolis, Maryland U.S. Air Force
AUTUMN HENDERSHOT Dalton, Pennsylvania U.S. Navy Reserve
THOMAS ROUNDS
Military Child Education Coalition
Tinton Falls, New Jersey U.S. Army
Call for the Arts:
CHAYL A SANTIAGO Silver Spring, Maryland U.S. Navy
L AURA KARABASZ
BENJAMIN TEBEEST
Stuttgart, Germany U.S. Army
Brunswick, Maryland National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
C AEHLEN ROBERTS
CHRISTIAN TORRES
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas U.S. Army
Carthage, Texas U.S. Army
Suffolk, Virginia U.S. Navy
NATHAN DYKSTRA
GLILLIAN ROSA-ORAMA
NIKOLOS VANLEER
Valencia, Spain U.S. Army
Carthage, New York U.S. Army
MANY THANKS to the Fluor Corporation
The Art of Being a Military Child
Woodbridge, Virginia U.S. Navy
for being a signature sponsor of the 2012 Space Camp program.
Artwork Submissions may be displayed at the MCEC 15th National Training Seminar, as well as various publications, such as the On the Move magazine. Film Submissions will be considered for the Film Festival at the MCEC 15th National Training Seminar and various prizes are awarded. Writing Submissions [poetry, short stories, essays] may be printed in the MCEC 15th National Training Seminar program, as well as various publications. Open to all military-connected children, kindergarten through high school.
Deadline: postmarked no later than January 25, 2014. For more information and a complete set of rules, please visit www.MilitaryChild.org/child-student/arts.
Contest opens September 2013.
Check out the MCEC Store! The Military Child Education Coalition store has a complete redesign with new items and new features with you in mind... New Growing, Learning, Understanding (GLU) kits Two new GLU kits are available, How to Be a Friend and Seasons of Change. Call now to put in your preorders for these amazing kits that focus on early literacy and concepts such as responsibility, wisdom, and optimism.
More payment options! Purchase orders are now accepted to make ordering easier. You can also pay by check as well as by credit card (Mastercard & Visa)!
Here are just a few of the items you can find at the MCEC Store: Total College Solution DVD-Rom......................................................$15.00 • • • •
Raises SAT and ACT scores and save thousands in college costs. Financial aid, scholarships, grants, athletic programs, work study… everything you need to get into, pay for, and succeed in the college of your choice! Designed for PC and Mac Eight proven college success products in a single DVD-ROM
Military-Connected Students and Public School Attendance Policies Booklet.....$1.50 School attendance is critical. Students without good attendance miss instruction, key concepts, class participation and the ability to ask questions. Learn how school attendance policies impact military-connected students, their families, and ultimately their success in school.
Challenges and Transitions: Deployments, Separations, and School Moves Booklet.......................$2.00
Have a question? Ask Denise! Maybe you can’t decide on what to order? Denise is ready to be your personal shopper! Email her at Denise.Graham@MilitaryChild.org.
To order go to store.MilitaryChild.org
Challenges and transitions are an inherent part of growing up in a military family. This guide features practical information highlighting resilience, planning for school moves, and a special feature for school psychologists.
Back to School: It’s All About Learning Booklet.......................$2.50 A 32-page guide focused on preparing your student for a successful school year. What you need to know about standardized tests, online education, the National Math & Science Initiative, and everyday hints on homework, school supplies, and school routines.
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Mattie, Grade 4 • Pinehurst Elementary School • Pinehurst, NC • U.S. Air Force
10 Ways to Help a Military Child... For the almost 2 million children with a parent or loved one serving today in the United States military, this year may bring a deployment of their parent or loved one, an order to move to a new base across the country, or a life changed forever by injury or death. It is these trying circumstances – in these trying times of extended deployments – that remind us of the sacrifices, bravery and courage of the youngest among us: the military child. What is the most important way each of us can honor those who serve our country so bravely? Make a 12-month effort to keep the spotlight on these amazing children and the loved ones who support them. Here are some ways to do this:
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Share Your Strengths and Resources - Volunteer to share your Web-cam so a military family can see their loved one serving abroad, or use your computer’s scanner to e-mail their drawings and photographs.
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Do Routine Things Routinely - Especially in times of transition and change, children need routine and structure. Maintain their daily routines, and stick to a schedule to ensure balance and comfort in the child’s life.
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Keep Standards High - Military-connected children are kids first and military children second. Offer them the same opportunities as every child and maintain the same high expectations for their success.
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Reach Out - Military-connected children are in every school, every town, and every community, so ask around at your workplace, church, or your local recreation center to find military-connected children and learn how you can help.
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Stay Flexible - Also remember that deployment of a parent or loved one means the family is operating with one less spoke in the wheel. Offer your help instead of criticism if the child is a few minutes late to soccer practice or forgets the juice on snack day.
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Know Your Neighbor - Life gets hectic, but take time to meet the military families in your community and learn their story so you can better understand what they are going through.
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Be a Mentor - Step up to offer support for the child by becoming a part of their daily life, or serving as a positive role model.
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Support the Deployed Troops - Make an effort with military-connected children to reinforce pride in their parent who is serving, and to recognize the nobility of their service. Help the child send a care package to their parent, or help prepare signs for the homecoming celebration!
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Bring Brownies or Offer to Drive to Brownies - Deployment often means the waiting parent becomes a single parent, so help out by offering to carpool to activities, or bring over a home-baked meal or goodies for the family to enjoy. •
Reassure, Encourage, and Praise - Reassure children that they are safe and loved and doing a good job.
Military children are your neighbors and your child’s classmates and playmates. They are the children next to you at religious services each week, and the children you see at school and on the playground every day. For their sacrifices, their honor, and their courage, they deserve the best.
Jean, Grade 12 • Hohenfels Middle High School • Hohenfels, Germany • U.S. Army
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Who has a say in your life but you? In my life, only me! Who gets to say who you are? In my eyes, only me! Who says you have to be? Nobody. You only control you. Why follow when you can lead? Lead you and only you. Why stress, when you can have everlasting happiness? Do whatever it takes to be happy! Who is your hero? For mine is my military hero. What have I learned from him? To be real and be me. The presence of a military hero can change a life. And raise a life, A child, An entire person. For my military child has changed mine!
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ALEXANDRA
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Grade 9 • Kearny School of International Business • San Diego, CA • U.S. Navy
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TRISTEN Grade 9 • Discovery Middle School • Madison, AL • U.S. Army
Do more! Important MCEC Dates to Remember:
…for the sake of the child
“We ask so much of those who serve; we should not also ask that they sacrifice the quality of their children’s education.” -Melinda Gates Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
January 25, 2013 Call for the Arts Entries Due March 10, 2013 Space Camp Applications Due April 2013 Month of the Military Child April 30, 2013 Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award Entries Due July 8-9, 2013 The MCEC 15th National Training Seminar at National Harbor, Maryland September 13, 2013 Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program Applications Due September through December 2013 Contribute to CFC #10261 Make all your communication with the MCEC through email and
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