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Issue: 1007 Date: 12/10/2009
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2010人口普查進入校區宣導
鼓勵學童參與人口統計 暸解民主制度
Congressman Clay, Census Bureau Director and Local Students
Launch National "Census in Schools" Initiative to Improve 2010 Census Count
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| 眾議員Lacy Clay在Gateway小學向學生們說明人口普查2010的重要性 |
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【時報訊】即將進入2010年新年之12月1日中午11時，美國人口普查局局長Robert Groves博士，聖路易國會眾議員Lacy Clay，聖路易市市長Francis Slay、聖路易公立學校總監Kelvin Adams博士共同在聖路易市Gatway Math & Science Elementary School主持「人口普查在學校」宣導活動，鼓勵學童參與人口普查統計，暸解憲法民主運作制度，進而關心自身和社區權益，協助家人填寫人口普查表，確實統計人口數目。人口普查局局長Grove博士說，「孩子們還不能投票，但人口普查能使得孩子們確實參與民主制度，實際反應人口數目。」
12月1日的「人口普查在學校」活動係由眾議員Lacy Clay發起，這是一項全國性的人口普查宣導活動，聖路易Gateway小學是全美五個被選中的城市小學之一。眾議員Clay向班上的小朋友說，「你們每一個人和你們家庭的每一個人在未來十年裡，每一個人可以為聖路易的發展等值一萬二千元」，這是根據聯邦經費預算及人口數字而作出之估計，可見每一個人口數字對聖路易地區未來十年發展的重要性。
聖路易公立學校學區總監Adams博士亦表示，人口普查進入學校，不但有助學童學習人口普查，更是對社區一項有價值的教育課程，經由學童學習過程直接影響每一位學童的家庭，普及深入到社區各角落。
市長Francis Slay很高興人口普查局局長Groves博士能親自來到聖路易。正確的人口數字對每一個城市都十分重要，如果人口總數不正確，聖路易在未來十年都會損失聯邦各項經費，阻礙城市的發展和建設。
「人口普查在學校」，還有一項任務就是孩子回家能夠讓家中不會說英文的親人暸解到人口普查的重要，透過在學校的教育、講解和示範，孩子可以在家中扮演催化的角色，正確回報家庭人口數字，這個人口數字會影響聯邦政府每年超過4千億預算之分配。
有關「人口普查在學校」之各項宣導、教育資料可上網www.census.gov/school查詢及下載使用。
Congressman Clay, Census Bureau Director and Local StudentsLaunch National "Census in Schools" Initiative to Improve 2010 Census Count
St. Louis- Just a month before ringing in the New Year, the students of Gateway Math & Science Elementary School are already looking to the future with a national launch of the 2010 Census in Schools initiative in St. Louis. Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay, Superintendant Kelvin Adams, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves today launched Missouri's statewide portion of the nationwide 2010 Census in Schools program. This vital initiative helps local school districts educate young people about the roots of the census in the U.S. Constitution and the impact of the 2010 Census count on their communities.
Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay said "Gateway Elementary is a fantastic school and that's why we've come here to kick off the Census in Schools program. Each of you, in this room, and everyone who lives at your house, is worth twelve thousand dollars for St. Louis over the next ten years. And we need your help. All you have to do is make sure that your family completes and mails back their Census form."As the students of Gateway Elementary took part in one of the census lessons plans Census Director Dr. Robert Groves said "The Census in Schools program offers creative ways for students of all ages to think about their community and how this important constitutional responsibility can impact it," Groves said. "Kids cannot vote but the census offers a real way they can actively participate in our democracy. We hope schools will find some useful ideas to supplement their regular curricula."
St. Louis Superintendant Dr. Kelvin Adams said the Census in the Schools initiative teaches both children and the community valuable lessons. "On behalf of the St. Louis Public Schools, I would like to thank Congressman Clay and the U.S. Census Bureau Director, Dr. Robert Groves, for choosing Gateway Elementary as one of five sites nationally to kick-off the Census in Schools Program. The census is an important civics lesson for our students, and we will highlight this learning opportunity through the winter and spring in conjunction with our nation's focus on the census."
Area leaders said this visit and this kickoff draw attention to the opportunity the census presents in helping communities. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said "I'm glad Dr. Groves came to St. Louis. Few things are more important to America's cities than an accurate count; and almost nothing is more difficult to accomplish. His visit draws attention to the high stakes. St. Louis could lose ten years of federal funding for every resident who doesn't get a Census form or doesn't return it."
Scholastic Inc. - a global children's publishing, education and media company - has worked with the Census Bureau to develop the standards-specific supplementary education materials, which are being provided to all 118,000 schools nationwide. It is expected that schools will decide on their own whether to include the material as part of their standard curriculum.
The Census in Schools materials are available free online at for educators, students, parents, home-schoolers and the public. Teachers can use the lesson plans - as they are or adapted as needed - to teach a host of topics including mapping, math concepts, data literacy and civics.
For students who come from homes where English may be a second language or where there's a low level of information about the decennial count, the Census in Schools program represents an opportunity for students to teach their parents about the importance of participating in this national, civic exercise and the central role it plays in the annual allocation of more than $400 billion of government funding.
Available resources online include:* Lessons Plans: Materials will feature skill-building activities in map literacy, graphing, reading and civic responsibility.* Teaching Ideas: Provides ways teachers can incorporate census information into the classroom.* Facts for Features: A compilation of facts about special days, including anniversaries and observances such as Women's History Month, Cinco de Mayo, Back to School and more.* Broadcast, Photo and Radio Services: Easy-to-access research opportunities include photos and videos.* Quick Facts: Quick, easy access to facts for students and teachers to learn about people, business and geography for the nation or states, counties or large cities.* Maps: Teachers can print and post maps in their classroom enabling students to closely study real-world census data and graphically see the demographics and population distribution of the United States.
Home schools can access the same materials online at .For more information about the Census in Schools program or to learn about how to participate, visit .
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| 人口普查局局長Robert Groves博士親自教同學們什麼是人口普查 |
Gateway小學學童們高興的拿著人口普查資料袋 |
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