Milford School Enters Zombie Apocalypse Project

From Milford Public Schools: Milford School Enters Zombie Apocalypse Project Last fall, the students and staff of West Shore Middle School entered a world where zombies were preparing to take over and their work to overtake them may, ultimately, win the school $60,000 in products from the Follett Corporation. But they will need our help.

Staff members at the school learned of the ‘Follett Challenge’ several months ago and decided to give it a try. The Challenge asked educators to put together a program that involved collaboration across several disciplines and included unique and inventive ways to teach students the 21st century skills they would need in the future. West Shore’s project, Zombie Apocalypse, had students think about the processes and decisions that need to be made in the face of an impending natural disaster. Students were required to conduct research, participate in natural disaster simulations, and even met with Milford city officials to learn real-life decision making techniques used in real-life scenarios, such as Superstorm Sandy. While the onslaught of a zombie revolution was attractive to the middle school age-group, the lessons students learned were far-reaching and impactful.

A video representation of their work was submitted to the Follett Corporation, along with many other required challenge components, and now it’s time for the Milford community to vote. If West Shore receives enough votes and is selected as a finalist, they have the possibility of receiving $60,000 worth of technology, scientific robotics, 3D printers, and lots of other products offered through Follett.

In order to become a finalist, however, people need to go on the video link and vote for West Shore’s submission. A link will be available on the school and district websites on Monday(www.milforded.org). Voting will be open from Monday, Jan. 22nd through Friday, Jan. 26th. Anyone age 13+ may vote once per day during the voting period.

Good luck, West Shore!

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