~Press Release from the Center for American Values
Pueblo, Colo., Home of Heroes (Sept. 11, 2015) – The Center for American Values located in Pueblo, Colorado will bring its Mobile Learning Lab to Raton from October 19th to October 30th. The Mobile Learning Lab will be located at Russell Marcy Academy Campus from October 19th to October 23rd and then will relocate to Raton High School beginning October 26th to October 30th. The Center will deliver lessons to 675 third through 12th grade students in the Raton School District.
On Monday, October 19th, the Center will host a reception at 5:00pm in the Mobile Learning Lab for school administrators, educators, and community members to get a preview of the programming that will be offered and to learn more about the Center.
Joe “Joey” Aldaz, Executive Director and 1979 Raton High School graduate commented, “It’s an honor and privilege to be in the position to give back to my hometown which gave so much to me by offering free character education to the youth of Raton.”
The Center for American Values deployed its Mobile Learning Lab in the summer of 2014 allowing the center to bring its Honor, Integrity and Patriotism educational programs to communities throughout the nation. The Mobile Learning Lab delivers character education and leadership development programs in a 600 square foot climate-controlled classroom with a seating capacity of up to 50 students. The curriculum includes Remember 9/11, Anti-Bullying, Teamwork and Team Building the Medal of Honor, and Code of the West.
The visionary and co-founder for the Center for American Values is Pueblo’s own Medal of Honor recipient Drew Dix. It was Dix’s deep commitment to America that the Center’s mission was born. The mission stems from his personal desire for all generations to understand and never lose sight of sacrifices made by civilians and veterans alike to elevate America as the greatest Country in the world. The Center’s Mobile Learning Lab is an extension of Dix’s vision to ensure youth across America have the unique opportunity to receive instruction on American values, character and leadership.
“Nothing is more noble, more revered or more needed than to show what lengths Americans will go to preserve its most cherished values.” said co-founder Drew Dix.
About the Center for American Values
The Center for American Values is located on the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk in Pueblo, Colorado at 101 South Main. The Center is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization formed in 2010 for charitable and educational purposes. The Center’s founders identified the need for a national initiative to recognize and preserve the values on which our great country was founded and, as a result, have developed several Character and Leadership Development programs designed to help foster and promote these important ideals.
Center for American Values
Riverwalk Suite 100
Pueblo, CO 81003
719-543-9502
www.americanvaluescenter.org
