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*History of Hive Learning Networks | '''*History of Hive Learning Networks''' | ||
The first Hive Learning Network was created in New York City in 2007, with support from the MacArthur Foundation’s digital media and learning initiative. It included a network of civic and cultural organizations that created a platform to help youth explore their own interests while tapping the insights and mentoring of the city’s leading scientists, designers, and artists. In 2009, the Chicago Network was formed, also with MacArthur support. | The first Hive Learning Network was created in New York City in 2007, with support from the MacArthur Foundation’s digital media and learning initiative. It included a network of civic and cultural organizations that created a platform to help youth explore their own interests while tapping the insights and mentoring of the city’s leading scientists, designers, and artists. In 2009, the Chicago Network was formed, also with MacArthur support. | ||
These first two locations were designed to test the concept that museums, libraries, afterschool programs, community centers, schools, online communities, and other learning spaces could work together in new ways to allow young people to move seamlessly from one institution to the next, creating multiple entry points and pathways to learning. | These first two locations were designed to test the concept that museums, libraries, afterschool programs, community centers, schools, online communities, and other learning spaces could work together in new ways to allow young people to move seamlessly from one institution to the next, creating multiple entry points and pathways to learning. | ||