How Louisiana's TIMED Program is "Driving Discovery"
Last Thursday the Huey P. Long public outreach office met with 100 third and fourth grade students at Live Oak Manor Elementary School in Waggaman, La. to kick off the TIMED to Learn program. Designed to interest elementary students in the fields of construction, transportation and engineering, TIMED to Learn will teach children across the state about the TIMED projects in their communities – like the Huey P. Long Bridge Widening Project.
Thursday’s event kicked off the year-long program. Students dressed in hard hats and special t-shirts played construction-themed games, participated in educational activities and touched materials being used to widen the bridge. From the looks on the students’ faces, they had a great time. It was fun watching their eyes light up when they knew the answer to a question. Even more than that, it was rewarding to see them process the information we were giving to them and turn around and ask intelligent questions of us.
As they were leaving, we gave each student a goodie bag filled with educational activities, fun games and little prizes. They were thrilled. In fact, some of them couldn’t stop thanking us.
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Students at Live Oak Manor Elementary School received goodie bags and hard hats after participating in the TIMED to Learn program.
Senior inspector Mike Neyman explained how various construction materials are used to widen the 72-year old Huey P. Long Bridge.
Students participated in several hands-on activities and games, including a word search using construction vocabulary terms.
I truly enjoyed the visit and I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the program come to life. This spring, we’ll continue going to elementary schools in the New Orleans area to educate students about the Huey P. Long Bridge Widening Project. And during the fall, the program will launch statewide with the information presented customized to each school is near and nearby TIMED routes.
Participating teachers will be provided with an information packet prior to each visit with lesson plan ideas and information to supplement their social studies, science and language arts classes. The activities and information help prepare students for the visit and reinforce TIMED to Learn topics.
For more information, or to request a TIMED to Learn classroom visit, email me at Meghan.Legaux@latimedmgrs.com or call our public outreach line at 504-731-4200.
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