Eastern Hosts "College Knowledge Days"

Written by Allison Kelly

            Willimantic, CT - On June 3 and 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., more than 1,000 students in grades 5-9 will converge on the campus of Eastern Connecticut State University to participate in "College Knowledge Day." The students will hail from Hartford, Windham, Vernon, Plainfield, Wethersfield, Berlin, Bridgeport, Stamford, Bloomfield, New Britain, Woodstock, Manchester, Hamden, Oakdale, New Haven, East Hartford, Ellington and Norwich.          

            "College Knowledge Day" is designed to inspire students to dream of college and help them plan and prepare for their future careers. The program on June 3 will be geared toward students in grades 5-7, while June 4 will focus on students in grades 8-9.  Students will also be introduced to "KnowHow2Go," a website launched nationally in 2007 by The American Council on Education, Lumina Foundation for Education and the Ad Council. The KnowHow2Go website is designed to help students start to plan and prepare for their postsecondary education.