• Goals:
  The Surround Learning Center (SLC) functions as an integral part of the total educational program at Magnificat High School. Our purpose is to provide tools, resources and professional support through specific and emerging technologies in a way that stimulates problem-solving, critical/creative thinking, collaboration, communication and life-long learning. We support the implementation of the curriculum and its foundational principles, global orientation, the needs and interests of all students, and learning experiences that provide college readiness in research, media, and communication. Our name indicates our essential connection with the Surround Learning Project and our pivotal role in linking the acquisition of information, its effective communication through various media, and the creation of new knowledge.
  
  
• What We Provide:
  

Print Resources 5000+ volumes of books 16 magazine titles 4 newspapers (Plain Dealer, Sun Sentinel, Sun Post Herald, and West Shore Sun) Numerous dictionary and encyclopedia sets 4 printer stations

Electronic Resources 3 eReaders (Nooks) Access to 7 public library catalogs 6000 full-text magazine titles Electronic version of the Plain Dealer Gale virtual reference library Infohio electronic resources Facts on file online 17 desktop computers 30 laptop computers 30 netbooks Wireless internet access Distance learning equipment for connections to people and places outside of our school building



• When:
  Open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  
  
• Links:
  www.infohio.org
  www.surroundlearning.wordpress.com
  http://galesites.com/k12/magnificat/?loc=magnificat
  
  
• Contact Information:
  
  
  Director of Educational Technologies
  Mrs. Valerie Yarmesch
  vyarmesch@magnificaths.org
  B.S., Cleveland State University
  M.S. Ed, The University of Akron
  
  Information and Media Assistant
  Mrs.Carol Richardson
  crichardson@magnificaths.org