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Project Description: Geocaching, “Hi-Tech Hide and Seek,” provides the perfect blend of simplicity and complexity needed to design a successful gaming and literacy project.

Target Population: middle school students

Project Design: The library will use GPS technology to create an adventure game that requires reading, research, critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and aligns closely with technology standards established by the International Society for Technology in Education. The library will create themed gaming events by:

· Devising a search promoting an understanding and appreciation for Brewster’s historic places and regional history.
· Utilizing a book featured on the summer reading list (such as The Graveyard Book) as source material for a hunt could require students to do genealogical research at the library and visit a local cemetery to locate a cache.

Project Goals:
· Encourage civic engagement among youth

The Library will partner with:

· Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School
· Local historical society or natural history museum
· Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops
· Nickerson State Park