Florida Teachers Need Your Help Supporting Science Education
The best way to learn about science is to actually do science. But giving students that opportunity for hands-on exploration takes money. Teachers are constantly dipping into their own pockets to supply materials for their students, but even with that dedication and sacrifice some goals remain out of reach. Florida Citizens for Science is asking you to team up to help at least nine Sunshine State teachers to bring science education alive in their classrooms.
FCS launched its 4th annual fundraising campaign today by creating a Giving Page at Donors Choose. On that page you can choose from several projects across the state to help fund. FCS will match dollar for dollar total donations up to $700, essentially doubling your gift. This is on top of similar offers from corporations like Orkin and Tom’s of Maine highlighted on some of our chosen projects’ pages.
Our previous fundraising campaigns donated a total of $3,412, helping 22 teachers with science education supplies.
Here is what the teachers we will help this year have to say:
A middle school teacher in Brooksville said, “My students love hands-on science, and I love providing them with project-based inquiry science lessons that allow them to explore and think for themselves. […] Students who are engaged and can actually interact with the material will want to learn!”
An elementary school teacher in Seffner said, “Fifth graders are required to learn about electricity. Experimenting is the best way to learn. Most classrooms are not equipped with the materials needed to provide for safe experimentation, and just reading about electricity doesn’t give students the best learning experience.”
An elementary school teacher in Miami said, “The incoming fifth grade students have shown an interest in STEM education and the 5th Grade STEM Club for the next school year. Our science classroom is completely outdated and needs a lot of STEM science materials and manipulatives.”
All donations are accepted and appreciated, regardless of the amount. The money raised stays right here in our state, benefiting our students’ science education.
The schools we will help are:
- Woodville K-8 School, Tallahassee
- West Navarre Primary School, Navarre
- Treadway Elementary School, Leesburg
- Royal Palm Charter School, Palm Bay
- Colson Elementary School, Seffner
- Powell Middle School, Brooksville
- Shadowlawn Elementary School, Naples
- Silver Bluff Elementary School, Miami
- Village Elementary School, Sunrise
If we surpass our fundraising goals, which we have done in years past, we will add more schools to our Giving Page. We will gladly accept your recommendations once we reach that point.
What are you waiting for? Start giving!
(The picture at the top of this blog post is from a project we helped fund for a teacher in Sarasota during one of our previous fundraising campaigns.)
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4th Annual science education fundraiser LAUNCH!
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Florida Citizens for Science News Release
Contact: Brandon Haught; bhaught@flascience.org
