Northrop Grumman Foundation Seeks to Inspire the Next Generation of STEM Innovators with 2016 Fab School Labs Makeover Contes...
31 Mars 2016 - 5:00PM
The Northrop Grumman Foundation today announced it is launching its
online contest, Fab School Labs, to encourage today's children to
become tomorrow's innovators by creating science classrooms and
technology labs that inspire. Now in its second year, the classroom
makeover contest is open to public middle schools and will make
five grants of up to $100,000 available to five winning schools to
fund a school lab makeover. The submission window for applications
begins May 1 and closes June 17, 2016.
The contest is designed to drive students' interest in science
and technology by giving public middle school teachers and school
administrators the chance to create the science or technology lab
or classroom of their dreams and provide students with access to
the latest learning tools and technologies that will stimulate as
well as teach.
Inadequate funds to purchase equipment and an overall lack of
facilities are frequently cited problems by teachers and educators
as it relates to science and mathematics education at the
elementary and middle school level, according to the National
Science Board and other education sources. To help meet the
educational demands of today's fast-paced, technology-driven world,
the Northrop Grumman Foundation – through its Fab School Labs
program – is helping today's science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) labs and classrooms become places of
inspiration, imagination and opportunity for students.
"Access to the latest technologies and learning tools can help
our teachers be more effective in motivating the next generation of
innovators, which is why we created the Fab School Labs contest,"
said Sandra Evers-Manly, Northrop Grumman vice president, global
corporate responsibility and president of the Northrop Grumman
Foundation. "Children are naturally inquisitive and adept at many
of the technologies available to us today. With the help of
teachers and the community at large, we look forward to giving more
kids the chance to succeed and thrive as they engage in the
exciting field of science, technology, engineering and math."
Beginning May 1 and continuing through June 17, 2016, teachers,
principals and school administrators can enter their eligible
school by visiting www.FabSchoolLabs.com, where they can learn
about the contest and submit their application with video and
photos to help tell their story. Semifinalist schools will be
chosen and their videos will receive online votes of support to
assist with the final selection process. The winning schools will
then team up with Fab School Labs contest partner Flinn Scientific
Inc. to design a state-of-the-art lab complete with all of the
tools, resources, furnishings and finishes needed.
In 2015, the program's inaugural year, nearly 200 public middle
schools nationwide participated in the contest. The five schools
selected to receive a grant of up to $100,000 for a classroom
makeover were: Benjamin Syms Middle School, Hampton City Schools,
Hampton, Virginia; Clifton Middle School, Monrovia Unified School
District, Monrovia, California; Aurora Frontier P-8, Adams-Arapahoe
28J: Aurora Public Schools, Aurora, Colorado; Lucille M. Brown
Middle School, Richmond Public Schools, Richmond, Virginia; and
Bertha Sadler Means Young Women's Leadership Academy, Austin
Independent School District, Austin, Texas. The five schools are
currently working with Flinn Scientific to create and finalize
design plans for their new and improved labs before renovations get
underway later this year.
In addition to the website, teachers are also encouraged to
follow the competition at www.Facebook.com/FabSchoolLabs.
Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation are
committed to expanding and enhancing the pipeline of diverse,
talented STEM students globally. They provide funding to
sustainable STEM programs that span from preschool to high school
and through collegiate levels, with a major emphasis on middle
school students and teachers. In 2015, Northrop Grumman and the
Northrop Grumman Foundation continued education outreach efforts by
contributing more than $17 million to diverse STEM-related groups
such as the Air Force Association (CyberPatriot), Conservation
International (ECO Classroom), the REC Foundation (VEX Robotics),
National Science Teachers Association and the National Action
Council for Minorities in Engineering. For more information, please
visit www.northropgrumman.com/foundation.
CONTACT: Mark Root
Northrop Grumman Corporation
703-280-2739 (office)
571-425-2132 (mobile)
mark.root@ngc.com
Kate Fisher/Rosalie Hagel
Finn Partners
954-765-3636 (office)
954-258-5859 (mobile)
fabschoollabs@finnpartners.com
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