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03/05/2009
The Cargill Foundation is donating nearly $2.5 million over four years to the Science Museum of Minnesota to facilitate the introduction of the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) curriculum in all of Hopkins' and Minneapolis' elementary schools. Cargill Foundation announced the award of this grant, Thursday, March 5.
About the grants
The Cargill Foundation grant is designed to help promote a new generation of American scientists and engineers.
"A scientifically literate work force is critical not only to the future success of businesses like Cargill, but also critical for our students today to be able to compete in the global workforce they will face now and into the future," says Mark Murphy, executive director of the Cargill Foundation and an assistant vice president, Cargill corporate affairs.
Engineering is Elementary curriculum
The Minneapolis and Hopkins project will be the first to introduce EiE systemically across an entire school district.
"This grant will enable us to focus more attention on culturally-relevant curriculum that will advance our students' understanding and interests in engineering," said Superintendent John Schultz, Ph.D. "Children are natural problem-solvers, and we're excited to be able to introduce engineering curriculum to our elementary learners. This curriculum is highly engaging and hands-on. The cultural relevance with which the projects are introduced will speak to all of our students. The teacher training provided by this grant reflects and highlights the importance of their role in this work. This curriculum, and this grant dovetails with our mission and strategic focus on science, technology, engineering, and math, and on preparing students for living, working, and thriving in the 21st century."
"We are thrilled and grateful that we are able to partner with Cargill,
Minneapolis and Hopkins Public Schools and the Museum of
Science-Boston, which developed the EiE curriculum, to make this
initiative possible," saud Dr. Eric J. Jolly, president of the Science
Museum of Minnesota. "It promises to equip a new generation with the
tools to compete and innovate in a world in which scientific literacy
is critical to a successful workforce."
