We are so proud of our Engineering is Elementary program and the difference and influence it has made on our young students. I came to find out about this fantastic program from Amy Banks, a science teacher at the Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas.
The Hockaday School now has a post on their website recounting our initial discussion and how they were instrumental in introducing this wonderful program to Oysters & Pearls and sending us and our students on a great road of discovery and priceless learning. Here is a bit of what they have to say:
On October 12, 2012 Lower School science teacher Amy Banks met with Jennifer Nantale, Country Director or Nyaka Aids Orphans Project in Southwest Uganda and Sandra Washburn, Executive Director of Oysters & Pearls. Ms. Banks shared the Engineering is Elementary program and discussed how it is used with students in grades 1-4 at Hockaday. Ms. Banks encouraged her visitors to contact EiE at the Museum of Science in Boston to learn more about the program and how to apply it to their own organizations. Ms. Washburn took this advice, and met with EiE, who arranged to send two volunteers to Northern Uganda to train six teachers at the Gulu Primary School on how to incorporate EiE into their curriculum. Once trained, the teachers were ready to teach on their own in the fall of 2013, and the program was a roaring success. The program at Gulu Primary is unique for two reasons: it’s the first international program for EiE and it’s the first time they have included blind and visually impaired students in their program. Ms. Washbun credits Amy Banks for the launch and success of EiE in Uganda because she took the time to explain the program and discuss how it benefits Hockaday students.
Please read the full post: Hockaday Science Inspires a Global Collaboration. We are so grateful for their interest and guidance.
