Weyerhaeuser Foundation grant for
Regional Science Education Project

The Regional Science Education Project at ESD 105 was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Weyerhaeuser Foundation in September 2006.These grant funds will support the region in two ways. They will sponsor the new Assessment Literacy Workshops that are offered for 4th and 5th grade teachers who have been trained on the Land & Water unit or the Motion & Design unit. The funds will also be used to purchase needed kits to maintain optimum science implementation in the region's kindergarten-6th grade classrooms.

Tom Rossi, a Weyerhaeuser zone manger, and Jeff Bickford, Weyerhaeuser Union Gap plant site manager, presented the grant award check to Gary Masten, Science Education Cooperative Board Chairman, on September 21, 2006. Weyerhaeuser appreciates the opportunity to be involved in the community by ensuring that future community leaders will be science literate.

The Regional Science Education Project involves 22 public school districts and two private schools. The participating schools share science kits that engage K-6 students in hands-on activities that incorporate inquiry-based learning.

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