University and Corporate Partnerships through Outdoor Classrooms Monica Key, HR/Community Relations, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Aiken Gary J.

University and Corporate Partnerships through Outdoor Classrooms

• Monica Key, HR/Community Relations, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Aiken

• Gary J. Senn, Professor, University of South Carolina Aiken

Infusing a love for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math


Session Goals- Participants will

1. learn different hands-on STEM activities that are grade specific, and based in the habitat.

2. learn new ideas for connecting with education partners in their areas.

3. have a better understanding of how to use their wildlife habitats as the basis for offering hands-on STEM opportunities.


The Partnership

Bridgestone Environmental Education Program.


Ruth Patrick Science Education Center

• Established 1988 • Cooperative effort – USC Aiken, local

schools, local businesses


Ruth Patrick Science

Education Center

AES PDS

BEEP

CEET

CE-MIST

Planetarium &

Observatory

RPSEC Student

Programs

STEP

TSMDP

Type of ProgramProg-rams

Stud-ents

USCA Students

Teach-ers Public

Volun-teers Other Totals

Civic Talks 25 0 0 0 1,185 0 0 1,185

Consultations 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 10

Courses - College Credit 11 8 77 42 0 0 0 127

Kit Check Outs 475 5,490 5 45 1 20 11 5,572

Observatory 69 0 0 0 1,226 0 0 1,226

Ongoing Prof. Dev. 18 0 0 1,426 0 0 0 1,426

Planetarium 140 0 944 0 4,411 0 0 5,355

Prof. Presentations 22 0 0 609 82 0 0 691

School Outreach Programs 3 235 0 0 0 0 0 235

Special Events 12 1,292 140 94 4,400 614 12 6,552

STRAND Visits 99 9,691 0 120 0 110 0 9,921

Student Camps/Academies 8 163 12 6 0 2 0 183

Student Prgms-STEP 136 6,166 0 136 997 0 0 7,299

Student Prgms-Planetarium 173 7,899 0 173 931 0 0 9,003

Student Prgms-RPSEC 477 23,437 0 477 2,576 0 0 26,490

Summer Prgms-Planetarium 40 837 0 40 111 0 0 988

Summer Prgms-RPSEC 22 462 0 22 58 0 0 542

Tours/Programs 3 326 13 16 0 0 1 356

Workshops/Institutes 13 27 5 237 0 12 7 288

Totals 1,747 56,033 1,196 3,443 15,988 758 31 77,449

2013 – 2014 Total Impact 77,449


Programs

• Pond Studies• Archaeology• Navigation• Plants• Wildlife• Soils• Forestry


Hiking at SRS


Collecting Macroinvertebrates


Whatcha' got there?

University and Corporate Partnerships through Outdoor Classrooms

• Monica Key, [email protected]• Gary J. Senn, [email protected]


http://rpsec.usca.edu/presentations/WHC2014/

University and Corporate Partnerships through Outdoor Classrooms Monica Key, HR/Community Relations, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Aiken Gary J.

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