Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
6
Year:
2016
Type of Events Held:
- School Program
Target Audiences:
- Elementary school students(1-5)
- High School students(9-12)
- Middle school students(6-8)
Approximate Number of People Reached:
400
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
Bloomsburg University participated in its 6th annual Brain Awareness Week during two weeks in March 2016. We visited local preschools, elementary, middle, and high schools within the community. In total, about 75 undergraduate Psychology majors presented interactive brain-related activities to 400 local school students.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Emails
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Direct contact with teachers at schools
Resources
Of the Dana Foundation publications/resources distributed at your event(s), if any, please indicate the three most popular. Please choose up to three. If "other," please indicate below:
- It’s Mindboggling!
- More Mindbogglers!
- BAW Pencils and Erasers
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- BAW Logos
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
Great learning opportunity for undergraduate students and children in the community
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