Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
1
Year:
2022
Type of Events Held:
- Brain Fair
Target Audiences:
- Elementary school students (1-5)
- General Public
Approximate Number of People Reached:
10
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
At the Brain Awareness Week event at Taunton Public Library, students learned about the Basics of the brain.
As part of the program, students have learned about the brain through hands-on activities and demonstrations involving Building your neuron, coloring the Brain parts, exploring the brain models, and playing Brain games
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Advertisements
- Emails
- Posters/Flyers
- Website
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Posters, flyers, and social media provided the most effective spreading of awareness. Also, frequent visitors of the libraries where the events were held had the opportunity to become aware of the initiative.
Resources
What downloadable materials from the Foundation did you use for your events?
- Puzzles: Grades K-2
- Puzzles: Successful Aging & Your Brain
- Truth or Myth Flash Cards
- Brain Break Activities Grades K-12
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- New Lesson Plans
- Activities/Experiments
- New Puzzles/Games
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- Brain Awareness Week Logos
- Brain Awareness Week Facebook Cover Image
- Brain Awareness Week Editable Flyer
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
Community members learned about the importance of the brain, and Students have become more curious about the brain after attending the session. During the event, a professor from the local community college came, and he asked a lot of questions about Alzheimer’s disease.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
Kids really enjoyed the brain model and they asked many questions.
