Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
7
Year:
2015
Type of Events Held:
- Other
- Other: School visit and demonstrations
Target Audiences:
- Elementary school students(1-5)
Approximate Number of People Reached:
750
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
Graduate students took 5th graders in NYC schools on a journey of discovery that included meeting a scientist, challenging your brain, and understanding how we recognize the world around us using sensory information. There was strong positive feedback from students, teachers, principals and volunteers. Many are already looking forward to next year.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Mailings
- Other
Other Publicity Methods:
Advertised through NYC department of education mailing lists to recruit elementary school teachers to participate and host class visits
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:
- BAW Stickers
- BAW Pencils and Erasers
- The Mindboggling Workbook
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- New Puzzles/Games
- New Coloring Sheets
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?
The graduate students that participated in the BAW have gone on to volunteer for other science outreach events in NYC. Many are also now interested in developing science curricula. The 5th grade teachers are also reporting that the students kept talking about the brain and science for days and weeks after the visit.
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