Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
2
Year:
2019
Type of Events Held:
- Open House
- School Program
Target Audiences:
- Elementary school students(1-5)
- Middle school students(6-8)
Approximate Number of People Reached:
500
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
We provided BAW outreach to all students at Clemson Elementary during a STEM program at Clemson University. We also provided BAW outreach to 200 students at Hughes Middle School in Greenville, SC. Our goals were to teach about the brain, basics of function, and then discuss how to protect the brain and how to help the brain with sleep and nutrition. I definitely feel like our goals were met, and having medical students present the information gave us more credibility. The students and teachers all seemed to enjoy the outreach. I just wish there were more materials in Spanish!
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Calendar Listings (newspapers, radio, television)
- Emails
- Website
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
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:
- More Mindbogglers!
- BAW Stickers
- BAW Pencils
- Brain-shaped Erasers
What downloadable materials from the Foundation did you use for your events?
- BAW Certificate of Participation
- Puzzles: Grades 6-8
- Kids Fact Sheets Grades 6-8
- Lesson Plans Grades K-5
- Lesson Plans Grades 6-8
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- New Fact Sheets
- New Lesson Plans
- Activities/Experiments
- New Coloring Sheets
Other Downloadable Materials:
- anything in Spanish!
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?
Our students benefited because they got to connect with the community. The community benefited because they got to meet medical students and learn about ways to protect the brain. Immediate outcomes: hopefully students see that they, too, can become medical students!
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