Future Directions
It is the long-term goal of this organization to provide a community based education center to assist the needs of both students and parents by giving students a place where they can go after school to avoid negative distractions and immerse themselves in an environment where they can learn and grow as individuals all the while connecting with their peers and learning valuable social skills. If successful the model would be exported to other communities throughout the country. Below are a few of the short and long term goals of the organization.
Virtual Science Experiments
To develop science experiments for all areas of science and STEM and package them into science kits to send to public and private school classrooms with the intent of teaching the experiment virtually. The goal would be to assist teachers in delivering high quality science experiments to their students and to teach the curriculum through the experiment so the focus of the learning is shifted from lecture to a hands on learning experience.
STEAM Edutainment Center
A facility designed to support the local community and provide educational services for all students within the community. The facility would contain areas where students can get tutoring help in any subject as well as test prep. The facility would also contain age appropriate laboratory areas where students can work on basic experiments and potentially help design our science kits. In addition it may also include a music and video production area where students can be involved in how to play or produce audio or video content. Most importantly though, it would be a positive environment where students can come to learn and grow and connect with their peers and meet new students and be exposed to new ideas.
State of the Art Research Facility
A biomedical research center connected to the edutainment center where research will be conducted to address a problem which affects all of us and where research will be conducted to address the root cause of the problem or disease. In addition, local problems within the community would be addressed by the research facility with the intent of providing solutions to current problems which face our community (eg - soil or water issues). Local high school and college students would be encouraged to volunteer and intern in the research facility to learn how actual research is conducted and how the scientific process and method is applied from start to finish.