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Purse Bingo
Written By: Jennifer Webb | Issue: 2017/09 - September
Just a week ago on August 3rd, Burlingame Country Club and surrounding business owners and residents came together once again to raise over $25,000 to benefit T. C. Henderson School of Science & Technology. For the third year, our Designer Purse Bingo event was a huge success enabling us to partner with the school as they transition into a school of science and technology. As a rural school with high poverty, it has been especially rewarding to see the children have these academic advantages that would not have been possible otherwise. This year’s donation will once again be used to support the STEM School Initiative.
A whole new world of experiential learning has been opened up to these children! Students will continue to enjoy using many hands-on manipulatives and technology while exploring, discovering, and creating. As a result, improvement has been seen in student’s use of higher order critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration skills. The out-dated media center is now a hub of activity thanks to a new collection of STEM focused library books, STEM manipulative, robotics and coding (programming) opportunities. With this year’s donation, a spacious, new science lab will be created and equipped for classroom science experiments and after-school science club use.
It is with deep heartfelt appreciation and gratitude that we extend our sincere thanks to the community for your participation in this event. There is definitely a new air of excitement and energy at TC Henderson!!
