Last Call for Submissions for the Northrop Grumman Foundation's 2016 Fab School Labs Makeover Contest
June 13 2016 - 2:30PM
June 17 is the deadline for public middle schools to enter for a
chance to win one of five grants up to $100,000 each to fund a
first-class technology lab or science classroom
The Northrop Grumman Foundation reminds all public middle schools
that June 17 is the last day to enter for its Fab School Labs
online contest. Now in its second year, the school lab makeover
contest is designed to encourage today's children to become
tomorrow's innovators and provide public middle schools with an
opportunity to create science classrooms and technology labs that
truly inspire with grants up to $100,000 each available to five
winning schools.
In 2015, the program's inaugural year, nearly 200 public middle
schools nationwide participated in the contest, with the five
winning schools currently in the process of finalizing their design
plans before renovations get underway later this summer.
For the contest, the Northrop Grumman Foundation invites
teachers, principals and school administrators to enter their
eligible school by visiting www.FabSchoolLabs.com, where they can
submit their application, along with photos and video to help tell
their story. Semifinalist schools will be chosen and their videos
will receive online votes of support to assist with the final
selection process. Online voting will take place in November
2016 and the winning schools will team up with Fab School Labs
contest partner Flinn Scientific Inc. to design a state-of-the-art
lab complete with all of the tools, resources and furnishings
needed.
In addition to the website, teachers are also encouraged to
follow the competition at
www.Facebook.com/FabSchoolLabs.
Inadequate funds to purchase equipment and an overall lack of
facilities are frequently cited problems by teachers and educators
as it relates to science and mathematics education at the
elementary and middle school level, according to the National
Science Board and other education sources. To help meet the
education demands of today's fast-paced, technology-driven world,
the Northrop Grumman Foundation – through its Fab School Labs
program – is helping today's science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) labs and classrooms become places of
inspiration, imagination and opportunity for students.
Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation are
committed to expanding and enhancing the pipeline of diverse,
talented STEM students globally. They provide funding to
sustainable STEM programs that span from preschool to high school
and through collegiate levels, with a major emphasis on middle
school students and teachers. In 2015, Northrop Grumman and the
Northrop Grumman Foundation continued outreach efforts by
contributing more than $17 million to diverse STEM-related groups
such as the Air Force Association (CyberPatriot), Conservation
International (ECO Classroom), the REC Foundation (VEX Robotics),
National Science Teachers Association, and the National Action
Council for Minorities in Engineering. For more information, please
visit www.northropgrumman.com/foundation.
CONTACT: Mark Root
Northrop Grumman Corporation
703-280-2739 (office)
571-425-2132 (mobile)
mark.root@ngc.com
Kate Fisher/Rosalie Hagel
Finn Partners
954-765-3636 (office)
954-258-5859 (mobile)
fabschoollabs@finnpartners.com
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