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SPARK Head Start

October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2019 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections

The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring will partner with Mid-Cumberland Head Start to launch the SPARK! Head Start program to reach under-resourced early learners, families, and teachers in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Building on its successful STEM programming that integrates science with children's books, the museum will increase connections between science and literacy skills for 132 pre-K children ages three to five, and enhance the capacity of 16 teachers and two administrators within Rutherford County. Head Start will integrate and embed literacy and science process skills through hands-on STEM activities linked to children's literature and best practices. The project will also include programming designed to increase family engagement in STEM at the museum and at partnering Head Start centers.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Museums for America
Award Number: MA-11-17-0234-17
Funding Amount: $24,988

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Dale McCreedy Head SHot
    Dale McCreedy
    Principal Investigator
    Children's Museum Corporation of Rutherford County
    • Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM | Literacy
    Audience: Pre-K Children (0-5) | Families | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Comics, Books, and Newspapers | Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | Pre-K/Early Childhood Programs

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