Grant Description

SFCM requests a grant of $10,000 to support virtual learning, and hands-on activities for teachers, children, and families to inspire excellence and life-long learning throughout the State of NM.

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Funding will support Virtual Field Trips to public schools along with distributing hands-on Grab and Go Kits, to children, teachers and, families throughout NM. Within weeks of school closure in March 2020, we launched Virtual Field Trips and have proudly served 6,000 children and teachers so far. Teachers can book live, interactive bilingual learning experiences structured around the State of NM's core standards. The curriculum incorporates images taken from space, artistic renderings, new vocabulary, and links to resources to extend learning. The program has served Southside Santa Fe, Pojoaque, Espanola, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Albuquerque, Santa Cruz, Las Vegas, Ribera, Ohkay Owingeh (Rio Arriba County-Federally Recognized Tribe), Chama, Rio Rancho, Pecos, Tohatchi and, Las Cruces. During this time of closure, remote, and hybrid learning, many kids will inevitably miss out on the breadth and depth of education. This is especially paramount for children without access to the internet. To address this, we have developed themed kits (Garden, STEM, Astronomy) which include bilingual lessons, instructions, and materials to be distributed to rural and underserved tribal, and pueblos across NM. Working with distribution partners such as Keres Children's Learning Center in Cochiti Pueblo, Rio Arriba County Health Department, NM State Tribal Libraries, and others, we have distributed 5,000 kits. This grant will help to extend the distribution of more kits to families in need.

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