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Overview

Science Experiences Program

Overview: McMinnville Education Foundation partners with McMinnville School District to offer kindergarten through 5th grade students hands-on science enrichment experiences conducted in and outside the classroom. High school students in Pathways programs work alongside teachers during these experiences to develop their own teaching and learning skills.

Geographic Scope: McMinnville School District, Oregon

Grade Levels: Kindergarten through 5th grade (with high school student mentors)

Locations & Focus Areas (2024-2025):

  • Kindergarten: Habitats in Class and Outside

  • 1st Grade: Sound Travel at Evergreen Museum

  • 2nd Grade: Habitats at Miller Woods

  • 3rd Grade: Build, Test and Compete with Lego Robotics at Evergreen Museum

  • 4th Grade: Earth's Changing Features at Metsker Park

  • 5th Grade: Physical and Chemical Changes and Interaction of Earth's Major Systems at Haskins Creek Water Treatment Plant
  • Philosophy: Learn by Doing - Hands-on, experiential science education

    Funder: McMinnville Education Foundation (501(c)(3) non-profit, established 1998)

    Contact Information:

  • McMinnville Education Foundation

  • 800 NE Lafayette Ave.

  • McMinnville, OR 97128

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Volunteer Opportunities: Available - submit a Volunteer Application

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    k-12-schoolsstem-education

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