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Organization Name: <br />Executive Director Name: <br />Organization Address: <br />Executive Director Email: <br />Executive Director Phone; <br />Program Director Name: <br />Program Director Email: <br />Program Director Phone: <br />Name of Program <br />Focus Area: <br />EXHIBIT A <br />PROGRAM COVER PAGE <br />Children's Services Advisory Committee <br />2023-24 Grant Application <br />Environmental Learning Center <br />Barbara S Ford <br />255 Live Oak Drive, Vero Beach FL 32963 <br />Barb(aD-DiscoverELC.org <br />(772) 589-5050 x105 <br />Sara Piotter <br />sarap(@_discoverelc.org <br />(772) 589-5050 x111 <br />Environmental STEAM Explorers Program <br />Quality Remediation and Enrichment Programs <br />Description of the Program: <br />The Environmental STEAM Explorers Program provides students with quality STEAM education through <br />an environmental lens during out-of-school time. To help ensure that students do not fall behind during <br />school breaks, to provide academic enrichment in STEAM fields, and to boost interest in STEAM careers, <br />this program includes in-depth career exploration for middle and high school students and afterschool <br />STEAM enrichment programs for elementary school students. Middle and high school students take part <br />in multi -day workshops to build STEAM knowledge using Remote Operated Vehicles, drones, plankton <br />nets, and more, working alongside environmental science and education professionals who provide insight <br />into STEAM careers. <br />The Environmental Learning Center (ELC) provides access to the Indian River Lagoon, a fleet of canoes, <br />and boardwalk trails to reach difficult to navigate ecosystems, and students use the ELC campus as a <br />living laboratory to engage in authentic STEAM investigations. After school academic enrichment <br />programs for elementary school students provide hands-on, standards -aligned STEAM instruction at <br />established after school program locations throughout the county. Elementary students participate in a <br />multi -part series of lessons that connects science and math to authentic and engaging lagoon -focused <br />environmental concerns, reinforcing academic content knowledge while also boosting interest in STEAM <br />fields and locally relevant environmental topics. <br />All programs are led by on -staff environmental educators with expertise in environmental and STEAM <br />education. Together, these projects provide innovative opportunities for the Indian River County <br />community to access meaningful STEAM education during out-of-school time. <br />0 <br />