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Head Start students receive hands-on science training from the Delaware Museum of Natural History through a PNC Foundation grant
(Wilmington, Del.) – New Castle County Head Start, Inc. students participated in a hands-on science activity led by Paula Holloway, Director of Education for the Delaware Museum of Natural History, at the Manor Park center on January 4, 2012. Museum experts provide science training at all nine New Castle County Head Start, Inc. through a PNC Foundation grant to the Delaware Museum of Natural History totaling $103,000. Also attending were Nick Marsini, Regional President for PNC Bank Delaware, and Halsey Spruance, Executive Director for the Delaware Museum of Natural History.
Nick Marsini, Regional President for PNC Bank Delaware, and Head Start students sift through indoor compost to find and examine worms.
Halsey Spruance, Executive Director for the Delaware Museum of Natural History, talks with Head Start students about how worms turn food waste into a rich soil to grow plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables.
Paula Holloway, Director of Education for the Delaware Museum of Natural History, assists a student in measuring worms.
Jeffrey Benatti, New Castle County Head Start, Inc. Executive Director, works with Head Start students to compare different size worms in the compost soil.
High resolution photos available upon request.
Contact: Tara Hurlebaus at 302-593-8447 or [email protected]
About New Castle County Head Start
New Castle County Head Start, Inc. is dedicated to enhancing the mental, social, emotional and physical well-being of children and families with limited income in New Castle County, Delaware. The program provides caring, stimulating preschool programs to 615 children and their families at 9 centers throughout New Castle County. More information at www.ncchs.org.
About the Delaware Museum of Natural History
As the only natural history museum in Delaware, the Delaware Museum of Natural History opened its doors in 1972 to excite and inform people about the natural world through exploration and discovery. With four decades of experience providing educational programs to the public, the museum is the state’s foremost authority on science education for children ages 2-8. World-class scientific collections and natural history exhibits are incorporated into learning opportunities for children, parents, and educators through classes, exhibits, teacher training, and advocacy.
About the PNC Foundation
The PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), actively supports organizations that provide services for the benefit of communities in which it has a significant presence. The foundation focuses its philanthropic mission on early childhood education and community and economic development, which includes the arts and culture. PNC has extended its signature cause, PNC Grow Up Great, by $250 million over 10 years to enhance early childhood education and school readiness.
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