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OUR MISSION IS TO "GET KIDS OUTDOORS, WHERE GREAT SCIENCE LEARNING HAPPENS," WITH THE ULTIMATE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY AND LIFE-LONG CONNECTIONS TO SCIENCE. IN 2024, THE CORE OF SCIENCE KIDS REMAINED THE SAME - TO OFFER VIBRANT CLASSES WITHIN THE SCIENCES TO CHILDREN. THOSE CLASSES ARE AT OUR CORE. WE BELIEVE OUR MOST IMPORTANT SERVICE IS SUMMERTIME CLASSES IN THE SCIENCES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 14. WE ARE INCREASINGLY AWARE OF THE NEED MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH OUTDOOR SPACES AND REIGNITE THEIR LOVE OF THE SCIENCES, AND WE HAVE ACTIVELY WORKED TO REACH THIS AGE GROUP WITH LEARNING MOMENTS. TO BRING SCIENCE LEARNING TO FAMILIES, WE ALSO MAINTAINED OUR PARTNERSHIPS TO OFFER WELL-ATTENDED SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 1,019 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A KEY FOCUS THIS YEAR WAS TO MARKET ALL 11 EPISODES OF NATURE WY, OUR EDUCATIONAL SERIES CO-CREATED AND CO-OWNED WITH WYOMING PBS, TO EDUCATORS ACROSS THE STATE. NATURE WY IS A NATIONALLY AWARD-WINNING, REGIONAL-EMMY EARNING, FREE EDUCATIONAL SERIES FEATURING SCIENCE KIDS IN ACTION. OUR GOAL IS THAT THIS SERIES PROMOTES SCIENCE LEARNING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN HOMES AND CLASSROOMS IN WYOMING AND ACROSS THE NATION. THIS YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT NATURE WY BECAME PART OF THE OFFICIAL CURRICULUM IN SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK, WE FOCUSED ON CONTINUED AND THOUGHTFUL BOARD DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS TRAINING NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN SCIENCE KIDS. FINANCIALLY, SCIENCE KIDS HAS MET OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL OF A FULL-YEAR'S WORTH OF OPERATING COSTS SAVED BY YEAR END. WE SEEK STABILITY AND LONGEVITY, WITH ENOUGH FUNDS AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS AND STILL MEET OUR GOAL OF OFFERING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. SCIENCE KIDS BY THE NUMBERS. 27,629 PEOPLE REACHED WITH SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SINCE 2009 OVERALL: OUR CLASSES ARE IN HIGH DEMAND, WITH MANY CLASSES SELLING OUT. OUR EDUCATORS RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR TO TEACH, AND WE HAVE ATTRACTED NEW EDUCATORS. OUR BOARD HAS INVESTED IN TRAINING AND IS POISED FOR GOOD WORK. OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE HELPING TO SAFEGUARD OUR FUTURE. OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE WELL ATTENDED. OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE JOYFUL AND PRODUCTIVE. 18 SUMMERTIME CLASSES FOR OUR YOUTH 209 OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING IN SUMMERTIME CLASSES 16 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED 36 BIOBLITZ ATTENDEES IN NATURE WY WORKSHOPS 182 ATTENDEES FOR 5 UNPLUG EVENTS 142 3RD-5TH GRADERS AND 15 EDUCATORS LEARNED WITH NATURE WY AT THE WOW EXPO 60 HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY 3RD GRADERS AND 3 EDUCATORS LEARNED WITH NATURE WY 20 SHERIDAN JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS JOINED OUR FOSSIL COUNTRY KIDSF DIG IN KEMMERER, WY 350 ATTENDEES AT "CREEPY CRAWLIES" FOR THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT THE CORE OF SCIENCE KIDS IS SUMMERTIME CLASSES FOR YOUTH. 18 CLASSES IN THE SCIENCES: 16 IN SHERIDAN, 2 IN BUFFALO FOR AGES 6-14, WITH A DETERMINED REACH TO 12-14 YEARS OLDS. ALL SOLD OUT, WITH 12-14 YEAR OLD CLASSES SOLD AT 2/3 OF AVAILABLE SEATS TOPICS FROM AGROECOLOGY TO ZOOLOGY, WITH BOTANY, CHEMISTRY, GEOLOGY, PALEONTOLOGY, AND PHYSICS IN BETWEEN. 9 WEEKS OF SUMMERTIME CLASSES, WITH 1 TO 3 CLASSES EACH WEEK. SERVING 208 OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING. TAUGHT BY TOP-FLIGHT EDUCATORS: OUR YEAR-ROUND STAFF IS TWO, PART-TIME PEOPLE. STAFF GROWS FROM 2 TO 25 IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. MANY ARE EDUCATORS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. MANY HAVE HIGHER DEGREES IN THEIR FIELDS (MASTERS, PHD, DDS, MFA). FOR ALL CHILDREN: 16 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED OVER 1500 PROVIDED IN SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT 400 INVITATIONS ALL CHILDREN RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM THE FOOD GROUP TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR SUMMER CLASSES WE TRIED SOMETHING NEW. SCIENCE KIDS TOOK 20 SHERIDAN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON A 4-DAY, OVERNIGHT EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE TO FOSSIL COUNTRY NEAR KEMMERER, WY. WITH A GRANT FROM WYOMING PBS, FUNDS MATCHED TWICE OVER, AND IN-KIND DONATIONS OF A BUS AND DRIVER FROM SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2, WE WENT ON A FOSSIL DIG AND VISITED FOSSIL BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, LEARNING ALL ABOUT WYOMING'S ANCIENT PAST 52 MILLION YEARS AGO AND MORE. THE EXPERIENCE WAS FREE, AND STUDENTS WANTED TO STAY LONGER. THAT'S SUCCESS WE CREATE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURIOUS MINDS FOR ALL AGES. 5 UNPLUG EVENTS WITH THE SHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST 1 STATE-WIDE CONFERENCE FOR THE GOVERNORFS RIDE INITIATIVE (NATURE WY) 1 WYOMING OUTDOOR EXPO FOR 3RD TO 5TH GRADERS (NATURE WY) 4 WORKSHOPS AT THE STATE-WIDE BIOBLITZ EVENT (NATURE WY) 1 WYO RODEO COSTUME BUILDING PARTY AND PARADE FLOAT 1 POLLINATOR GARDEN PLANTED AND BEE HOUSES INSTALLED AT KENDRICK PARK 1 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATURE WY EVENT WITH SCSD2 (BIG WIN) 1 GRANT-FUNDED LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR 20, 12-14 YEAR OLD SHERIDAN JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS AT THE KEMMERER FISH FOSSIL BEDS IN SEPTEMBER (LIFE- CHANGING) 1 CREEPY CRAWLY EVENT AT THE BRINTON MUSEUM 1 FRESH, JAZZY, REVAMPED BRAND AND WEBSITE TO INCREASE READABILITY AND INCLUSIVITY SCIENCE KIDS BELIEVES IN AMPLIFYING WHAT WE DO WITH THE HELP OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND AN ENGAGED BOARD. WE STRIVE FOR PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAKE BOTH ENTITIES MORE EFFECTIVE: 14TH YEAR WITH AUDUBON ROCKIES 12TH YEAR WITH THE SHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST 8TH YEAR WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FIELD OFFICE IN BUFFALO 7TH YEAR WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE 5TH YEAR WITH ROOTED IN WYOMING 4TH YEAR WITH WYOMING PBS 3RD YEAR WITH SHERIDAN COLLEGEFS MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY 2ND YEAR WITH THE CITY OF SHERIDAN 2ND YEAR WITH SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 1ST YEAR WITH PINEY ISLAND NATIVE PLANTS AND PINEY ISLAND CONSERVATION SERVICES WITH A BOARD OF 8, AND ACTIVE COMMITTEES, WE'RE DOING GOOD WORK TO SAFEGUARD AND GROW SCIENCE KIDS IN SMART WAYS: CAMDEN EASTERLING SWINDELL (CHAIR) SARAH FLORES (VICE CHAIR) JENNIFER WILL (TREASURER) LESLEA HUHN (SECRETARY) WALKER BILLINGS CARLI KIERSTEAD HEATHER NEERIEMER STEPHANIE STALKER SCIENCE KIDS BRINGS THE JOY OF DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCES TO KIDS AND FAMILIES. OODLES OF PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS 46 BIRD SPECIES OBSERVED WITH STUDENTS 1 PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION COMPLETED 13 GREAT BLUE HERON NESTS COUNTED 6 ROCKETS LAUNCHED 6 NATIVE BEE HOUSES INSTALLED 165 NATIVE PLANTS PLANTED 1 POLLINATOR GARDEN REFRESHED 4 BAT SPECIES DOCUMENTED 2 SNAKES INVESTIGATED 145 FISH FOSSILS UNEARTHED 1 DEER CARCASS OBSERVED BY TRAIL CAMERA AND CLEANED UP BY 13 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, 7 RACOONS AND 1 RED FOX COUNTLESS MACROINVERTEBRATES DISCOVERED SCIENCE KIDS IS A WINNER 2022: NATIONAL FINALIST FOR A PUBLIC MEDIA AWARD FOR "EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY" FOR NATURE WY. 2022: NATIONAL WINNER FOR THE PUBLIC MEDIA AWARD FOR "EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE CLASSROOM" FOR NATURE WY, A GREAT HONOR FOR SCIENCE KIDS, RECOGNIZING OUR WORK AS EDUCATORS. 2023: REGIONAL EMMY AWARD TO JULIE P. RIEDER AS PRODUCER/WRITER FOR NATURE WY'S "MACROINVERTEBRATES" IN THE CATEGORY INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL SHORT-FORM CONTENT 2024: WINNER OF "THE PITCH" COMPETITION WITH THE CENTER FOR A VITAL COMMUNITY IN SHERIDAN, WY EARNING A 3000 REWARD. TESTIMONIALS ABOUT WHAT WE DO AT SCIENCE KIDS "I WISH SCIENCE KIDS EXISTED FOR MY OWN KIDS YEARS AGO" MOLLY K. "THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO OUR COMMUNITY IS SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. CARRY ON" DORIS O. "WISHING EVERYONE JOYFUL DISCOVERIES OUTDOORS GO SCIENCE KIDSH CAMDEN S "YOU ALL (STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, & BOARD) DESERVE GOLD STARS KUDOS TO YOUR PAST, PRESENT, AND CONTINUED SUCCESSES." PARENT/STUDENT SURVEY PARTICIPANT "I REALLY LIKED THE TEACHERS THEY REALLY KNEW A LOT AND I COULD TELL THEY LOVED THE TOPIC THEY WERE PATIENT, KIND, AND SO KNOWLEDGEABLE I LOVED WHERE WE WENT AND WHAT WE DID EVERY DAY" PARENT/STUDENT SURVEY PARTICIPAN ON REALIZING HE WAS AGING OUT OF CLASSES FOR 9-12 YEAR OLD STUDENTS: "COUL YOU CHANGE THE AGES TO 9-13?" 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ESTABLISHED IN 2009, WE ARE IN OUR 16TH YEAR OF OPERATION. OUR MISSION IS TO "GET KIDS OUTDOORS, WHERE GREAT SCIENCE LEARNING HAPPENS," WITH THE ULTIMATE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY AND LIFE-LONG CONNECTIONS TO SCIENCE. IN 2024, THE CORE OF SCIENCE KIDS REMAINED THE SAME - TO OFFER VIBRANT CLASSES WITHIN THE SCIENCES TO CHILDREN. THOSE CLASSES ARE AT OUR CORE. WE BELIEVE OUR MOST IMPORTANT SERVICE IS SUMMERTIME CLASSES IN THE SCIENCES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 14. WE ARE INCREASINGLY AWARE OF THE NEED MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH OUTDOOR SPACES AND REIGNITE THEIR LOVE OF THE SCIENCES, AND WE HAVE ACTIVELY WORKED TO REACH THIS AGE GROUP WITH LEARNING MOMENTS. TO BRING SCIENCE LEARNING TO FAMILIES, WE ALSO MAINTAINED OUR PARTNERSHIPS TO OFFER WELL-ATTENDED SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 1,019 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A KEY FOCUS THIS YEAR WAS TO MARKET ALL 11 EPISODES OF NATURE WY, OUR EDUCATIONAL SERIES CO-CREATED AND CO-OWNED WITH WYOMING PBS, TO EDUCATORS ACROSS THE STATE. NATURE WY IS A NATIONALLY AWARD-WINNING, REGIONAL-EMMY EARNING, FREE EDUCATIONAL SERIES FEATURING SCIENCE KIDS IN ACTION. OUR GOAL IS THAT THIS SERIES PROMOTES SCIENCE LEARNING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN HOMES AND CLASSROOMS IN WYOMING AND ACROSS THE NATION. THIS YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT NATURE WY BECAME PART OF THE OFFICIAL CURRICULUM IN SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK, WE FOCUSED ON CONTINUED AND THOUGHTFUL BOARD DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS TRAINING NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN SCIENCE KIDS. FINANCIALLY, SCIENCE KIDS HAS MET OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL OF A FULL-YEAR'S WORTH OF OPERATING COSTS SAVED BY YEAR END. WE SEEK STABILITY AND LONGEVITY, WITH ENOUGH FUNDS AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS AND STILL MEET OUR GOAL OF OFFERING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. SCIENCE KIDS BY THE NUMBERS. 27,629 PEOPLE REACHED WITH SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SINCE 2009 OVERALL: OUR CLASSES ARE IN HIGH DEMAND, WITH MANY CLASSES SELLING OUT. OUR EDUCATORS RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR TO TEACH, AND WE HAVE ATTRACTED NEW EDUCATORS. OUR BOARD HAS INVESTED IN TRAINING AND IS POISED FOR GOOD WORK. OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE HELPING TO SAFEGUARD OUR FUTURE. OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE WELL ATTENDED. OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE JOYFUL AND PRODUCTIVE. 18 SUMMERTIME CLASSES FOR OUR YOUTH 209 OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING IN SUMMERTIME CLASSES 16 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED 36 BIOBLITZ ATTENDEES IN NATURE WY WORKSHOPS 182 ATTENDEES FOR 5 UNPLUG EVENTS 142 3RD-5TH GRADERS AND 15 EDUCATORS LEARNED WITH NATURE WY AT THE WOW EXPO 60 HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY 3RD GRADERS AND 3 EDUCATORS LEARNED WITH NATURE WY 20 SHERIDAN JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS JOINED OUR FOSSIL COUNTRY KIDSF DIG IN KEMMERER, WY 350 ATTENDEES AT "CREEPY CRAWLIES" FOR THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT THE CORE OF SCIENCE KIDS IS SUMMERTIME CLASSES FOR YOUTH. 18 CLASSES IN THE SCIENCES: 16 IN SHERIDAN, 2 IN BUFFALO FOR AGES 6-14, WITH A DETERMINED REACH TO 12-14 YEARS OLDS. ALL SOLD OUT, WITH 12-14 YEAR OLD CLASSES SOLD AT 2/3 OF AVAILABLE SEATS TOPICS FROM AGROECOLOGY TO ZOOLOGY, WITH BOTANY, CHEMISTRY, GEOLOGY, PALEONTOLOGY, AND PHYSICS IN BETWEEN. 9 WEEKS OF SUMMERTIME CLASSES, WITH 1 TO 3 CLASSES EACH WEEK. SERVING 208 OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING. TAUGHT BY TOP-FLIGHT EDUCATORS: OUR YEAR-ROUND STAFF IS TWO, PART-TIME PEOPLE. STAFF GROWS FROM 2 TO 25 IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. MANY ARE EDUCATORS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. MANY HAVE HIGHER DEGREES IN THEIR FIELDS (MASTERS, PHD, DDS, MFA). FOR ALL CHILDREN: 16 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED OVER 1500 PROVIDED IN SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT 400 INVITATIONS ALL CHILDREN RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM THE FOOD GROUP TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR SUMMER CLASSES WE TRIED SOMETHING NEW. SCIENCE KIDS TOOK 20 SHERIDAN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON A 4-DAY, OVERNIGHT EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE TO FOSSIL COUNTRY NEAR KEMMERER, WY. WITH A GRANT FROM WYOMING PBS, FUNDS MATCHED TWICE OVER, AND IN-KIND DONATIONS OF A BUS AND DRIVER FROM SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2, WE WENT ON A FOSSIL DIG AND VISITED FOSSIL BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, LEARNING ALL ABOUT WYOMING'S ANCIENT PAST 52 MILLION YEARS AGO AND MORE. THE EXPERIENCE WAS FREE, AND STUDENTS WANTED TO STAY LONGER. THAT'S SUCCESS WE CREATE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURIOUS MINDS FOR ALL AGES. 5 UNPLUG EVENTS WITH THE SHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST 1 STATE-WIDE CONFERENCE FOR THE GOVERNORFS RIDE INITIATIVE (NATURE WY) 1 WYOMING OUTDOOR EXPO FOR 3RD TO 5TH GRADERS (NATURE WY) 4 WORKSHOPS AT THE STATE-WIDE BIOBLITZ EVENT (NATURE WY) 1 WYO RODEO COSTUME BUILDING PARTY AND PARADE FLOAT 1 POLLINATOR GARDEN PLANTED AND BEE HOUSES INSTALLED AT KENDRICK PARK 1 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATURE WY EVENT WITH SCSD2 (BIG WIN) 1 GRANT-FUNDED LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR 20, 12-14 YEAR OLD SHERIDAN JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS AT THE KEMMERER FISH FOSSIL BEDS IN SEPTEMBER (LIFE- CHANGING) 1 CREEPY CRAWLY EVENT AT THE BRINTON MUSEUM 1 FRESH, JAZZY, REVAMPED BRAND AND WEBSITE TO INCREASE READABILITY AND INCLUSIVITY SCIENCE KIDS BELIEVES IN AMPLIFYING WHAT WE DO WITH THE HELP OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND AN ENGAGED BOARD. WE STRIVE FOR PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAKE BOTH ENTITIES MORE EFFECTIVE: 14TH YEAR WITH AUDUBON ROCKIES 12TH YEAR WITH THE SHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST 8TH YEAR WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FIELD OFFICE IN BUFFALO 7TH YEAR WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE 5TH YEAR WITH ROOTED IN WYOMING 4TH YEAR WITH WYOMING PBS 3RD YEAR WITH SHERIDAN COLLEGEFS MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY 2ND YEAR WITH THE CITY OF SHERIDAN 2ND YEAR WITH SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 1ST YEAR WITH PINEY ISLAND NATIVE PLANTS AND PINEY ISLAND CONSERVATION SERVICES WITH A BOARD OF 8, AND ACTIVE COMMITTEES, WE'RE DOING GOOD WORK TO SAFEGUARD AND GROW SCIENCE KIDS IN SMART WAYS: CAMDEN EASTERLING SWINDELL (CHAIR) SARAH FLORES (VICE CHAIR) JENNIFER WILL (TREASURER) LESLEA HUHN (SECRETARY) WALKER BILLINGS CARLI KIERSTEAD HEATHER NEERIEMER STEPHANIE STALKER SCIENCE KIDS BRINGS THE JOY OF DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCES TO KIDS AND FAMILIES. OODLES OF PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS 46 BIRD SPECIES OBSERVED WITH STUDENTS 1 PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION COMPLETED 13 GREAT BLUE HERON NESTS COUNTED 6 ROCKETS LAUNCHED 6 NATIVE BEE HOUSES INSTALLED 165 NATIVE PLANTS PLANTED 1 POLLINATOR GARDEN REFRESHED 4 BAT SPECIES DOCUMENTED 2 SNAKES INVESTIGATED 145 FISH FOSSILS UNEARTHED 1 DEER CARCASS OBSERVED BY TRAIL CAMERA AND CLEANED UP BY 13 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, 7 RACOONS AND 1 RED FOX COUNTLESS MACROINVERTEBRATES DISCOVERED SCIENCE KIDS IS A WINNER 2022: NATIONAL FINALIST FOR A PUBLIC MEDIA AWARD FOR "EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY" FOR NATURE WY. 2022: NATIONAL WINNER FOR THE PUBLIC MEDIA AWARD FOR "EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE CLASSROOM" FOR NATURE WY, A GREAT HONOR FOR SCIENCE KIDS, RECOGNIZING OUR WORK AS EDUCATORS. 2023: REGIONAL EMMY AWARD TO JULIE P. RIEDER AS PRODUCER/WRITER FOR NATURE WY'S "MACROINVERTEBRATES" IN THE CATEGORY INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL SHORT-FORM CONTENT 2024: WINNER OF "THE PITCH" COMPETITION WITH THE CENTER FOR A VITAL COMMUNITY IN SHERIDAN, WY EARNING A 3000 REWARD. TESTIMONIALS ABOUT WHAT WE DO AT SCIENCE KIDS "I WISH SCIENCE KIDS EXISTED FOR MY OWN KIDS YEARS AGO" MOLLY K. "THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO OUR COMMUNITY IS SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. CARRY ON" DORIS O. "WISHING EVERYONE JOYFUL DISCOVERIES OUTDOORS GO SCIENCE KIDSH CAMDEN S "YOU ALL (STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, & BOARD) DESERVE GOLD STARS KUDOS TO YOUR PAST, PRESENT, AND CONTINUED SUCCESSES." PARENT/STUDENT SURVEY PARTICIPANT "I REALLY LIKED THE TEACHERS THEY REALLY KNEW A LOT AND I COULD TELL THEY LOVED THE TOPIC THEY WERE PATIENT, KIND, AND SO KNOWLEDGEABLE I LOVED WHERE WE WENT AND WHAT WE DID EVERY DAY" PARENT/STUDENT SURVEY PARTICIPAN ON REALIZING HE WAS AGING OUT OF CLASSES FOR 9-12 YEAR OLD STUDENTS: "COUL YOU CHANGE THE AGES TO 9-13?" SEBASTIAN "MY EXPERIENCE WAS BETTER THAN GOOD"H PARENT/STUDENT SURVEY PARTICIPANT "I REALLY LIKED GETTING TO KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY BIRDS CORRECTLY, AND HAVIN A LOT OF TOOLS AND TRICKS TO DO THAT, NOT JUST SAYING THE SPECIES OUT LOUD. THEN WE GOT TO GO INTO THE ART ROOM AND CONVERT WHAT WE LEARNED OUTSIDE TO A PIECE OF ART THAT WAS REALLY FUN AND COOL. I FELT LIKE THE TWO SUBJECTS MELDED TOGETHER PERFECTLY." PARENT/STUDENT SURVEY PARTICIPANT "MY TEACHERS WERE GREAT" PARENT/STUDENT SURVEY PARTICIPANT "..MY SON WOULD SAY FOR THIS CLASS, HAVING A TOOL IN HAND (CAMERA) ENABLED HIM TO CONFIDENTLY AND COMFORTABLY EXPLORE HIS CREATIVE SIDE TO FULLY IMMERSE HIMSELF INTO NATURECWHEN ASKED WHAT HE WANTED TO DO THIS SUMMER. "SAME ONES AS LAST YEAR"" PARENT/STUDENT SURVEY PARTICIPANT WHAT DID I LIKE BEST ABOUT THIS CLASS? "EXPLORING DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS, EXPANDING MY MIND." PARENT/STUDENT SURVEY PARTICIPANT INCLUDING FEEDBACK FROM EDUCATORS ABOUT NATURE WY "I APPRECIATE (TH FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A DRAFT 990 TO REVIEW, WITH THE CHAIR, TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDING A DETAILED REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM EACH YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES A DISCLOSURE SECTION: DO YOU HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST (PAST, CURRENT, OR POTENTIAL), INCLUDING A COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT, AS DEFINED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH SCIENCE KIDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS JOB PERFORMANCE AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION WITH BUDGET CONSTRAINTS FOR KEY STAFF COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC