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Create "Street Smart" The Iowa Children’s Museum in Motion!The Iowa Children's Museum

COMPETED FOR

$250K
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Competed in
March, 2010

Goals

  • • To educate kids about important concepts and issues that impact the
  • • To educate parents about how kids learn best and child development t

Overview

The Street Smart! program is a unique opportunity for kids to learn about the world utilizing a van, modified to become a learning lab on wheels, to travel through Iowa neighborhoods reaching children and their families with portable play.  Kids who participate in Street Smart! programs will learn skills that enable them to make savvy decisions about the rapidly changing world in which we live.  From going green to healthy living … from creative problem solving to cultural tolerance, Street Smart! helps kids become smarter about creating the future. Deliverables: ·      1 “Street Smart” van ·      250 hands-on education programs  ·      25,000 program participants 

How will the 250K be Used?

Budget Notes: All management expenses of the Street Smart program will be covered by The Iowa Children's Museum as the responsibility of the Executive Director.
$ 85,000 Purchase a vehicle that can be customized to become a learning lab
$ 15,000 Travel expenses, gas, insurance, maintenance
$ 80,000 Hire 2 full-time educators
$ 40,000 Educational supplies and materials
$ 20,000 Paid advertising, brochures, marketing
$ 10,000 Hire 1 part-time administrative assistant
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