Rotary Club of Sun Lakes gets CUSD students excited about math and science

 

Rotary Club of Sun Lakes recently supported an educational and community service project within the CUSD schools meant to introduce students to math and science and encourage them to consider careers as an engineer or in other technical fields.

 

"A World in Motion" is a program sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers specifically for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes partnered with SAE and provided volunteers to go into the classroom to work with the teachers and students using hands-on projects. The Rotary club also provided recognition to the winning teams at the end of each session.

 

The majority of the AWIM Program volunteers are members of RCSL, General Motors employee alumni, and ASU students.

 

According to RCSL AWIM Lead Don Robins, "World In Motion gets students excited about math and science."

 

The RCSL provided "hands on" volunteers to work in the classrooms with over 200 students at CUSD Fulton Elementary in Chandler's fifth-grade JetToy Program and the sixth-grade Gravity Cruiser Program. The JetToy  mentoring started Oct. 26 with the final competition being held on Dec. 14.  The fifth-grade Gravity Cruiser mentoring started Nov. 14 with final competition held on Dec. 20.

 

For more information about RCSL educational and community services programs, as well as membership - see www.sunlakesrotary.com