SCBA Environmental Law Section Presents
Funding For the Explorit Science Center

At its meeting on April 2, 2002, at the Firehouse Restaurant, in Old Sacramento, the Environmental Law Section made a $3000 grant to the Explorit Science Center.

Founded in 1982, the Explorit Science Center has a 20- year history of educational service to the greater Sacramento region. Explorit is a non-profit informal science center with both on-site and traveling outreach programs that provide schools, home schools, teachers, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, families and community organizations with interactive, high quality science and education. Guided by the mission “to involve people in science experiences that touch our lives,” Explorit engages diverse audiences in activities that allow them to see, feel, hear, touch and do science. Explorit serves approximately 35,000 people per year.

Environmental Law Section Treasurer William L. Owens, Explorit Science Center, Executie Director Suzanne Ullensvang, Program Director Jessica Ruskin and Environmental Law Section chair, Justice Ron Robie.

The ELS grant will assist Sacramento area public elementary schools to support hands-on science learning, for children and their families, reaching a total of 700-850 people. This year’s Explorit scholarship fund will support the Science in Your World program and three full days of “Classroom Adventure.”

The “Science in Your World” program will provide a wide variety of experiences in many different areas of science, ranging from experiments with bridges, household chemistry and explorations with top fossils, and sand. The special strength of this evening program is its emphasis on families participating together in the learning and enjoyment of science. Jessica Ruskin, Program Director of Explorit Science Center demonstrates what electricity can do. Environmental Law Section Treasurer William L. Owens, Explorit Science Center, Executive Director Suzanne Ullensvang, Program Director Jessica Ruskin and Environmental Law Section chair, Justice Ron Robie. Environmental Law Section Chair members come out to support the Explorit Science Center.

“Classroom Adventures” programs are 60-minute lessons serving a single classroom of up to 35 students at a time. “Classroom Adventures” will offer students unique opportunities for guided hands-on and minds-on explorations. Students will develop a framework for understanding shared observations and problem –solving skills.

The Environmental Law Section is proud to support the Explorit Science Center in its worthy endeavors.

If you or your family would like more information on the Explorit Science Center or would like to visit please call (530) 756-0191 or check out their website at www.explorit.org.