New playground
photo by Wes Schultz
Teachers and students listen to speakers.
photo by Wes Schultz
Explaining Experiment
photo by Wes Schultz
Principal Becky Coleman
photo by Wes Schultz
Using microscope in lab.
photo by Wes Schultz
Child with rabbit in lab.
photo by Wes Schultz
With a gift of $100,000 from the Leonore Annenberg Scholarship and School Funds and a $50,000 gift from the Benwood Foundation, PEF and HCDE worked with Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy to transform their playground and science lab into places for hands-on STEM learning. The outdoor space has new playground equipment, revamped landscaping, and a nature play area connected to an environmental science curriculum. The science lab has been renovated into a fully-operational lab furnished with updated science equipment and materials.