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Partner Pulse

November 2024 Newsletter

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Our valued partners,

We’re excited to introduce our new partner newsletter, Partner Pulse! Each quarter, we will highlight and celebrate the impact being made in education. In this newsletter, you can expect updates about education trends and research, new content to support teaching and learning, upcoming events to engage with each other and the educational community we support, and educator testimonials about the positive change happening in classrooms everywhere. We’d also like to give a warm welcome to our new partners – Peace Corps, LIV Golf, Warner Brothers Discovery, DC, Lockheed Martin and The Swinerton Foundation.

If you have feedback or specific information you’d like to see featured, don’t hesitate to let us know. We appreciate your partnership and the continued effort toward making engaging educational content accessible for all students.

– The Ǹ Team

Partner announcements

Say hello to the Environmental Education Initiative!

Environmental impact begins with education. ճ󲹳’s why Ǹ has teamed up with a group of innovative corporate partners to create the , formerly known as the Sustainability Education Coalition. The Environmental Education Initiative works together to provide educational content that empowers students to make informed decisions that support healthy environments for all generations.

In the News

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STEM Careers Coalition Reaches Over 10.7 Million Students

The STEM Careers Coalition surpassed the goal of reaching 10 million students by the end of 2025 ahead of schedule. Since 2019, the STEM Careers Coalition has reached over 10.7 million students, including 2.97 million in the 2023-2024 school year alone, 65% of which are from Title I schools.

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On August 15, the 2023 winner of the , Heman Bekele, was named TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year for his solution of a skin cancer curing soap.

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Young Scientist Winner

Partner Shoutout

3M announces the 2024 Young Scientist Challenger winner!

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After developing and presenting his AI-based handheld pesticide detector, 14-year-old Sirish Subash from Georgia (Gwinnett County Public Schools) was named America’s Top Young Scientist! Sirish spent four months competing against nine other finalists and secured his win during final Challenge events at 3M global headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Oct. 14 and 15. Finalists navigated a series of interactive challenges and were evaluated on their ingenuity and innovative thinking, application of STEM principles, demonstration of passion and research, presentation skills, and ability to inspire others.

“This year’s Young Scientist Challenge finalists have demonstrated an incredible ability to develop creative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. I am beyond impressed and inspired by their intelligence and their scientific minds. Congratulations to this year’s Top Young Scientist, Sirish Subash, and all the finalists for their phenomenal work.

Torie Clarke, EVP & Chief Public Affairs Officer at 3M

Educator Testimonials

Teachers love LEGO’s Build the Change content!

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Build the Change brings real world scenarios to students in a classroom. The students can see that they too can ponder world problems and think of solutions. I think Build the Change allows students to have free time to build yet put their thoughts and energies into thinking about problem-solving.

Tracey Robinson

STEM Teacher from Missouri

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Check out the latest content releases!

We’re excited to share the latest content releases designed to spark curiosity, enhance learning and engage students in the real world. Take some time to learn about the impactful resources fellow partners are creating in partnership with Ǹ for educators and students.

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Check Out the Fall 2024 Virtual Field Trips

We’re welcoming the fall season with a series of new Virtual Field Trips and the debut of our first-ever DE Doc! Developed in partnership with Discover, the LEGO Group, USCSF Shoah Foundation, and the STEM Careers Coalition, these virtual events let teachers take students to amazing places that give them remarkable experiences without ever leaving the classroom.

Students will step into the shoes of a co-op farmer-owner in a new immersive experience from the Cooperative Minds program! In the HARVEST game, students will take on the role of a farmer to learn what it takes to grow seeds into a successful crop.

In partnership with LIV Golf, we have launched the brand-new LIV to Learn program! LIV to Learn offers students and educators a growing number of dynamic resources that will help young people explore a variety of topics in STEM while building their problem-solving skills and fostering innovative thinking.

We have announced our new partnership with our friends at Peace Corps! The Global Learners program provides educators with digital resources that foster students' understanding of world cultures and inspire them to find solutions to global issues.