About SPROUT

 

SPROUT is a non-profit working with kindergarten through adult, in-school and out-of-school, Science, Technology, Reading/writing, Engineering, Arts and Math (STREAM) education. Our partners include Tuscaloosa City and County School Systems, local Universities, faith-based and secular organizations, and passionate community members.



Our Mission

SPROUT's mission is to nurture and cultivate equitable and exceptional science, technology, reading/writing, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STREAM) educational programming for all youth and adult learners in Tuscaloosa. 

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Our mission explained:

• Nurture: we will help current STREAM programs achieve their highest potential

• Cultivate: we will create new programs where gaps exist

• Equitable: we will focus on improving the areas of greatest need in STREAM education

• Exceptional: we will ensure that all programs are of high educational quality 

 

Our Goals

• Develop a publicly accessible database of all current K-12 and adult STEM programming efforts in Tuscaloosa

• Identify gaps in Tuscaloosa’s STEM programming (i.e. STEM discipline, audience age, ethnicity, SES.)

• Recruit diverse STEM programming planners and facilitators with a passion for providing educational opportunities that address the needs of the community

• Create new opportunities for high quality programming that increase equity in STEM education by bringing together physical resources, curricula, teachers, potential program providers, and audiences

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Support SPROUT

You can help us to achieve our goals by

• joining our STREAM program network,

• volunteering to work with a community program,

• working on our Board of Directors, or

• making monetary or in-kind donations