Great Lakes Museum Of Science Environment And Technology
Great Lakes Museum Of Science Environment And Technology
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About this organization
Mission
To make science, technology, engineering and math come alive.
About
EDUCATION: THE GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER (GLSC) IS A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED, FORWARD-THINKING REGIONAL ASSET AND NORTHEAST OHIO'S LEADING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER, OFFERING A WIDE ARRAY OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING IN SERVICE OF ITS MISSION TO MAKE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) COME ALIVE. EACH YEAR, GLSC'S EDUCATIONAL WORK ENSURES VISITORS COME TO GLSC TO EXPERIENCE NEW DEMONSTRATIONS, LEARN ABOUT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND PARTICIPATE IN SEASONAL CAMPS, HOMESCHOOL, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT TEACH, INSPIRE, AND DEMONSTRATE STEM'S RELEVANCE IN OUR DAILY LIVES. GLSC IS ALSO HOME TO THE 9TH GRADE CLASS OF CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT'S (CMSD) AWARD-WINNING MC2STEM HIGH SCHOOL. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TINKERING, IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS, AND TESTING, VISITORS FEEL CONFIDENCE ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO DO SCIENCE. GLSC OFFERS EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES WITH MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS AND OUTCOMES THAT ENCOURAGE CREATIVE EXPRESSION OF IDEAS, WHILE ALSO ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN STEM. IN 2019, GLSC WELCOMED 283,306 TOTAL VISITORS, INCLUDING 31,025 STUDENTS ON SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, WITH 16,685 OF THOSE STUDENTS FROM TITLE I-ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS THAT VISITED FOR FREE. VISITORS EXPLORE AND EXPERIMENT WITH MORE THAN 400 LEARNING EXHIBITS AND ENGAGE IN STEM PROGRAMMING THROUGH DAILY LIVE SCIENCE SHOWS AND ACTIVITIES. GLSC'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR SCHOOLS ENGAGES STUDENTS IN ACTIVITIES THAT NOT ONLY ALIGN WITH OHIO'S ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS, BUT ALSO BUILD 21ST CENTURY SKILLS AND HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP CRITICAL SKILLS SUCH AS CREATIVITY AND PERSEVERANCE. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE:SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS TEACH STUDENTS AND VISITORS ABOUT SPACE AND AERONAUTICS, ELECTRICITY, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND MUCH MORE. GLSC STAFF EDUCATORS LAUNCH ROCKETS WITH FUEL-BURNING BOOSTERS, SEND TWO-MILLION VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH THEIR BODIES, IMPLODE OIL DRUMS WITH AIR PRESSURE, MAKE HUGE CLOUDS OF LIQUID NITROGEN THAT ENVELOP THE CROWD, AND PERFORM OTHER AWE-INSPIRING EXPERIMENTS THAT CREATE EXCITEMENT ABOUT SCIENCE LEARNING. GROW UP GREAT WITH SCIENCE REACHES PRESCHOOLERS FROM LOW-INCOME CLEVELAND HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH PROGRAMMING AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES' HEAD START CENTERS AND PNC FAIRFAX CONNECTION. GLSC PROVIDES QUALITY STEM-BASED, IMMERSIVE EDUCATION EXPERIENCES AND ENGAGES STUDENTS, THEIR TEACHERS, AND CAREGIVERS TO FOSTER KINDERGARTEN-READINESS SKILLS. GROW UP GREAT WITH SCIENCE REACHES CHILDREN THROUGH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, FIELD TRIPS TO GLSC, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS IN CLASSROOMS, FAMILY PASSES TO GLSC, AND MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS WITH SCIENCE ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER ENGAGE CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. GLSC ALSO PROVIDES OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS FOR EARLY EDUCATION PROVIDERS IN LOW-INCOME AREAS, INCLUDING STARTING POINT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS.PUBLIC EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKSHOPS ARE NEW THIS YEAR AND ENGAGE CHILDREN AGES SEVEN AND YOUNGER IN A FUN, PLAY-BASED PROGRAM WHERE THEY CAN EXPLORE THE WORLD OF STEM AND TRY NEW EXPERIMENTS WITH AGE-APPROPRIATE TINKERING ACTIVITIES.OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12 IN GREAT SCIENCE ACADEMY HELPS THEM STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITIES IN PROBLEM-IDENTIFICATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND CRITICAL THINKING. IT ALSO HELPS THEM INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE IN STEM AND LEARN ABOUT STEM CAREER PATHWAYS. YOUTH IN GRADES 6-9 FOCUS ONDIFFERENT STEM TOPICS BY GRADE, COMPLETING DESIGN AND ENGINEERING CHALLENGES THROUGH EXTENDED EXPERIMENTATION AND PROTOTYPING. YOUTH IN GRADES 10-12 BECOME INTERNS AND "PEER STEM CONVEYORS" WHO HELP DEVELOP PROGRAMMING AND TEACH YOUNGER PARTICIPANTS. YOUTH VISIT STEM-BASED BUSINESSES AND LEARN ABOUT STEM COLLEGE MAJORS AND CAREER FIELDS. THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO "FAMILY DESIGN AND BUILD" EVENTS. CLEVELAND CREATES 6 & 7 (CC6/CC7)CC6 WAS DIRECTLY REQUESTED BY CMSD BASED ON THE SUCCESSES OF CC7. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL PILOT, THE PROGRAM NOW SERVES ALL CMSD 6TH GRADE STUDENTS. MODELED AFTER THE EXISTING CC7 PROGRAM, CC6 USES INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING (IBL) AND INTERACTIVE PROJECTS THAT CHALLENGE STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY, EXPERIMENTATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND SELF-EFFICACY AMONG STUDENTS. CC6 ALIGNS WITH CLASSROOM CURRICULUM ON RENEWABLE ENERGY. GLSC EDUCATORS CHALLENGE THESE 6TH GRADE STUDENTS TO CONSTRUCT A WIND TURBINE USING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS.CC7 COMBINES CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITH PRACTICAL DESIGN CHALLENGES AND EXPERIMENTATION TO TEACH THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS, REINFORCE STEM CONCEPTS, AND ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY, PERSEVERANCE, AND SELF-EFFICACY AMONG STUDENTS. USING IBL, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STRUCTURED FIELD EXPERIENCES THAT ENGAGE CMSD 7TH GRADERS IN CHALLENGING, INTERACTIVE PROJECTS TO ENCOURAGE DEEP LEARNING AND TEACH PHYSICAL SCIENCE CONCEPTS. ALL CMSD 7TH GRADE CLASSROOMS VISIT GLSC FOR A CIRCUITRY WORKSHOP WHERE THEY BUILD WORKING FLASHLIGHTS MADE OUT OF POPSICLE STICKS, COPPER TAPE, A BATTERY, AND LED LIGHT. BOTH CC6 AND CC7 WORKSHOPS ALSO INCLUDE AN INTERACTIVE SCIENCE SHOW AS WELL AS A TAKE-HOME KIT TO BUILD, DESIGN AND REWORK THE PROJECT WITH THEIR SIBLINGS, FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE ALSO INVITED TO SPEND A DAY AT GLSC WHERE THEY PARTICIPATE IN A DESIGN CHALLENGE AND SPEND THE DAY VISITING THE GALLERIES. CREATING CONNECTIONS 8 (CC8)IN 2019, GLSC PILOTED CC8 LEVERAGING OUR UNIQUE POSITION AS A STEM EDUCATION LEADER TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN CLEVELAND'S YOUTH AND THE OPPORTUNITIES OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. THIS NEW, MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STEM EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF BLOCKCHAIN, CODING, INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIOT), CYBERSECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION HAS GROWN ORGANICALLY FROM CONVERSATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH LEADING REGIONAL TECH-RELATED ECONOMIC DRIVERS AND THE SUCCESS OF SUPPORTING CMSD'S 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS THROUGH THE CLEVELAND CREATES INITIATIVE. THIS INTENSIVE STEM PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DIGITAL UPSKILLING WILL RAPIDLY ACCELERATE CLEVELAND 8TH GRADERS' SELF-EFFICACY WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. STUDENTS USE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS LINKBOT, MICRO:BIT AND SPHERO+ AMONG OTHER RESOURCES TO DEVELOP SKILLS VITAL TO MEETING THE NEEDS AND HIGH DEMANDS OF THE DIGITAL CAREER LANDSCAPE. A TOTAL OF 2,746 CMSD STUDENTS PARTCIPATED IN CC6, CC7 AND CC8 IN FY19.CAMP CURIOSITY ENGAGES STUDENTS FROM K-8TH GRADE IN FUN, INQUIRY-BASED, ACTIVE LEARNING CENTERED ON THE INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION OF MESSY REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS. ALL CAMPS ARE SEPARATED BY AGE, AND CURRICULUM CONTENT IS TAILORED TO THE AGE GROUP. ONE-DAY CAMPS ARE OFFERED DURING SPRING AND WINTER BREAK WHILE SUMMER CAMPS PROVIDE WEEK-LONG IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES OF STEM FUNDAMENTALS. CAMP THEMES OFFER CHILDREN TIME TO BE OUTDOORS, ACCESS TO SCIENCE CENTER EXHIBITS AND DOME THEATER MOVIES. CAMPS ARE LED BY LICENSED LOCAL TEACHERS, OFFERED AT GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER AND TWO AREA LOCATIONS. FROM CHEMISTRY, TO PHYSICS, ROBOTICS, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND ENGINEERING, CAMPERS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE HOW STEM IS PART OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.FREE ADMISSION DAY OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A YEAR INCLUDING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (FREE FOR ALL GUESTS). DURING FY19, FREE ADMISSION EVENTS WERE ALSO HELD IN MARCH AND JUNE WHEN ALL GUESTS RECEIVED FREE ADMISSION, AND AUGUST WHEN ALL YOUTH RECEIVED FREE ADMISSION. A TOTAL OF 13,690 GUESTS RECEIVED FREE ADMISSION AS PART OF A FREE DAY IN FY19.DATA CONTINUES TO BE COLLECTED BY THE SCIENCE CENTER'S GUEST ENGAGEMENT STAFF TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COLLABORATION FOR ONGOING VISITOR EXPERIENCE STUDIES (COVES) PROJECT. THIS DATA ALLOWS MEMBER MUSEUMS AND SCIENCE CENTERS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICALLY STRONG THROUGH COLLABORATIVE COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF VISITOR DATA.VALUE ADDED PROGRAMMING CONTINUES TO BE A STRONG DRIVER FOR MEDIA ATTENTION THAT KEEPS THE SCIENCE CENTER IN THE PUBLIC VIEW, OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE GUESTS WITH PROGRAMMING AND TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “Vision: great lakes science center envisions a community where all people value science, technology, engineering, and math to inform decision making and enrich lives. (continued on schedule o)guiding principles: we help people learn stem by doing stem and believe that it is best learned through real scientific challenges. we cultivate creative, innovative, critical thinkers for the 21st century. we support a learning culture that encourages curiosity and experimentation. we bring people together by creating welcoming, fun, and high-quality guest experiences. we strengthen our community impact by collaborating with other organizations and connecting to stem resources in our region. we ensure our future by maintaining our long-term fiscal and staff sustainability.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “To make science, technology, engineering, and math come alive.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is OH.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 601 ERIESIDE AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44114 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 194 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,758,461.
- The organization has 38 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1988.
- The organization pays $3,589,627 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $727,969 in fundraising expenses.