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In the News Living Building Project : Federal grant cuts will end WMass hands-on science program for third-graders

By Jeanette DeForge

SPRINGFIELD – The federal government has slashed a grant that provided hands-on science and engineering lessons for Springfield children, ending a learning opportunity for an estimated 1,000 third-graders. Officials at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Amherst learned last week that two of its federal grants totaling roughly $583,000 have been cut.

In the News Living Building Project : Trump’s order to target federal funding vexing to libraries, museums throughout region

By Emilee Klein

For the last two years, the Hitchcock Center for the Environment has aimed to help more than 1,000 third graders in Springfield Public Schools envision themselves as scientists and engineers.

Through the federally funded Schools Exploring Engineering, Design and Sustainability (SEEDS) program, the Amherst-based science and environmental education nonprofit provides teachers with the materials and training for four different design challenges to exercise students’ problem-solving and collaborative skills.