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Kiwanis Club of Bradenton’s $20,000 donation and a $6,000
designed and beautifully painted by the students of Manatee
clouds, and lightbulbs and meant to inspire learners to reach for
exterior wrap highlights a collection of supporters and donors
power, modern technology, traditional classroom tools, and bright
yet calming colors – it is engaging from the moment children step
readies young learners for the technology they will encounter
educators the freedom to choose between tabletop learning and
has the ability to become a mobile hotspot and therefore has
educators but also to future projects where the community may
Lessons with a Purpose
enriching opportunities that support kindergarten readiness
is STEAM; STEAM represents the concepts from Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math combined into hands-
to childcare sites that align directly with the Florida Standards
in educational continuity, meaning that students from different
parts of the county will enter kindergarten with similar