For Immediate Release
The George Lucas Educational Foundation Honored at Exploratorium's 31st Annual Awards Dinner
May 14, 2008, Reception Begins at 6:30pm
San Rafael, CA -- On May 14, 2008, the Exploratorium hosts its thirty-first Annual Awards Dinner, where The George Lucas Educational Foundation will receive the Outstanding Educator Award. Other awardees include William J. Rutter, founder and CEO of Synergenics (and cofounder of Chiron), who will be presented with the prestigious Director's Award, and Donald Kennedy, former editor in chief of Science magazine and president emeritus of Stanford University, who will receive the Public Understanding of Science Award. The Exploratorium has honored leaders in technology, science, and education for more than thirty years.
Founded in 1991, The George Lucas Educational Foundation celebrates and encourages innovation in schools. The Foundation documents, disseminates, and advocates for exemplary programs in K-12 public schools to help these practices spread nationwide. It publishes stories of innovative teaching and learning through various media such as its magazine and Web site, e-newsletters, and DVDs and books. The George Lucas Educational Foundation is honored for its work in sharing educational success stories with the public.
Funds generously provided through the Exploratorium Awards Dinner are used to develop and maintain the 400-plus educational exhibits that are the heart of educational programming for training teachers in the greater Bay Area, as well as in 862 school districts in thirty-nine states. The funds also enable the Exploratorium to reach out to underserved audiences in the community and to make science content easily understandable and freely available to the 20 million annual visitors to its Web site.
Table sponsorships range from $5,000 to $50,000; individual tickets are $500. For more information, call the Exploratorium's Development Department at (415) 561-0322, or visit the Exploratorium's Annual Awards Dinner page.
About Edutopia:
Edutopia.org is published by The George Lucas Educational Foundation, founded in 1991 by filmmaker George Lucas as a nonprofit operating foundation that publishes media to document and disseminate the most innovative practices in K-12 education, including how technology offers many new opportunities for teaching and learning. Through its Edutopia.org Web site, the award-winning Edutopia magazine, and Edutopia video, the Foundation is a leading resource for educators to find what works in public education for the twenty-first century.
