For 10th-grade student Rashad Greenwood, hands-on science education, access to the right equipment, and an inclusive learning environment he received atKIPP St. Louis特许学校是实现他成为药剂师的梦想的关键。

Milliporesigma的*与基普圣路易斯公立学校的九年合作伙伴关系帮助了拉沙德（Rashad）和其他近2200名学生，通过Milliporesigma为科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）的中等教育和职业做准备好奇心实验室^™,好奇心实验室^TM在家， 和Curiosity Cube^®程式。

自2012年以来，Milliporesigma在该组织中投资了超过795,000美元，以激发下一代科学领导者。该公司帮助改善了Kipp St. Louis的科学实验室基础设施，并通过基于询问的科学实验，专业发展和顶级设备来支持其中学科学课程的扩展。

This exposure to high-quality science curricula, supplies and hands-on experiments complemented by a multi-dimensional STEM industry partnership has made an impact. Students are learning new scientific concepts and stimulating scientific thinking, helping them to build confidence and encouraging them to be curious about the world around them. For example, Rashad won second place in his school’s first science fair during the 2020 school year. “I was nervous because I never participated in a science fair before, but I ended up presenting an experiment where I used electrolysis to separate hydrogen and oxygen. It was hard, but I learned a bunch.”

“The most rewarding part about teaching science is seeing kids learn through discovery and exploration,” said Jennifer Burris, a fifth-grade KIPP St. Louis science teacher. “The robotics and electricity lessons from MilliporeSigma challenged them to learn from their mistakes and keep trying until they were successful.”

Milliporesigma的dynamic partnership with KIPP St. Louis was recognized with a 2020 St. Louis Business Journal Innovation in Philanthropy award. The collaboration has positively impacted KIPP St. Louis’ students, resulting in strong educational outcomes—with some results even exceeding the top-performing schools in Missouri.

在2020年，St. Louis Business Journalreported KIPP St. Louis’ eighth graders who were advanced or proficient at math gained a 357% improvement over their St. Louis Public Schools peers. In addition, KIPP students have shown a 3.3 point average improvement on ACT scores each year.

迄今为止，总部位于圣路易斯的Milliporesigma员工已有1,800多名志愿服务于当地的非营利组织，包括Kipp St. Louis。Milliporesigma优先回馈回馈，并每年向永久员工提供16小时的有偿志愿者休息时间。

除了毫米好奇心实验室^™计划，该公司还通过一个名为The The的翻新运输容器构建了一个移动科学实验室Curiosity Cube^®。一个立方体旅行该国，另一个立方体现在永久地位于圣路易斯。通过他们的科学教育计划，Milliporesigma员工自愿提供时间，热情和专业知识，以激发当地学生的好奇心。

“我们参观了好奇心立方体^®when I was in 5^th和7^thgrade, and it was great. There was a ton of stuff for us to do, and I got to experience everything,” said Greenwood.

“The Curiosity Cube^®allowed my students to use different materials that they wouldn't normally have used in my classroom. MilliporeSigma volunteers also worked with the students, helping them analyze and make observations,” said Burris. “While inside the Curiosity Cube^®, my students explored virtual reality and observed organ cells. They especially loved getting to use the safety goggles because it made them feel like real scientists.”

尽管共同-19大流行限制迫使Milliporesigma停止了亲切的好奇心实验室™课程和好奇心立方体^®tours, the company has provided students and families with experiments they can conduct from the safety of their homes through the MilliporeSigma好奇心实验室^™在家program.

Learn more about how MilliporeSigma is investing in the next generation of scientists and its continued corporate social responsibility initiatives worldwide on the company’s webpage dedicated tosustainability and social business innovation。

*MilliporeSigma is the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.