12 teachers recognised in campaign celebrating exceptional educators and inspiring space-related careers
The scheme was backed by Blue Origin’s non-profit Club for Future, art supplier Crayola, STEM campaign Space4All and the Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Complex and aims to champion the importance of creativity and innovation while inspiring children to pursue space-related careers.
The honored educators were invited to visit Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Complex and received educational resources to inspire their students. They also received $1,000 worth of Crayola products for their schools and toured Blue Origin’s Rocket Park Manufacturing Facility.
The inspiring teachers were selected during the annual Crayola Creativity Week, a global learning program that offers schools, families, and libraries interactive content that highlights the power of creativity.
A pool of nominees were submitted by parents and community members across the U.S. during the event.
"This year's Creativity Launches the Future award winners are more than educators – they're visionaries launching the next generation of explorers and innovators through STEAM," says Heather Nelson, Director at Club for the Future. "We're honored to celebrate their incredible impact and efforts to inspire students to dream bigger and reach higher."
"We are honored to recognize these incredible educators who creatively lead their communities and spark a love of learning in their students," adds Cheri Sterman, Senior Director of Education at Crayola. "This initiative underscores our commitment to supporting educators and nurturing the life-long skill of creativity."
Earlier this year, Horace Mann Educators partnered with Crayola to expand access to creativity-based educational programming for schools and teachers nationwide.
