826 National

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

826 National and Time Warner Cable gather STEAM at the 2012 CGI America Meeting

826 National CEO Gerald Richards and partners from Connect a Million Minds and Coalition for Science After School with President Clinton at CGI AmericaPhoto Credit: Clinton Global Initiative. Left to Right: Leah Gutstadt, Manager, Public Affairs, Time Warner Cable; Tessie Topol, Senior Director, Strategic Philanthropy & Community Affairs, TIme Warner Cable; President Clinton; Dr. Carol Tang, Director, Coalition for Science After School; Gerald Richards, CEO, 826 National
We are proud to announce that 826 National has partnered with Time Warner Cable’s philanthropic initiative, Connect a Million Minds (CAMM), to incorporate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) into our student writing workshops. The Commitment to Action was announced at the 2012 CGI America Meeting.

“Since attending CGI America last year, 826 National has been thinking about how our organization and its unique focus on writing might contribute to enhancing our students' interest in STEM. Not by straying from our mission, which puts fun and creativity first, but by infusing what we already do well into the equation,” said 826 National CEO Gerald Richards, who attended this year’s 2012 CGI America Meeting.

Thanks to Time Warner Cable, and our friends at the Coalition for Science After School, students in summer workshops held at 826LA, 826NYC, and 826 Valencia can now look forward to writing about the science behind ice cream and space exploration. We can’t wait to implement more exciting programming to help bring STEAM, which adds the arts to the STEM mix, to the forefront of education.


Home