现代汽车向橙县15所公立学校发放15万美元STEM拨款：每校1万美元，首届未来创新者计划落地 Fountain Valley
现代汽车美国公司（Hyundai Motor America）11月12日宣布，其企业社会责任计划 Hyundai Hope 与橙县学校光明未来基金会（Orange County Schools Bright Futures Foundation）合作推出首届“未来创新者”计划，向位于加州橙县的15所公立学校发放总额15万美元的STEM（科学、技术、工程与数学）拨款，每所学校获得1万美元，用于支持动手实践型STEM课程与项目。首届受助学校名单已于11月10日在现代汽车位于 Fountain Valley 的北美总部举行的活动上公布。
受助学校分布在橙县多座城市，包括 Santa Ana 的 El Sol Science and Arts Academy、NOVA Academy Early College High School、Saddleback High School、Samueli Academy 与 Thomas A. Edison Elementary School，Huntington Beach 的 Edison High School、Ocean View High School 与 Helen F. Stacey Intermediate School，以及 Anaheim 的 Crescent Elementary School、Cypress 的 Cypress High School、Mission Viejo 的 Capistrano Valley High School、Laguna Niguel 的 John S. Malcom Elementary School、Fullerton 的 Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts、Lake Forest 的 Oxford Preparatory Academy（Saddleback Valley）与 Costa Mesa 的 Wilson Elementary。
现代汽车北美企业社会责任总监 Brandon Ramirez 表示，橙县是现代汽车北美总部的所在地，公司很自豪能投资于正在塑造这片社区未来的学生与教育者，通过“未来创新者”计划帮助学校创造有意义的STEM体验，激发好奇心、培养关键技能，并为学生打开通往未来的新可能。
橙县学校光明未来基金会执行总监 David Blair 表示，过去几周他亲眼见证了这15所橙县公立学校里正在发生的创新，这笔投资不只是投给15所学校，更是投给橙县的未来。橙县教育局局长 Stefan Bean 表示，橙县28个学区的教育者正在帮助学生看见可能性，企业与社区伙伴的加入能让课堂上的想法变成真实的学习体验。
（来源：现代汽车美国公司）
Hyundai Awards $150,000 in STEM Grants to 15 Orange County Public Schools in First Future Innovators Initiative
Hyundai Motor America announced on Nov. 12 that its corporate social responsibility initiative Hyundai Hope, in partnership with the Orange County Schools Bright Futures Foundation, has named the first recipients of the Future Innovators Initiative, awarding a total of $150,000 in STEM grants to 15 public schools in Orange County, California. Each selected school will receive $10,000 to support hands-on science, technology, engineering and math programs. The inaugural recipients were celebrated at an event held Nov. 10 at Hyundai's North American headquarters in Fountain Valley.
The 15 schools span cities across the county: El Sol Science and Arts Academy, NOVA Academy Early College High School, Saddleback High School, Samueli Academy and Thomas A. Edison Elementary School in Santa Ana; Edison High School, Ocean View High School and Helen F. Stacey Intermediate School in Huntington Beach; Crescent Elementary School in Anaheim; Cypress High School in Cypress; Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo; John S. Malcom Elementary School in Laguna Niguel; Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts in Fullerton; Oxford Preparatory Academy, Saddleback Valley, in Lake Forest; and Wilson Elementary in Costa Mesa.
"Orange County is home to our North American headquarters, and we're proud to invest in the students and educators who are shaping the future of this community," said Brandon Ramirez, director of corporate social responsibility at Hyundai Motor North America. He said the initiative helps schools create meaningful STEM experiences that can spark curiosity, build critical skills and introduce students to new possibilities.
David Blair, executive director of the Orange County Schools Bright Futures Foundation, said he had seen firsthand the innovation taking place across the 15 schools, calling the program an investment in Orange County's future. Dr. Stefan Bean, Orange County Superintendent of Schools, noted that educators across the county's 28 school districts are helping students see what is possible, and that business and community partners help turn classroom ideas into meaningful experiences.
(Source: Hyundai Motor America)
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