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Foundation Fall 2015 Newsletter “For children to succeed in their own life, talent and education is not enough. They need to find something they are really passionate about, that drives their energy, mind, and efforts. Some young people are fearful, they might be passionate about something, but they never try. Make the first step, A to B, and let the rest fall into place. The spirit of entrepreneurship of our company is a great example of making that first step.” David Wang Founder & CEO, Wave2Wave Solution Corporation What We Do Wave2Wave Foundation inspires the next generation of entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologists to create the new wave of technological innovation through collaborations with non-profits and educational institutions. Projects Science Outreach Program at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo In September, 2015, Wave2Wave Foundation provided $5,000 to the Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo for its Science Outreach Program. How Fiber Optics Connect the World Interested in teaching your kids about Fiber Optics? Check out our storybook: This program, which takes place at under-resourced schools in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, reaches more than 1,200 K-5th grade students each year in hands-on, engaging STEM education. Lessons are collaborative and innovative and use technology such as star labs, microscopes and telescopes to inspire these young scientists to explore and discover. “I got to see some science stuff, it was great!” Said a fourth-grade student in the Science Outreach Program. Wave2Wave Foundation’s support will provide 33 hour-long STEM lessons in Ravenswood City School District – funding that will help to inspire children to learn, innovate, and get excited about science. Find out more about this program and what you can do to help. The Tech Challenge Program at The Tech Museum of Innovation In October, 2015, Wave2Wave Foundation contributed $5,000 to The Tech Museum of Innovation for The Tech Challenge Program. The Tech Challenge is an engineering program and competition in which students in grades 4-12 design and build a solution to a real-world problem. The program, now in its 29th year, is one of the oldest engineering design competitions in California. In 2015, more than 2,600 youth registered to compete. The Tech Challenge is built on The Tech’s unique expertise in design challenge learning (projectbased learning + design thinking + engineering). Every year it helps thousands of boys and girls develop lifelong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Registration is now open for The Tech Challenge! The challenge takes place over several months as participants form a team, design, build and test their project. The challenge culminates in an event weekend, when the teams present their project to the judges in front of their family and friends. Want to get your kids involved and take the challenge? Register here: http://www.thetech.org/techchallenge-presented-emc/ registration Wave2Wave Foundation is an Investing Sponsor for this wonderful program that strengthens STEM learning for kids and prepares them for eventual elite careers in Silicon Valley, where invention and innovation depend on highly skilled workers. Find out more about the 2016 challenge: http://www.thetech.org/tech-challenge-presented-emc Fiber-Optic Lights Make Children’s Theater Productions Come to Life This fall Wave2Wave Foundation contributed $7,000 to underwrite the commission and purchase of a fiber-optic theatrical installation for the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre Playhouse Series productions. This contribution will provide science-learning opportunities in a performing arts venue, illuminating the link between two disciplines through interactive theatrical presentations. Palo Alto Children’s Theatre staff and the Director of Wave2Wave Foundation, Nadia Rota, met with installation artist Christopher Moulder at the end of October to plan the installation process. Judge Luckey, Managing Artistic Director of the Palo Alto Childrens Theatre, joined in the conversation and the group toured the theatre, and chose the placement for the sculpture, which will hang at the center of the theatre, serving as a focal point for the audience as they enter, as well as providing theatrical underscoring and environmental change during productions. The finished installation will fill approximately 300 square feet, with lighting that is tied into the theatre’s board and operated by youth and teen crew members. The finished sculpture will be shipped to the theatre in February 2016, and will be installed over a two-day workshop, with up to 12 youth participants. The participants will learn about the sculpture and lighting process, and learn to program the board in a way that maximizes the use of the sculpture. Teens from the Teen Arts Council will also attend training, as the sculpture will be integrated into teen concert and “open mic” events. The tentative date for the Opening Reception, celebrating the installation and the support from the Wave2Wave Foundation, has been scheduled for February 20th, 2016. Come and let your internal child run free with the magic of the theater! Nadia Rota, Wave2Wave Foundation Director, with Abby Longcor, Director of The Tech Challenge Program, at The Tech Challenge Info Clinic on October 24, 2015. The Tech Awards The Tech Awards is a signature program of The Tech Museum of Innovation that celebrates those who are using technology to solve the world’s problems. Kids are Preparing to Compete in the Business Plan Competition at the Incubator School Wave2Wave Foundation has provided a grant of $5,000.00 to Friends of the Incubator School for the Entrepreneurship Program. Wave2Wave Foundation’s grant will help support 8th and 9th grade student’s business plan competition scheduled for May of 2016. While students elsewhere are learning from textbooks and lectures, 8th graders at The Incubator School are learning real world skills of Communication, Collaboration, Problem-Solving, Innovation, Grit and Self-Management through the experience of starting and running their own businesses. Throughout the fall they’ve learned how these skills are fundamental to success in entrepreneurship, college, and life, and taken on a number of design challenges and small scale business experiences in preparation for their own business launches in early 2016. One challenge asked them to take $20 in real money, re-design everyday objects in more innovative ways and pitch to the school principal and founder. The winning pitch “The Collar” is featured in the video here: https://youtu.be/d8NsNHijPpA Now students are working on their first experience with the full business development process by starting up and running a creative pen business in small teams. Each team had to make a unique design, purchase $10 in supplies, develop their product, determine a price, and make real sales. Once revenue is collected, they will reconcile their account, pay back the initial investment and keep the profits. Thanks to the generous donation from Wave2Wave Foundation, these students will compete for real cash in a business plan competition scheduled for May of 2016. ©2015 Wave2Wave Foundation 517 Fairview Way, Milpitas, CA 95035 w2wfoundation.org Crystal Chow, Foundation Relations Manager at The Tech, and Nadia Rota chat at The Tech Awards Gala, San Jose McEnery Convention Center on November 12, 2015.