NPRA Welcomes Teachers to the 8th Annual NPRA Science Teacher Enhancement Program (STEP)
Posted on: Monday, 11 June 2007, 12:00 CDT
NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, working in partnership with its member companies, will welcome more than 50 elementary school science teachers to the 8th Annual Science Teacher Enhancement Program (STEP). The first session starts today at Huntsman's Advanced Technology Center at The Woodlands, Texas. A second program will be held June 18-22 at CITGO's headquarters in Houston.
"Statistics show that each year fewer and fewer American students pursue college degrees in chemistry," NPRA Executive Vice President Charles Drevna said. "To ensure that our nation will be sufficiently prepared to face future energy supply challenges, teachers and students require new and exciting tools for teaching math and science. Enhancing teachers' abilities to engage young students with fun and practical knowledge of chemistry will inspire future growth in the chemistry-based professions, which are critical to the refining and petrochemical businesses.
"NPRA and its members are proud to sponsor STEP, which empowers teachers and their students with a strong knowledge and understanding of how chemistry-based professions provide Americans with a better quality of life."
NPRA's program is based on a highly successful, award-winning program developed at The Center for Chemical Education at Miami University of Ohio. Each one-week program focuses on hands-on activities to bring the science of chemistry to life for students. Using toys and other everyday objects, students are encouraged to make real-life connections between their classroom and the outside world.
NPRA thanks the following members for sponsoring the 2007 STEP program:
Advanced Aromatics BP p.l.c. Chevron Phillips CITGO CRI/Criterion ExxonMobil Flint Hills Resources Huntsman Navajo Refining NOVA Chemicals Odfjell Terminals Petrologistics Sasol North America South Hampton Resources Sunoco Chemicals Texas Petrochemicals Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc. Valero Energy Williams Company
For additional information on the STEP program, please visit the NPRA web site at http://www.npra.org.
Source: Business Wire
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