SAN RAMON, Calif. – Chevron U.S.A. Inc. announced last week that its 2015 Fuel Your School program generated more than $8.8 million to help fund 10,126 classroom projects, including 4,351 focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
The program, a collaboration with DonorsChoose.org to support public education in 21 U.S. communities, helped provide teachers at 3,805 public schools with much-needed resources for their classrooms.
“We’re proud to provide more than 1 million students with the classroom materials needed to help foster their interest in STEM subjects and prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow,” said Dale Walsh, president of Chevron Americas Products. “By working together—with community members, teachers and parents—we’re helping to ensure our students receive access to hands-on learning and inspire them to pursue STEM education.”
Through the program, $1 was contributed when consumers purchased eight or more gallons of fuel during the month of October at participating Chevron and Texaco stations in 21 select markets, up to each market’s cap.
Darlene Wonggaew, a third-grade teacher at Da Vinci Innovation Academy in Hawthorne, Calif., requested a Physics Fun Park Electronics Discovery Kit to help students gain a better understanding of the laws of physics and how these concepts are used to create and run an amusement park. Chevron’s Fuel Your School program helped make this a reality for Wonggaew and her students.
“Children remember concepts best when they have the opportunity to discover why something works,” Wonggaew said. “The items Chevron’s Fuel Your School program helped fund will allow my students to create their own Physics Fun Park by building games and rides that incorporate magnets and electricity, while learning the laws of physics behind the games.”
The Fuel Your School program is part of Chevron’s total commitment to education, both inside and outside of the classroom. Chevron has invested nearly $250 million since 2013, supporting programs that focus on STEM education initiatives designed to provide students and teachers with the critical skills and resources needed to succeed in jobs of the future.
Since its inception in 2010, the Fuel Your School program has helped fund 33,685 classroom projects at 5,155 schools in the United States. For a full list of communities that participated in the 2015 Fuel Your School program, visit www.FuelYourSchool.com.