21st Annual GlaxoSmithKline's Science in the Summer Facts
• This year, GlaxoSmithKline's Science in the Summer celebrates 21 years
of offering elementary school children a fun and free science experience
at Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia public
libraries.
• 140 local libraries in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and
Philadelphia counties will participate in the 21st Annual
GlaxoSmithKline's Science in the Summer.
• This year approximately 6,000 local children will be introduced to the
joys of science when they participate in GlaxoSmithKline's Science in
the Summer program. Since it's inception, 86,000 students in the Delaware Valley have participated in GlaxoSmithKline's Science in the Summer.
• GlaxoSmithKline's Science in the Summer is offered free of charge at local libraries.
• This summer, GlaxoSmithKline's Science in the Summer will debut a new course, entitled Genetics, to celebrate its more than 20 years of developing the scientific interest of children in the Delaware Valley. Other courses to be offered this year include: Chemistry, Physical Science/Electricity,
Oceanography and Simple Machines.
• The 21st Annual GlaxoSmithKline's Science in the Summer runs through
the beginning of August.
• Libraries provide an important resource for the communities by supplementing education through community activities and learning opportunities.
• GlaxoSmithKline is dedicated to introducing the world of science to
students in the Delaware Valley.
• GlaxoSmithKline's Science in the Summer is sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and administered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). GSK, AAAS and Philadelphia-area public libraries are partners in the planning and implementation of the program.
