August is a bittersweet month - a time of endings and beginnings. The summer came to a close, and many educators and students eagerly returned to the classroom to welcome the 2024-2025 school year. During August, we collaborated with many of our corporate partners to release new, relevant, and accessible content for educators just in time for the new school year. Plus, we celebrated TIME's 2024 Kid of the Year alongside our friends at 3M. Check out the past month's exciting moments below.
Heman Bekele Is TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year
Heman was the winner of the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge, where he invented Melanoma Treating Soap (MTS), a compound-based bar soap designed to treat skin cancer. We’re incredibly proud of Heman and inspired by his dedication to reimagining the impossible and bringing science to life through curiosity and innovation.
Discovery Education Announces the New Environmental Education Initiative
We announced a new curated collection of free dynamic digital resources that encourages students to follow their curiosity and explore the natural world. These resources are made available to all students, teachers, and caregivers in the United States at no cost through the Environmental Education Initiative. The Environmental Education Initiative is a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to empower students to make informed decisions that support healthy environments and civic engagement.
The Environmental Education Initiative empowers learners with standards-aligned resources to explore contemporary topics in environmental studies. The newest content includes video lesson bundles and student activities exploring subjects such as energy conservation, forestry, clean drinking water, and more.
The resources from the Environmental Education Initiative are created with The National Environmental Education Foundation and other partners including Honeywell, LyondellBasell, Nucor, and Subaru of America, Inc. Each partner provides expertise, insight, and access to enable the creation of high-quality and standards-aligned dynamic digital resources and will help provide under-resourced schools across the United States no-cost access to the award-winning Discovery Education Experience learning platform.
Takeda's Better Health in Action Releases New Content
In partnership with our friends at Takeda, we launched new career profiles that allow students to explore careers that help strengthen communities and create more equitable health outcomes, including a career as a Community Health Worker. Students can learn about the lives of passionate health professionals who leverage STEM skills and strengthen communities.
Country Music Association's Working in Harmony Launches New Career Profiles
Teachers can introduce their students to an exciting array of careers in the music industry. In partnership with the CMA, we’ve launched a set of career profiles that make it easy and fun for educators to show students different job possibilities in country music – inspiring their curiosity and creativity!
