LOCAL PROJECTS
We Can and Do Make a Difference in This World!
Dakota Wicohan Education Program
S.T.E.P. provided this non-profit organization with 20 iPads for their afterschool program. This enables the students to learn the native Minnesota Dakota language, research, and preserve their culture for future generations.
Their first project is a Dakota language training class for staff online using the iPads shown below. The teachers will continue by teaching their youth the Dakota language throughout the year. Click below for more information about the Dakota Wicohan.
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Local Backpack Programs
S.T.E.P. started in 2005 to support the local backpack programs for students in the East Ramapo School System. Pictured below is a backpack giveaway at the West Street Childcare Learning Center in Spring Valley, NY.
Winter Coats
S.T.E.P. and Spring Valley Rotary donate $4,000 for much-needed winter coats to the East Ramapo School District for the 2022-2025 school years.
We were proud to support the Suffern High School Robotics Team
S.T.E.P. Dictionary Project
A jointly funded program by Spring Valley Rotary, Orange & Rockland Utilities, and S.T.E.P. has provided 3rd-grade students in the East Ramapo School District with 10,416 dictionaries since the inception of the program in 2010. The teachers are eager to incorporate the use of this resource into their everyday curriculum. Their information includes word definitions, relevant science, history, geography, and social studies topics for reference.
“The limits of your language are the limits of your world.”
By Ludwig Wittgenstein
Summit Park Family Math Night
From 2014 to 2019 and 2023 to 2024, S.T.E.P. has contributed funding towards the Summit Park Elementary School's Family Math Night. The goal of this event is to foster parental involvement and support in the learning of math concepts with their children. S.T.E.P. has funded the supplies necessary for each family to reinforce the learning activities at home. Thank you to all the Family Math Night S.T.E.P. and Spring Valley Rotary volunteers!
