Research and development demands a solid educational foundation. We are working with the US Chamber of Commerce and the US Department of Education to establish the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW). Our goal is to help ensure continuing improvement in the quality of our education system and the skills of the US workforce. How? By assembling a team of companies who can help government link education policies to the best business practices.
GlaxoSmithKline provided a $1 million endowment that will be available to science teachers pursuing National Board Certification. This landmark initiative promises to bolster the quality of science education in America's schools by providing financial assistance to science teachers who choose to obtain National Board Certification, the highest credential in the teaching profession.
The GlaxoSmithKline Endowed Scholarship Fund for Science Candidates will provide funds for approximately 50 science teachers each year who pursue National Board Certification. The endowment expands nationwide a program that has already supported science teachers in Pennsylvania and North Carolina seeking this prestigious credential.
In Philadelphia, we support the Philadelphia Education Fund with a grant enabling the Math and Science Coalition to address the pressing challenge of preparing our youth to excel in mathematics and science, and to help secure the future economic growth of our region and nation. The Coalition will initially focus on developing highly qualified math and science teachers through partnerships among universities, corporations and schools.
GSK sponsors the Opportunity Scholarship program, which has the purpose to recognize individuals who have endured difficult circumstances – physical and sexual abuse, serious illness and personal loss yet have pursued an education as a means of changing their lives. Started in 1988, these scholarships are an attempt to remove at least one of the obstacles to continuing education.
The Opportunity Scholarship program began in 1988 when the company established an endowment to provide scholarships for people who had overcome adversity in their lives. Administered by the Triangle Community Foundation, the endowment for this program currently stands at more than $1.1 million.
GSK is the lead corporate sponsor of the Philadelphia Math and Science Coalition, a partnership of 43 businesses, universities, the School District, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and other non-profit organizations.
This unique partnership aims to improve the quality of mathematics and science instruction so students are able to succeed in post-secondary education and in careers that increasingly require math and science backgrounds.
We support this self-contained laboratory with 12 lab stations for 24 students. The program encourages women and minority students to pursue science careers, and in 2005-06, Destiny visited 158 schools and served 8,363 students across North Carolina.
Students also benefit from the innovative training and classroom materials provided to their teachers during Destiny's professional development workshops. More than a quarter of a million students have been taught by Destiny-trained teachers.
Science in the Summer™ is a free library program in the Greater Philadelphia, RTP, NC, and Pittsburgh, PA, areas that has been supported annually by GSK since 1986.
It helps elementary school children ‘grow into science’ through hands-on experiments in such areas as bioscience, chemistry, genetics, oceanography, physical science/electricity and learning how simple machines work. Almost 96,000 children have experienced the excitement of science through this program.
To help young women explore the many ways to contribute to society through science, the GlaxoSmithKline Women in Science Scholars Program was created in 1993 to offer unique educational opportunities to North Carolina students. The program couples scholarships with a mentoring program in which professionals shepherd the scholars through the myriad of possible career paths, while explaining practical strategies for succeeding the workplace. The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation has funded more than $1,400,000 in endowed scholarships at 29 North Carolina colleges and universities.
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