Testimonials

Alissa Lukasavage, 4th Grade Teacher     Dodson Elementary     Wilkes-Barre, PA     
FUNDER:  UGI     January 2021     

I was skeptical about this program at first. I mean, my students last year loved it SO much. I just wasn't sure that the program would translate virtually. Wow, was I wrong! Lindsay and her team flawlessly transitioned this program to a virtual setting. My students loved it this year just as much as they did last year. The videos were great, the materials were packed so well, and all I had to do was oversee that the students were being safe. Overall, it was great. And my students were sooooo excited to see how matter changes form. They just really loved it. Thank you so much for going above and beyond to give my students something fun to do! -

Mary Anna Rebar, 4th Grade Teacher      Beck Elementary     Sunbury, PA
FUNDER:  UGI    November 2020

My students LOVED the Matter Monsters program! I also received positive feedback from parents. I really appreciate UGI and the SPARKS program providing this amazing program!

Mayra Nava, 2nd Grade Teacher      John Jay Elementary     Mt. Prospect, IL
FUNDER:  AMETEK      October 2020

During parent teacher conferences, parents shared how they really enjoyed helping their children with the experiment. They liked how they kids learned some science concepts and got the hands-on experience. They said it was a great activity to help them distract from what is currently going on. As for the students, they really enjoyed the activity and were asking me when will they do another one. They were very proud of their accomplishments with the experiment. I'm very grateful that my students have the chance of experiencing the SPARKS lesson's.

Emily Zaorski ,4th Grade Teacher     Glenside Elementary      Reading, PA
FUNDER:  UGI

I was a little worried about doing this presentation virtually, but my kids and their families fully embraced it. It worked out so well!

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Dear S.P.A.R.K.S. Scientists, Thank you so much for your presentation to my students!  The children loved the lesson an it was so fun for me to watch them be enthralled with science.  The excellent classroom management, age appropriate instruction and hands-on interaction with the students kept every child interested and engaged.  The lab coats and goggles and unique scientist nametags made every child truly feel like a scientist.  Being able to take their test tube lava lamps home was a thrill.  Your visit was the highpoint of their school day.  Thank you for the energy and enthusiasm you brought to our classroom.

Mrs. "Super Sonic" Sumner

Teacher, Twin Valley Elementary Center April 2019
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Ann Marie McDonald, 1st Grade Teacher     Whitehall Elementary      Norristown PA
FUNDER:  AMETEK     November 2021

We love SPARKS. It is especially wonderful during this time of virtual learning where the students are not getting hands on lessons. It is amazing to get these investigations into the hands of students who really need it. The kids soooooo look forward to the lessons.

Nicole LeFlesh, 4th Grade teacher       School #27       Paterson, NJ
FUNDER:  AMETEK   October 2020

This is the BEST program EVER. We are from a low-income neighborhood and our students don't get a chance to explore much. SPARKS/Science Explorers is like a field trip that comes straight to our school...(and virtual this year) I am asked EVERYDAY when is our next science explorer experiment. The staff is amazing and we are truly honored and blessed to have them and their dedication to teaching our students. My kids faces LIGHT UP when SPARKS comes to town!!!!!

Colleen Leahy,  3rd Grade Teacher   Whitehall Elementary      Norristown, PA
FUNDER:  AMETEK     October 2020

SPARKS is amazing...the level of commitment and dedication the SPARKS team has for our students is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for everything you do for our Whitehall students!

Dear S.P.A.R.K.S. Foundation and ENB – Thank you again for the wonderful presentation with our fourth graders.  Our students were so engaged by your instruction and the opportunity to do the hands on activities.  Everything was so well-organized and clear.  It was a great experience and they were still talking about it today.

Susanna Grubb

Kissel Hill Elementary, Lititz, PA
Richard R. Kaskey, Ed.D., Cumru Elementary School Principal, Shillington, PA

Dear SPARKS Team -  On behalf of our third and fourth grade students and staff, I would like to once again thank you for bringing this fabulous assembly program to Cumru. Our students were very excited and totally engaged throughout the show. We here at Cumru definitely know that SCIENCE ROCKS!

Ashley Schneider, Mount Penn Elementary, Antietam Area SD

Good Afternoon, Thank you for the wonderful assembly held at our school yesterday.  The students and I really enjoyed it and I thought it was a great way for the kids to learn such important concepts in a fun way.  Your staff was excellent, professional, and did a great job with the students at all of their various levels.

Kristin Greenawalt, 4th grade teacher, Carter & MacRae in Lancaster, PA

Dear UGI and S.P.A.R.K.S. Foundation, On behalf of my fourth grade class from Carter & MacRae Elementary, a HUGE thank you for sponsoring the S.P.A.R.K.S. program visit to our school. What an awesome experience my students had today.  From the ‘Tooling Around with Science’ assembly to the science workshop on “Matter Monsters” my students were actively engaged in the learning process.  Both their interest in science and learning new scientific information was obvious.  I wonder how many future scientists may have bloomed from the experience today!

On behalf of the faculty, staff and students of the Panther Valley Intermediate School, please accept our thanks and appreciation for the phenomenal science experience that was brought to our school. We are grateful to UGI Utilities for providing the finances to make this amazing program available to our students.

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Treniece Woodward, 2nd Grade Teacher     McVey Elementary     Newark, DE
FUNDER:  AMETEK     November 2020

Students were actively engaged and really enjoyed the experiments!

Miss Lewis & her 4th graders, Lafayette Elementary

This year we decided to use our finished “Matter Monsters” in a new way. Students took them home to add any other decorations and accessories and brought them back to school so we could write narratives with them. We decided to have students write about an adventure that they went on with their Matter Monsters. Students loved it and it was an awesome way to tie science and writing together! We appreciate all you do and look forward to seeing you again next year!

Ruth Ferraro, 3rd Grade Teacher     School #27     Paterson, NJ
FUNDER:  AMETEK     November 2020

My students LOVE the SPARKS program! They are so enthusiastic, talk about our upcoming labs days before hand, love talking about what we're doing during the lab, and also discussing what happened afterwards! Lindsay, Gray and all the others, you have certainly thought these labs out and made them interesting as well as exciting for my kids! Thank you!!!! I can't wait to see all the scientists in the future, that first started with
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Wendy Campbell (4th Grade), West Berwick Elementary, Berwick, PA

I cannot express enough how wonderful this program is!  This is an amazing program that you put together for the students.  It aligns perfectly to our curriculum.  The ladies that come here are very prepared and everything always runs smoothly. It is a pleasure listening to them and I know our students love it.  It would be great to have them come back and do different experiments with the students.  Thanks so much for doing what you all do!!!

Patrick Brown, 4th Grade Classroom Teacher, West Berwick Elementary

I just wanted to email and let you know how wonderful the SPARKS program went at West Berwick Elementary in Berwick, PA.  The presenters had my students’ attention from the start.  The effective teaching strategies such as explicit directions, checking for student understanding and attention, calling all students to attention with eyes and hands free, and using hand motions while learning concepts helped my students learn and remain engaged the entire period.  Not only were the teaching strategies in place, but the name cards with students’ specialized ‘science’ names were a hit.  I had students asking me to call them by their science names the next day.  I thought the experiments were well done, clearly used the scientific method throughout, and incorporated lab tools (especially the lab coats!) and proper techniques seamlessly and beautifully.  Thank you so much for maintaining this wonderful student learning opportunity.

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