From Mattamuskeet Elementary School

Mattamuskeet Elementary School will host a Duke Energy Science Night for MES students and their families on March 8, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This official event of the 2016 North Carolina Science Festival will be held at the Mattamuskeet Elementary School campus, located at 60 Juniper Bay Road in Swan Quarter. For more information, contact Sherry Harris at MES 252-926-0240 or email her at sharris@hyde.k12.nc.us.

MES Science Night will feature hands-on activities designed to help children and their families explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). MES one of 155 North Carolina elementary schools selected to host Duke Energy Science Nights in 2016. Support from the Duke Energy Foundation allows the festival to provide each selected school with all materials needed for the activities. The Duke Energy Foundation seeks to power vibrant communities through investments in high-performing, sustainable initiatives that emphasize STEM, including programs that help create greater access to and participation in STEM-related informal and out-of-school educational opportunities.

Duke Energy Science Nights are an educational initiative of the North Carolina Science Festival presented by the Biogen Foundation, with statewide science programming for all ages. Most festival events are scheduled during two festival weeks in April — those weeks span April 8–24 this year. Festival events include hands-on activities, science talks, lab tours, nature experiences, exhibits, performances and other events, hosted by many different organizations within North Carolina. Most festival events are free.

The North Carolina Science Festival is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). For more information about the festival, visit www.ncsciencefestival.org.