Fundraise
Join us in our mission to make neuroscience education accessible to every student, everywhere. By raising money in your community or workplace, you can play a pivotal role in promoting and supporting an initiative that opens up a world of discovery and inspiration for young minds. Your fundraising efforts will directly contribute to providing underfunded school districts with the tools and resources they need to explore the wonders of the brain.
Whether you organize a local event, initiate a workplace giving campaign, or engage with your community online, every effort counts towards making a difference. Together, we can ensure that financial barriers do not stand in the way of a student’s curiosity and potential. Let’s unite to fund the future of neuroscience education and inspire the next generation of scientists, thinkers, and leaders. Raise money, raise awareness, and raise aspirations—support neuroscience education for all.
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CORPORATE AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS: Join Forces with Us
Collaboration is at the core of our mission to democratize neuroscience education. The generous support from our corporate, philanthropic partners, and individual contributors is vital to our success. Together, we have the power to bridge the educational divide, ensuring that cutting-edge neuroscience equipment reaches the hands of students in underfunded schools.
Your partnership signifies more than just a contribution; it represents a commitment to fostering curiosity, innovation, and a love for science among the next generation. Let’s unite our efforts and resources to make neuroscience accessible to all, transforming the landscape of education and empowering students with the tools they need to succeed.
Contact us at corporate.partnerships@backyardbrains.org
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Free NeuroRobot Workshops
Calling high school life science teachers in or around NYC! Secure your spot for this free 6.5 hour NeuroRobots workshop at the @nysci on Feb 24 
Space is limited so hurry up!
NeuroRobots are robots with computer models of biological brains that you can use to understand everything from motor control and navigation to learning and problem solving. Perfect for teachers who want to include neuroscience in their Life Science, Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Engineering or Psychology courses, or those who want to start a stand-alone neuroscience course.
We’ll test out the NeuroRobot curriculum and you’ll get a chance to implement it in your classroom. Sign up now (link below), share or send the link to fellow teachers to help us spread the word!
When: Saturday, February 24, 2024; 9 am – 3:30 pm
Where: New York Hall of Science
Cost: FREE with Registration
Registration: https://forms.gle/ek4eJBmvmvuZWUiE9
High-schooler becomes an educator: Young Fencer’s Neuro – Revolution Goes International
There’s one thing that beats inspiring kids to take up neuroscience: Watching them not only catch the spark but pass it along! High schooler Supriya Nair is our case in point. Through scientific outreach using our SpikerBox, she has already ignited the interest of hundreds of her peers who got to see and feel the power of action potentials for the first time.Her latest outreach triumph happened just this month at the 2024 Marathon Foils Tournament in Paris! There, she sparked the NeuroRevolution in dozens of young fencers from France, Italy, Germany, UK and other parts of the globe.
The reception in Paris was warm, and there was quite a lot to be learned too. “Most of my fellow fencers at the event were impressed with the data behind the adage that warming up is good,” Supriya tells us. “When we discussed a reduction of over 50 milliseconds in a 6ft lunge, there was a lot of excitement and cheering. I was humbled and really appreciated their time, everyone of the fencers from these countries were friendly, receptive and welcoming.”
The young neurofencer thus kick-started a string of international appearances where she is to empower fellow athletes to take up science and use it to level up their performance on the piste. And it’s not just fencers who may get interested in neuroscience. It’s also the other way round, as she’s about to prove in her next workshop in July, on the sidelines of Japan’s biggest annual neuroscience conference Neuro2024! She has conquered much of America too, conducting upwards of 15 neurofencing workshops in California, Oregon, Arizona, Minnesota and at the SfN 2023 in Washington, D.C., where we met her in person.
