SKYSHAPERS Foundation

The 501(c)(3) SKYSHAPERS Foundation (dba SKYSHAPERS UNIVERSITY) is a public charity established in August 1988, which provides scholarships, materials and services to children, parents, schools and other non-profit organizations. With funding and distribution from the US government, SKYSHAPERS University has to date provided more than 20 percent of public elementary schools in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 with SKYSHAPERS supplemental curriculum

Curriculum

See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...

 to boost academic achievement and motivation. First endorsed by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Antonia Novello

Antonia Novello

Antonia Coello Novello, M.D., is a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator. She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as fourteenth Surgeon General of the United States from 1990 to 1993...

 in 1992, SKYSHAPERS materials have been used in more than 10,000 elementary schools reaching over 7.5 million children and their teachers across America.

In partnership with The Department of Health and Human Services, other government agencies and corporate sponsors, The SKYSHAPERS Foundation developed and executed one of the largest outreach programs ever conducted by the Public Health Service in American schools.

An approved vendor of the NYC Department of Education for Textbooks and Teachers’ Editions, SKYSHAPERS UNIVERSITY developed and is spearheading The SKY U Quest For Excellence Tour initiative in New York City schools.

SKY U, LLC.

SKY U, LLC is the multi-media production company established in February 2003, which produces SKYSHAPERS University programs, materials, and events. In 2005, SKY U produced, distributed, and implemented The SKY U Quest For Excellence initiative in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 schools, a series of six, live two-hour multi-media events with thousands of school children and their teachers. The host and producer of these events is Ellie Dylan

Ellie Dylan

Ellie Dylan is currently the President and Founder of The SKYSHAPERS Foundation and the CEO, President and Founder of SKY U, LLC...

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