Warner Bros’ “Young Sheldon” Inspires New STEM Grant Program

WB And CBS Co-Fund More Than $600K In Two-Year Grants

Inspired by the hit comedy “Young Sheldon” The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation (TCLIFF) has created The Young Sheldon STEM Initiative to continue funding innovative efforts in STEM education. The new grant program intends to excite science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning in the nation’s public schools, teachers and students.

TCLIFF founder Chuck Lorre, executive producers Steven Molaro and Jim Parsons, Warner Bros. Television Group and CBS have co-funded more than $600,000 in two-year educational grants. These grants will be awarded to 19 select elementary, middle and high schools in Southern California, where most of “Young Sheldon” is produced, and East Texas where the show takes place. Together the cast has attended four of the 19 schools selected. Additionally the show is filmed at one of the selected schools.

These 19 schools will be recognized as Young Sheldon STEM Initiative Grant Recipients and awarded a two-year grant from TCLIFF to support their school’s STEM teachers and educational programs.

Starting with the 2018-2019 academic year these 19 grant awarded institutions are:

Burbank (Calif.) Unified School District (8)

~Burbank High School (grades 9–12)

~John Burroughs High School (9–12)

~Monterey High School (10–12)

~Burbank Community Day School (8–12)

~Independent Learning Academy (7–12)

~Luther Burbank Middle School (6–8)

~David Starr Jordan Middle School (6–8)

~John Muir Middle School (6–8)

Los Angeles Unified School District (1)

~Van Nuys High School (9–12); “Young Sheldon” films regularly at this school

Klein (Texas) Independent School District (3)

~Klein Oak High School (9–12); Jim Parsons attended this school

~Strack Intermediate School (6–8); Jim Parsons attended this school

~Haude Elementary School (K–5); Jim Parsons attended this school

Tomball (Texas) Independent School District (5)

~Tomball High School (9–12)

~Tomball Memorial High School (9–12)

~Creekside Park Junior High School (6–8)

~Tomball Junior High School (7–8)

~Willow Wood Junior High School (7–8)

Ore City (Texas) Independent School District (2)

~Ore City Elementary School; Montana Jordan attended this school and his mom taught first grade here for 19 years

~Ore City Middle School; Montana Jordan attended this school

Read more at https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/young-sheldon-foster-stem-learning-public-schools

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