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Business Partnership
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The mission of the Lake Braddock Pyramid Partnership is to combine the resources of the Partnership's business community with the needs of the Lake Braddock Pyramid schools to provide a safe learning environment that stimulates the intellectual curiosity and community awareness of students to increase student achievement and build self esteem. The goal of this Partnership is to bring the varied expertise of the business partners to the students by providing: tutors to assist in their academic development; exposure to career opportunities and the applicability of academic courses to the world of work; technological assistance and enhancement for in-school programs; mentors to positively affect the students' education and maturation; and teacher training.

LIFETIME FITNESS CENTERS

  • Offers class discussions on nutrition
  • Provides opportunities for staff members of the Pyramid Partnership to use their facilities
  • Demonstrates and leads aerobic exercising for high school students

Lifetime's mission is to provide an educational, entertaining, friendly and inviting, functional and innovative environment of uncompromising quality that meets the health and fitness needs of the entire family.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN IT

Northrop Grumman IT provides specialized information and services to the Department of Defense and to federal and state agencies.

Northrop Grumman IT's focus areas include:

  • Intelligence data processing
  • Weather systems Command and control systems Enterprise systems architecture
  • Mapping, charting imagery systems
  • Security data communications

Pyramid services include:

  • E-mail pen pals
  • Career Day speakers
  • Lake Braddock CS Student of the year
  • Lake Braddock Programming Contest
  • Job shadowing
  • Information Technology topic speakers
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Boeing Autometric
  • Uses technology to visualize, model, simulate and analyze concepts
  • Provides a companion to instructional settings Focuses on production and application of imagery and associated geographical products to enhance data
  • Provides visuals such as interactive globes, detailed weather patterns and animated scientific processes

Autometric created an animated gator, printed the pyramid brochure, and provided the largest number of adult readers for Read Across America Day. They also created a curriculum related CD for use in social studies.

INTERSTATEVAN LINES

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  • Specializes in worldwide relocation services and logistics
  • Manages 280 vehicles and employs more than 300 people
  • Features a fully furnished two-bedroom training house and a van mockup where employees undergo training
  • Continues to be a leader in customer satisfaction and continues to achieve safety awards

Interstate has provided math tutoring as well as readers for Read Across America Day. They have also donated shipping boxes for use in several SCA community service projects.

MCDONALD'S

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  • Offers Fund-raisers
  • Offers Student Incentive Awards
  • Offers Reading Programs
  • Offers Ronald McDonald shows
  • Offers face Painting
  • Offers Prize awards
  • Offers Orange drink/Cookies
  • Helps with Spirit Nights
  • Helps with Pancake Breakfasts

MacDonald's has provided Kings Glen with summer reading program prizes and adult readers for Read Across America Day.

 

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Curator: Debbie Crook
Last Updated:
12/9/04