Foster City Company Donates $200K To Local School

SAN MATEO, CA — San Mateo-Foster City School District officials announced Thursday Bayside Academy has received a $200,000 grant to help construct a STEM-based science exploration area at the Bayside campus.

The grant came from Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in Foster City.The grant will cover about half of the funds needed to build the exploration area.

School district officials said the goal of the project is to enhance students' exposure to real-life science and to introduce students typically under-represented in STEM to a robust, hands-on science and engineering experience.

The grant will be used to build a science exploration room and horticultural area by converting an existing classroom into a dedicated space, officials said.

Sixth to eighth grade science classes and upper-grade elementary classes will use the space. Additional funding for the project is ongoing.

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