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EXHIBIT A <br /> Imagine Children's Museum—Everett Transit <br /> Education Program Plan 2022-24 <br /> Goals <br /> Imagine Children's Museum proposes to offer a suite of playful learning opportunities to schools and <br /> families within Everett Transit's service area.The goals of this education program are: <br /> 1) Raise awareness of the mass transit services available in Everett(specifically the Everett Transit <br /> system and Everett Station transit hub) <br /> 2) Inform children and families of the practical benefits of using Everett Transit for their local <br /> transportation needs <br /> 3) Offer local classroom teachers'ways to bring transit learning opportunities to their students <br /> that help to meet their students' learning goals <br /> 4) Provide children with playful learning opportunities that will build positive experiences around <br /> using transit. <br /> Program Components <br /> To meet these goals, Imagine offers the following program components: <br /> 1) Everett Transit Bus Exhibit at the Museum:All visitors to the Museum have the opportunity to <br /> sit behind the wheel of our Bus Exhibit.The steering wheel and realistic controls give children a <br /> playful positive experience with riding the bus. Everett Transit's logo and bus schedules <br /> provided in the exhibit educate visitors on the place of Everett Transit in the community. <br /> 2) Transit program during Free Access Nights at the Museum:Visitors to the Museum's Free <br /> Access Nights have the opportunity to ride an Everett Transit bus to and from Everett Station. <br /> During the bus ride and the short walking tour of the station, children and families learn <br /> practical information about riding the bus,as well as the role of Everett Station in the region's <br /> transit system. <br /> 3) Transit On-the-Go classroom program: In this one-hour classroom program (available as an in- <br /> person or online opportunity) led by an Imagine educator,students learn practical skills such as <br /> reading a bus schedule and determining the best way to travel to destinations around Everett. <br /> This class is offered free of charge to 4'h and 5'h grade classes and helps to meet ELA learning <br /> standards related to reading informational texts. <br /> 4) Transit Goes Green classroom program:This newly created one-hour classroom program is for <br /> students in 1st through 3rd grades.Through hands-on activities and simulations,students learn <br /> the environmental benefits of Everett Transit's electric bus fleet,as well as practical rules for <br /> riding the bus.This class helps students to meet science learning standards related to forces, <br />