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THE PROGRAM TRANSFORMS CLASSROOMS INTO ECOSYSTEMS AND LABS, AND KIDS INTO ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS; SOLVING THE MOST PRESSING ENVIROMENTAL AND CLIMATE ISSUES. BUT WHAT THE STUDENTS LEARN IS NOT JUST SCIENCE; IT IS MATH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, ENGINEERING, PROBLEM SOLVING, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND MORE, ALL TAUGHT THROUGH THE LENS OF SUSTAINABILITY. LESSONS BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE NATURAL WORLD AND THE HIGHLY COMPLEX MODERN WORLD IN WHICH WE ALL RESIDE. 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MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT DECEMBER 31, 2021. Pt VI, Line 11b THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM AND RESOLVES ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE CIRCULATING THE FORM 990 TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. Pt VI, Line 15a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTES AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE CO-DIRECTORS AFTER AN INFORMAL COMPENSATION SURVEY IS PERFORMED. Pt VI, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO TO THE PUBLIC UPON RECEIVING WRITTEN REQUEST. CERTAIN OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE. Pt VI, Line 2 THE CO-DIRECTORS ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. Pt XII, Line 2c THE TREASURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING THE ANNUAL AUDIT PERFORMED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM.