Event Brings Wide "SCOPE" of Activities To Creve Coeur

The multipurpose room at the Government Center was bustling with activity on Saturday, as children from around the St. Louis area converged on an event hoping to foster and harness local interest in educational and career opportunities in the worlds of science and technology. The afternoon was sponsored by Science and Citizens Organized for Purpose and Exploration, or SCOPE, Missouri.

Kids wandered from station to station, checking out displays and demonstrations from Boeing, St. Louis University, the , among others. Participants got answers to questions like why a bicycle could power a lightbulb, or if taco sauce could clean pennies. SCOPE has held similar events around the state but this was the first one held in the St. Louis area by the Creve Coeur-based non-profit.

Cynthia Kramer, currently a member of the city Planning and Zoning Commission, founded the organization in 2007 after she said a clinical trial helped save her life as a cancer survivor. It was at that point she realized the need to bring attention and focus to putting resources together so children and their parents were aware of the wide range of educational and career opportunities available in the world of science and technology.

"I think that Creve Coeur is incredibly fortunate. You have , the Donald Danforth Center Plant Science Center, we're really international leaders, but I'm not sure everyone understands fully how to access and be part of this kind of movement for the future," Kramer said. Information about local educational programs, summer camps and job opportunities were available for participants Saturday.

Organizations from as far away as Jefferson City and Kansas City came to Creve Coeur for the event.

For more pictures from the event, check out  Creve Coeur Patch on Facebook