Part of the Minerals Education Coalition’s mission is to inform and educate the general public about the importance of mining in their everyday lives. MEC staff and volunteers work in-person events and MEC provides virtual educational materials for online events.
Scheduled MEC EVENTS
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MARCH 22-25, 2023
NSTA National Conference on Science Education MEC staff and local volunteers will distribute educational resources to the attending educators. The first two thousand teachers to visit MEC booth (#1616) will get a free rock box. |
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JULY 19-23, 2023
The National Scout Jamboree is a two-week encampment for boys and girls, ages 13-18, in the Scouts BSA program. Held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in rural West Virginia, where the MEC 2023 exhibit will be themed “Mining in Our Modern World: Journey to the Middle of Your Mobile.” |
If you would like MEC to attend a National or Regional event, please contact us at mec@smenet.org. If you would like a local presenter, please find more information here.
