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Village Church Supports SmartLab at Operation Breakthrough

Written by Bill Laurienti

Operation Breakthrough serves at-risk youth in downtown Kansas City, MO. Their mission is “to provide a safe, loving and educational environment for children in poverty and to empower their families through advocacy, emergency aid and education.”

To support this mission, Village Church helped fund a SmartLab STEM program at Operation Breakthrough. We are proud to partner with Operation Breakthrough and are grateful to Village Church for its support of STEM education for Kansas City youth.

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Bill Laurienti

Bill Laurienti is a Content Marketing Specialist at Creative Learning Systems. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education (English) from Colorado Mesa University and a Master of Arts in Secondary Teaching from the University of California's Rossier School of Education. Bill came to CLS after 10 years in the secondary classroom. He believes SmartLabs are important tools for engaging unengaged students and helping them access careers they might not otherwise have imagined.

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