Healing and Hope Through Science

Our program provides engaging, hands-on, natural science programs to young hospitalized patients at Duke Children’s Hospital and UNC Children’s Hospital.

Our hope for this project is to help provide support for the children’s emotional well-being and education by engaging them in activities that nurture their sense of curiosity about the living world.

Check out a recent front page article in the December 8, 2006 edition of the Durham Herald-Sun.

Program Information

Healing and Hope Through Science brings hands-on science classes, one on one instruction, and student authored Nature Newsletters to patients at Duke Children’s Hospital and UNC Children’s Hospital. We coordinate our programs with the Duke Hospital School and UNC Hospital School. Healing and Hope Through Science has served over 400 patients since June of 2006.

Statement of Need

Children in the stressful hospital environment improve when they have access to “positive, productive activities that allow the child’s direct involvement in a variety of sensory experiences.” (Jesse et al. 1986)

Funding Information

Healing and Hope Through Science is currently being funded by a generous grant from The Oak Foundation, as well as an additional Kids Care grant from The Children’s Miracle Network for programming at Duke Children’s Hospital. We are currently seeking additional funding.

For more information, please contact our Director of Development, Jeff Yohn at Jeff.Yohn@duke.edu or (919) 668-1711 or our Program Coordinator and Educator, Katie Vogel at kavogel@duke.edu

For more information,checkout
http://www.healingandhopethroughscience.org.

 

Duke Pediatric Visits

Duke Gardens volunteers make monthly visits to Duke Medical Center Children’s Hospital. Botanical activities are taken to children waiting for appointments and treatments in the Children’s Hospital. Families and siblings of patients often participate and enjoy these visits.