Aire-Master has been participating in the Adopt-A-class school program as part of the Nixa Chamber of Commerce since its inception in 1998. This school year, Aire-Master partnered with Mrs. Rauch’s and Mr. Snowden’s 5th grade classes at Inman Intermediate School in Nixa, Missouri. Each month students were introduced to products and services as part of Aire-Master’s training program, called Stinkie University. This school-to-work partnership helped students learn how Aire-Master helps businesses solve their commercial hygiene needs.
Students learned about the sense of smell, deodorants and perfumes, deodorant products vs. air fresheners, hand soaps and sanitizers, odor control, and scent branding. Each class participated in hands-on projects such as graphing fragrance evaporation, handwashing to eliminate the spread of germs, colds vs the flu, battery and motor testing, hand soaps vs hand sanitizers, and insect control.
On April 25, the 2012 Adopt-A-Class program culminated with a site visit to Aire-Master of America’s corporate offices and manufacturing facility in Nixa. Students were able to manufacture their own hand sanitizer through the use of math and science. They calculated the formulas, selected fragrances, and color and mixed ingredients to produce a finished product for each class. Each student graduated from Stinkie University with a degree in “Odorology” — the science of gettin’ rid of those funky little stinks.
Would it be possible to share the curriculum/handouts you are using? Would love to do something like this with our local schools!
Ashley,
Yes, we will be more than happy to share the curriculum and hands-on activities and testing.