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Pensacola Mess Hall seeks continued partnership to run hands-on after-school science at city centers

5520007 · July 15, 2025
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The Pensacola Mess Hall presented results from its Escambia Children—s Trust-funded after-school outreach and asked the Parks and Recreation Board to forward a request to continue programming at city community centers to City Council; the board voted to forward the request for council consideration.

The Pensacola Mess Hall asked the Parks and Recreation Board on July (date not specified) to let the city continue hosting its weekly, hands-on after-school science program at Woodland and Fricker community centers and at sites run by partner organizations.

The Mess Hall—s executive director, Megan Pratt, said the program runs for third- through fifth-graders in one-hour to 90-minute sessions and aims to "inspire curiosity, experimentation, and creative problem solving through the exploration of math, engineering, science, and stuff." She said the program is funded through an Escambia Children—s Trust (ECT) grant and has been delivered at city centers and partner sites including Global Learning Home and the YMCA-run Vickery site.

Pratt told board members the ECT grant model…

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