AT A GL ANCE P I L L AR Communities APPROACH Education Mentorship and Skills Development Empower students, at-risk youth and people with special needs Educational Resources Close gaps in access to knowledge and tools Academic Infrastructure Advance educational systems and promote learning success Mentorship and Skills Development: This past year, Marina Bay Sands continued working with CARE Singapore on the youth mentorship program established in 2021. For the 2022–2023 school year, Team Members have been guiding local students through important milestones and providing perspectives beyond the classroom. Since 2021, mentors have impacted more than 90 students. Over eight weeks in 2022, Marina Bay Sands Team Members volunteered with the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore School, which serves students ages seven to 18 with moderate to severe disabilities. Volunteers helped facilitate cocurricular programs in the areas of drama, photography and other disciplines by providing administrative support and assisting with activities to reduce teacher workloads and enhance the student experience. Educational Resources: In 2022, Sands China contributed funding to establish a primary school in Xiushui county of Jiangxi province and has donated to the Bosco Youth Service Network since 2018 to facilitate tutoring services for students with special educational needs. In addition, Sands China provided $134,000 to higher education institutions, which was distributed among 108 students for their academic studies. Sands China’s contributions have supported nearly 1,600 higher education students since 2006. Academic Infrastructure: In 2022, we completed the final year of the InspirED Global Fellowship through Nevada Succeeds. Funded by Sands, the two-year fellowship engaged 32 Nevada teachers, administrators and specialists in two cohorts for an intensive, eight-month program to develop policy insights for designing the next evolution of public education in Nevada. Findings and outcomes gathered through the fellowship have been incorporated into the Nevada Department of Education’s Portrait of a Nevada Learner, an initiative that is intended to define educational success and redefine the mindsets, skills and knowledge necessary for students to thrive. Our work in education complements the workforce development goal established under the People pillar of our corporate responsibility platform. We aim to inspire success in higher education and the job market by empowering youth during their formative school-age years and creating educational opportunities for underrepresented groups. Because each region has specific needs and challenges, we customize engagements for each community to serve localized objectives. Accomplishments In 2022, we maintained programs with established partners who have been identified because of their proven impact in advancing our core focus areas. EDUCAT I ON Education is a foundational tenet of our quest to build a well-trained, diverse and thriving workforce of the future. A strong educational system that advances opportunities for all and helps underrepresented groups overcome barriers positively impacts our communities’ economic and social health. CHAMP I ON I NG A CHARTER SCHOOL FOR UNDERSERVED YOUNG WOMEN Sands played a pivotal role in bringing a public charter school for girls in grades six through 12 to East Las Vegas. Launched in the fall of 2022, the YoungWomen’s Leadership Academy (YWLA) aims to improve access to high-quality, collegecentric education for underserved youth and empower girls to achieve academic success through science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education. YWLA opened for the 2022–2023 school year with capacity enrollment in grades six to nine and will expand by two additional grades every year until full build-out of a sixth through 12th-grade program is complete. Sands supported the school’s opening with executive guidance and consulting, as well as funding for facility development, furniture purchases, technology access and other school equipment. As YWLA programs get underway in the coming years, we plan to offer programs and opportunities for YWLA scholars. $2.6M Educational infrastructure supported in 2022 12 Universities supported through charitable giving APPENDIX GOVERNANCE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OUR PERFORMANCE INTRODUCTION OUR STRATEGY 37 CLOSING
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