Curricular Area: STEM
Grant Focus: Curriculum Schools: Wallace and Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School
A one-year pilot program for Science and Math Curriculum for WPSIS to support current labs and hands-on experiences to help students learn content visually through investigation and inquiry.
Read MoreCurricular Area: Across Subjects
Grant Focus: Professional Development
Schools: Whitson Elementary, W&P Stevenson Intermediate, Henkle Middle School, Columbia High School
Items Purchased: Teacher training for Project Based Learning
This grant sends three teams of five teachers consisting of staff members from each of the four schools to a foundational workshop for Project Based Learning.
Read MoreCurricular Area: Across Subjects
Grant Focus: Professional Development
Schools: W&P Stevenson Intermediate
Items Purchased: In-depth teacher training for Project Based Learning
The PBL World Institute is supported by the Buck Institute of Education, a nonprofit that helps teachers to design, implement, and assess projects for Project Based Learning.
Read MoreCurricular Area: STEM
Grant Focus: Equipment
Schools: Whitson Elementary School, Wally & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School, Henkle Middle School
Items Purchased: Workshop Sets of littleBits
Using littleBits, students prototype and build endless engineered inventions, exercising their logical and critical thinking skills while learning about electronics.
Read MoreCurricular Area: Positive social behavior
Grant Focus: Equipment
Schools: W&P Stevenson Intermediate, Henkle Middle School
Items Purchased: Projector, installation, and miscellaneous hardware
The Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) committee at WPSIS and HMS is tasked with leading powerful assemblies to teach and inspire the whole school community about respect, responsibility, and perseverance.
Read MoreCurricular Area: Arts
Grant Focus: Professional Development, Equipment
Schools: W&P Stevenson Intermediate, Henkle Middle School
Items Purchased: Tuition for "The Art of Improvisation", 10 Remo Drums
This grant enabled the Intermediate and Middle School music teacher to attend a week-long, summer professional development program, "The Art of Improvisation", and the purchase of 10 Remo hand drums (adding to the 6 already owned by the school).
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