Project Title:  3D Printer Farm Teacher:  Austin Aker School:  Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted:  180 students 9-12th grade Amount Funded:  $1,200 This project will create a small 3D print farm to increase exposure to rapid prototyping with 3D printing and reduce project time. … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Instruments for Music Class Enhancement Teacher:  Lisa Blevins School:  Discovery Middle School Students Impacted:  Over 300 band students in grades 6-8 Amount Funded:  $6,200.00 This grant will enhance Discovery Middle School (DMS) music classes by purchasing instruments for … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Lego Spike Prime Robots Teacher:  Jon Hennen School:  Discovery Middle School Students Impacted:  Over 100 students in 8th grade Amount Funded:  $4,939.00 Lego Spike Prime Kits will be used in the robotics course at Discovery Middle School. The kits will provide students with … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Engineering Derby Cars in Innovation Lab Teacher:  Lukas Gotto School:  Discovery Middle School Students Impacted: Approximately 100 students in 8th grade Amount Funded:  $1,875.00 This grant will purchase a track to be used for derby car racing in the Innovation Lab class at … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Orff Instrument Music Class Enrichment Teacher:  Ray Noble School:  Garfield, Miltona & Carlos Elementary Schools Students Impacted:  360 students K-5 Amount Funded:  $5,300 Orff instruments at GMC schools will allow students to receive hands-on musical experiences, play … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Get Outdoors with Grab and Go's! Teacher:  Amy Revering School:  Miltona Science Magnet Elementary Students Impacted:  School-wide, approximately 140 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded:  $6,000.00 Get Outdoors with Grab and Go's! includes nine science-themed kits of lesson … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Rock Climbing Walls Teacher:  Riley Gustafson School:  Garfield Elementary & Carlos Elementary Students Impacted:  Over 260 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded:  $12,000 This grant will provide a Traverse Rock Climbing Wall at both Garfield and Carlos Elementary Schools. … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Outdoor Makerspace Teacher:  Kristen Schmidt School:  Carlos Elementary Students Impacted:  120, PreK-grade 5 Amount Funded:  $3,624.67 Purchasing an Outdoor Makerspace allows all students at Carlos Elementary to create, build experiments, and explore using hands-on outdoor … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Outdoor Makerspace Teacher:  Barb Walswick School:  Woodland Elementary Students Impacted:  Woodland Elementary K-3 with potential for grades 4 and 5 Amount Funded:  $2,000 This grant is the second part of a two-part grant for an Outdoor Makerspace. This will allow students to … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Light Tables for Kindergarten Classrooms Teacher:  Lexie Prom School:  Woodland Elementary Students Impacted:  3 Kindergarten Classes (approximately 64 students per year) Amount Funded:  $2,915.82 This grant will provide hands-on learning through the use of light tables and … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Geared up for STEAM Learning Teacher:  Amy Revering School:  Miltona Science Magnet School Students Impacted:  School-wide, approximately 140 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded:  $5,250 This interactive gear wall will provide investigative, hands-on, collaborative learning … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Video Production Students Partner w/ the CAF Jumbotron Teacher:  Eric Hartmann School:  Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted:  48 currently enrolled in class - school-wide/community-wide impact Amount Funded:  $10,000 This video production course will partner with the … [Read more...]

Project Title:  DMS Bands Recording Equipment Project Teacher:  Derek Ziemer School:  Discovery Middle School Students Impacted:  Over 300 band students in grades 6-8 Amount Funded:  $3,500 The Band Department will build an audio recording setup for the band room at DMS.  This will allow the … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Knitted Circle Looms for Fiber Art Projects Teacher:  Mitch McGuire School:  All elementary schools in District 206 Students Impacted:  approximately 600 4th and 5th-grade students Amount Funded:  $8,856 Minnesota’s newly-released art standards require elementary students to … [Read more...]

Project Title:  Orff Approach used in the Music Classroom Teacher:  Rhonda Blaser School:  Voyager Elementary Students Impacted:  500 Students Amount Funded:  $4,280 This grant will provide additional instruments needed to balance out the bass sound to the existing classroom Orff … [Read more...]

Teacher: April Larson School: Early Education Center Students Impacted: 350 Amount Funded: $1,150 A “Screen-free Zone” campaign at the Early Education Center will make the entryway and hallways a technology free space to encourage healthy limits and ensure that time spent there is used for … [Read more...]

Teacher: Linnay Schweisthal School: Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 70 students annually in grades 9-12 Amount Funded: $2,150 The Farmbot integrates robotics, nutrition, soil science, biology, coding and technology for more precise use of resources. Students will experience … [Read more...]

Teacher: Amy Revering School: Miltona Science Magnet Elementary Students Impacted: 140 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $3,500 The mobile magnet wall will be used to examine slope, cause and effect, momentum, gravity, and laws of motion through hands-on experimentation. Students will … [Read more...]

Teacher: Barb Walswick School: Woodland Elementary Students Impacted: 300+ each year in grades K-3 Amount Funded: $2,000 The Outdoor Makerspace will allow students to investigate, explore, create, and expand their horizons in a natural setting through interactive stations set up for … [Read more...]

Teacher: Lukas Gotto School: Discovery Middle School Students Impacted: 1050 students each year in grades 6-8 Amount Funded: $3,849.94 With this grant newer models of Spheros will be purchased. This will provide every middle school student with the opportunity to learn basic coding and will … [Read more...]