OrthoWorx Announces Partnership With Warsaw Schools, $112K In Funding
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
During the Warsaw School Board meeting, OrthoWorx Executive Director Brad Bishop made the announcement, and provided a press release, indicating OrthoWrox will provide $112,000 in funding to support the STEM coach position, provide additional teacher professional development, equipment and supplies.
“As you know, we’re very interested and committed to pursuing STEM education in the community,” Bishop told the board.
Washington Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy was launched in 2012 with a State of Indiana Innovation Grant. In its first year, the school’s curriculum related to the region’s lakes and streams. For the 2013-14 school year, the STEM Academy will focus on topics and subjects related to orthopedics and life sciences.
“We believe that expansion of STEM in our region is absolutely vital to creating the workforce of the future for orthopedics, agriculture and other key industries in our region,” said Sheryl Conley, OrthoWorx chief executive officer, in the press release. “In addition, the talent being recruited to our area needs to be convinced that our local educational systems are committed to providing STEM as part of a comprehensive offering. The Washington STEM Academy is an important first step in building out our regions capability in this area and its first year shows how much parents value STEM and innovative learning models. One STEM elementary school in our region is not sufficient, though. Our goal is to work with educators to see greater STEM focus in all grades and in all schools.”
Bishop told the board OrthoWorx looked forward to more STEM education in all the schools, and a STEM Academy at the high school some day.
Warsaw Schools Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz stated, in the press release, “We appreciate OrthoWorx’s support as we continuously align our curricular educational offerings with the current and future needs of the community. We have created the Washington STEM curriculum around two very distinctive attributes of our region – our natural lakes and streams and our orthopedic medical device industry, and the response from our community and the staff at Washington has been tremendous. We look forward to working with OrthoWorx and the orthopedic industry to implement a world-class, one-of-a-kind curriculum for our students at Washington STEM. Moreover, we look forward to continuing the drive for greater levels of STEM educational opportunities throughout our school corporation.”
Formed in 2009 with initial funding from the Lilly Endowment, OrthoWorx is a non-profit initiative that works strategically and collaboratively with the orthopedic industry and other stakeholders to ensure the Warsaw region continues to reap the social and economic benefits that derive from its position as the “Orthopedic Capital of the World,” according to the press release.
Washington also was the spotlight school during the school board meeting Monday. To see a free video of the presentation, and some of the activities the school has done this year, go to the Times-Union website at www.timesuniononline.com[[In-content Ad]]
During the Warsaw School Board meeting, OrthoWorx Executive Director Brad Bishop made the announcement, and provided a press release, indicating OrthoWrox will provide $112,000 in funding to support the STEM coach position, provide additional teacher professional development, equipment and supplies.
“As you know, we’re very interested and committed to pursuing STEM education in the community,” Bishop told the board.
Washington Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy was launched in 2012 with a State of Indiana Innovation Grant. In its first year, the school’s curriculum related to the region’s lakes and streams. For the 2013-14 school year, the STEM Academy will focus on topics and subjects related to orthopedics and life sciences.
“We believe that expansion of STEM in our region is absolutely vital to creating the workforce of the future for orthopedics, agriculture and other key industries in our region,” said Sheryl Conley, OrthoWorx chief executive officer, in the press release. “In addition, the talent being recruited to our area needs to be convinced that our local educational systems are committed to providing STEM as part of a comprehensive offering. The Washington STEM Academy is an important first step in building out our regions capability in this area and its first year shows how much parents value STEM and innovative learning models. One STEM elementary school in our region is not sufficient, though. Our goal is to work with educators to see greater STEM focus in all grades and in all schools.”
Bishop told the board OrthoWorx looked forward to more STEM education in all the schools, and a STEM Academy at the high school some day.
Warsaw Schools Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz stated, in the press release, “We appreciate OrthoWorx’s support as we continuously align our curricular educational offerings with the current and future needs of the community. We have created the Washington STEM curriculum around two very distinctive attributes of our region – our natural lakes and streams and our orthopedic medical device industry, and the response from our community and the staff at Washington has been tremendous. We look forward to working with OrthoWorx and the orthopedic industry to implement a world-class, one-of-a-kind curriculum for our students at Washington STEM. Moreover, we look forward to continuing the drive for greater levels of STEM educational opportunities throughout our school corporation.”
Formed in 2009 with initial funding from the Lilly Endowment, OrthoWorx is a non-profit initiative that works strategically and collaboratively with the orthopedic industry and other stakeholders to ensure the Warsaw region continues to reap the social and economic benefits that derive from its position as the “Orthopedic Capital of the World,” according to the press release.
Washington also was the spotlight school during the school board meeting Monday. To see a free video of the presentation, and some of the activities the school has done this year, go to the Times-Union website at www.timesuniononline.com[[In-content Ad]]
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