Warsaw Schools Looking at Elementary Academy
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
In a press release Wednesday, the IDOE announced Warsaw Community Schools was awarded $439,534 to help create a science, technology, engineering and mathematics academy at Washington Elementary School and is one of 10 educational entities in Indiana to receive an Innovation Fund Grant.
The grant was open to schools across the state to bring fresh ideas and approaches to improving student performance through educator effectiveness, college and career readiness, and school improvement.
The IDOE received 231 applications from schools and other entities vying for the competitive grant.
The Warsaw Schools academy will be built around a project-based learning model to inspire and equip students to deepen their knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in order to be successfully prepared with 21st century college and career readiness skills.
Because the Warsaw community is known as the City of Lakes and the Orthopaedic Capital of the World, the Washington STEM Academy will use those two themes and focus on our lakes and streams the first year and a human biology theme the second year.
The grant allows WCS to hire a STEM advisor to be housed at the academy, to prepare teachers through ongoing staff development, and to purchase state-of-the-art equipment which will be used in the STEM programming.
“This grant compliments the mutual interests of WCS and our partner OrthoWorx in establishing a STEM option that meets the aspirations of the Orthopaedic community in which we live,” said Dr. Craig Hintz, WCS superintendent. “The Innovation Fund Grant provides initial financial support to establish the foundation for an award-winning K-12 STEM choice in the school corporation.”[[In-content Ad]]
In a press release Wednesday, the IDOE announced Warsaw Community Schools was awarded $439,534 to help create a science, technology, engineering and mathematics academy at Washington Elementary School and is one of 10 educational entities in Indiana to receive an Innovation Fund Grant.
The grant was open to schools across the state to bring fresh ideas and approaches to improving student performance through educator effectiveness, college and career readiness, and school improvement.
The IDOE received 231 applications from schools and other entities vying for the competitive grant.
The Warsaw Schools academy will be built around a project-based learning model to inspire and equip students to deepen their knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in order to be successfully prepared with 21st century college and career readiness skills.
Because the Warsaw community is known as the City of Lakes and the Orthopaedic Capital of the World, the Washington STEM Academy will use those two themes and focus on our lakes and streams the first year and a human biology theme the second year.
The grant allows WCS to hire a STEM advisor to be housed at the academy, to prepare teachers through ongoing staff development, and to purchase state-of-the-art equipment which will be used in the STEM programming.
“This grant compliments the mutual interests of WCS and our partner OrthoWorx in establishing a STEM option that meets the aspirations of the Orthopaedic community in which we live,” said Dr. Craig Hintz, WCS superintendent. “The Innovation Fund Grant provides initial financial support to establish the foundation for an award-winning K-12 STEM choice in the school corporation.”[[In-content Ad]]
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