On March 19, 2024, four projects supporting Currituck County Schools were awarded mini-grants at the Currituck Education Foundation's virtual conference.
From $500.00 Chavare Novska We worked together to purchase a “Walking Kit,'' a personal wearable device with over 150 podcasts related to concepts taught in grades 3-5, for WT Griggs Elementary School's “Walking Classroom.'' did. Walking Classroom is a science and social studies curriculum delivered through 15-20 minute podcasts. Topics range from the Revolutionary War to the circulatory system, and are told by a teacher (founder of Walking Classroom) and his group of students. Our school's physical education teacher helped support classroom teachers by collaboratively creating lessons that included movement and grade-level concepts. You can also “loan” your PE class walking kit to your classroom teacher. Through this grant, we hope to get teachers and students interested in walking classes and obtain more kits so we can host walking classes for all students.
From $500.00 Amanda Rowman We helped Currituck County High School with “foreign language communication on a familiar platform” and purchased equipment for the student communication lab and green screen room. Instead of taking a final exam, students work on a comprehensive, collaborative final project that incorporates all four of her core skill sets from the NCSCOS standards: interpretive reading, interpretive listening, presentation speaking, and presentation writing. It will be. Students learn best when they use the target language authentically and in ways that are meaningful to them. Students also love creating and editing videos, vlogs, and podcasts as these are important communication tools for their generation. This communication lab can be used throughout the semester to create small projects such as Spanish news reports, book reviews, commercials for Spanish products, weather forecasts, and other curriculum-aligned speaking projects. This space can be used for similar projects in other fields.
From $500.00 kelsey mcluster We provided supplies for Family Bingo Day, Ice Cream Social Day, and Family Open House Day for the Family Connection Summer Series at Central Elementary School and Knotts Island Elementary School. Research shows that school personnel communicate with students and families during the summer to assess students' social and emotional health, maintain trust with families, and build community partnerships between schools and families. It is said that this is essential. When families and schools work together during the summer, student performance improves, disciplinary problems decrease, and student-educator and parent-educator relationships improve in the fall of the school year. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school counseling departments at Central Elementary School and Notts Island Elementary School began working more deeply on projects that enhance parent-child relationships, family engagement, and build lasting partnerships between schools, families, and communities. . This proposal would be an extension of the family engagement program currently being developed. Research supports the concept of summer family engagement events that build relationships between school systems and the families they serve.
From $500.00 Winter Turner & Katrina Costello At Moyock Elementary School's “Animal Adaptation Initiative,'' we purchased scientific experiment supplies for animal adaptation and survival. a bird beak laboratory, a skin laboratory, and an owl pellet laboratory. In the bird beak lab, students are presented with a variety of materials representing different types of soil, insects, and different types of bird beaks. The group predicts which beak will best grasp prey, tests them, and records the results. Collaborative groups complete the fat lab by creating a layer of fat to protect their hands from icy water and discussing adaptations to survive in frigid environments. In the Owl Pellet Lab, students study owls and how they are adapted to digest prey. Students will connect how owls have adapted to “vomiting” undigested stomach contents to survive, absorbing nutrients and protein in the process. Students then dissect the owl pellet and categorize the results. Students learn about real-world science and collaborate to solve problems.
Currituck Education Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization that exists to support public education in Currituck County. For more information on how to get involved or donate, visit CurrituckEducationFoundation.org.