Grants Awarded

Grant Recipient School: Westminster Elementary School

  1. Cardboard 3D Design Print Fabricate
  2. Taking a Stand

    Flexible seating, specifically adjustable stand-up desks, will give students a choice of what kind of learning space best suits their needs. Flexible seating helps students work collaboratively, communicate better and engage in critical thinking.  The ability to move more keeps minds alert and focused.  Students feel empowered by choice.  This leads to increased student engagement,…MORE

  3. Chromebooks

    A group of scientists is hard at work, collecting and analyzing data on the local growing season. When do flowering plants bloom? When do trees bud out and lose their leaves? How does the timing of these events affect pollinators and people? To answer their questions, the scientists record traditional data—measuring plant height or counting…MORE

  4. Drones

    Our goal and vision is to purchase 5 drones to learn the concepts of flight dynamics, mathematics, basic concepts of lift, engineering, angular momentum, thrust, drag and so much more.   As a previous technology, engineering, and computer science teacher from NH, it has always been my lifelong passion to teach our youth the numerous…MORE

  5. Ukuleles
  6. Padcaster

    The Padcaster Studio turns an iPad into a powerful learning tool that teaches valuable skills while giving students the freedom to explore the world around them.

  7. Contagious Science

    This grant converted unused space at Westminster Elementary into the Jack Dube Memorial Science and Innovation center – creating a fully functional science lab.

  8. Root Robots

    Students will use Root robots to co-create geometric wall drawings.

  9. Invent to Learn iPad Cart

    The WES/MHS special subject’s dream was to implement the use of technology for higher learning and creativity. To stimulate curiosity, measure student growth, and develop collaborative projects and partnership learning for students from Kindergarten through 5th grade. This grant provided 10 iPad Air 2 from a company called Mac to School to share amongst the…MORE

  10. iPads for English Language Learning (ELL)

    The Ash-West ELL program is small but integral in meeting the needs of students whose home language is not English. The ELL population represents the largest growing student population nation-wide, a trend that is seen in Ash-West. Currently there are 54 ELLs district-wide. This population is taught in small groups. Having an iPad is an…MORE