The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) is awarding\u00a0$31,500\u00a0in grants to support a variety of STEM programs and projects within Virgin Islands public schools and early childhood centers in the USVI, CFVI has announced.<\/p>\n
For the third year in a row, these grants were made possible by a contribution from the AT&T Foundation.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of students within the St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John districts will have the opportunity to explore the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through hands-on, creative instruction, CFVI said. Teachers and professionals were required to submit proposals that aimed to improve student achievement. These grants range from $1,500-$5,000 and will be used to boost STEM education.<\/p>\n
\u201cSTEM industries demand a highly-educated and skilled workforce and provides opportunities for under-represented populations such as women, minorities and students with disabilities to obtain the skills essential to their future success,\u201d says Joe York, AT&T president of Florida, Puerto Rico & USVI. \u201cThese STEM grants provide the opportunity for increased knowledge in fields that are essential to the economic development of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n
CFVI President Dee Baecher-Brown, recognized the continued generosity, vision, and long-term support of AT&T as a model of commitment for businesses in the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to CFVI.\u00a0 \u201cWe are so appreciative of AT&T\u2019s ongoing philanthropic support of initiatives serving students in the USVI, particularly as many are facing the challenges of split-session school schedules. As we build forward from the September hurricanes, these grants will enable students to access STEM enrichment in and beyond the classroom,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Pre-schoolers at Head Start facilities throughout the Territory will be utilizing learning kits to engage in STEM-related concepts; physics students at the Charlotte Amalie High School will participate in team building exercises to construct robots; and students at the Claude O. Markoe Elementary School will be collecting data samples at local ponds to study their chemical composition. These are a few of the enriching projects that were selected as recipients for the 2017-2018 AT&T STEM Grants.<\/p>\n
2017-2018 AT&T STEM Grant Recipients<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/td>\n The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) is awarding\u00a0$31,500\u00a0in grants to support a variety of STEM programs and projects within Virgin Islands public schools and early childhood centers in the USVI, CFVI has announced. For the third year in a row, these grants were made possible by a contribution from the AT&T Foundation. Hundreds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":49365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1078,191,16,147],"tags":[8007,68],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n
\n Grant Recipient<\/strong><\/td>\n School<\/strong><\/td>\n Island<\/strong><\/td>\n Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ludovic Atemazem<\/td>\n Charlotte Amalie High School<\/td>\n St. Thomas<\/td>\n The Physics Behind the Robot: Sea Perch Navigation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Victor Barnes<\/td>\n St. Croix Central High School<\/td>\n St. Croix<\/td>\n M3 Challenge & IMMC Mathematics competition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nancy Graham<\/td>\n John H. Woodson Junior High School<\/td>\n St. Croix<\/p>\n Creative Minds STEAM Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Masikia Lewis<\/td>\n VI Department of Human Services Head Start Pre-School Program<\/td>\n VI<\/td>\n STEM in the Preschool Setting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Marissa Richards-Nurse<\/td>\n St. Croix Educational Complex High School<\/td>\n St. Croix<\/td>\n Flora, Fauna and Composition of St. Croix\u2019s Ponds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Tysha St. Jules<\/td>\n Claude O. Markoe Elementary School<\/td>\n St. Croix<\/td>\n \u201cFertigation\u201d Bucket Irrigation System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"