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St. Mark School Builds on Innovation Brick by Brick
St. Mark School received a grant for $4,102 to purchase Lego Spike Kits, a project to help students learn how to build and code robots.
St. Mark School in Stratford recently received a grant from Foundations in Education for $4,102 to purchase Lego Spike Educational Kits, a project that integrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics to help students build and code robots.
Grant funding was awarded to St. Mark School Innovation Teachers, Sarah Carrano and Alexander Kennedy. Both teachers are among a cohort of diocesan-wide awardees that will be trained this summer on Lego Spike Education.
Carrano and Kennedy were honored on February 1 at a grant awards reception held at Sacred Heart University’s Discovery Science Center and Planetarium, hosted by Foundations in Education and the Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano.
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“To have the encouragement and support from the foundation that says, ‘we believe in you, and we understand what you do is important’, is edifying for teachers and students alike,” commented Carrano.
“The kits will provide students with an engaging, hands-on experience to explore things such as coding, engineering, design, and problem solving,” shared Kennedy.
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St. Mark Principal Melissa Warner added, “St. Mark School is committed to supporting STREAM education (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) to help develop today’s students into tomorrow’s engineers, scientists, and IT professionals, and I am so proud of our teachers for applying to the foundation for this grant.”
St. Mark School is a 2009 Nationally Recognized Blue Ribbon School of Academic Excellence and a New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accredited school, serving students in Pre-K through Grade 8.
Foundations in Education is an independent non-profit initiative created to assist the Diocese of Bridgeport’s ongoing mission to support Catholic education in Fairfield County. The competitive grant program, now in its seventh year, promotes excellence in Catholic education by supporting teachers’ creative projects. Thanks to the generosity of donors, Foundations in Education continues its ongoing commitment to strengthening and transforming Catholic education.
For more information on St. Mark School, please visit www.stmarkschool.org. For information on Foundations in Education, please visit www.foundationsineducation.org.
