River Eves Elementary Awarded Grant To Enhance STEM Programs

ROSWELL, GA -- Project Lead The Way, in partnership with The Goizueta Foundation, has selected River Eves Elementary to receive a $7,500 grant to further the school’s STEM education programs.

The school’s current STEM curriculum focuses on developing critical thinking through the engineering design process, which aligns with the Project Lead The Way module that will be implemented in the school’s STEM Lab beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.

“Project Lead The Way’s program is a perfect fit to enhance our STEM focus that develops students into problem-solvers,” said Principal Neil Pinnock. “Since River Eves began offering STEM activities a few years ago, we’ve seen students’ interest and confidence in math and science rise significantly. Knowing the growth of STEM-related jobs forecasted for our state and the U.S., we’re engaging students in the classroom today and preparing them for a career in a STEM field later on.”

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The school works in partnership with its PTA to identify and apply for grant money. Ally Baker, STEM Lab teacher, will receive training from PLTW and access to its professional learning community, module-specific instructional resources, and ongoing training resources.

Located in east Roswell, River Eves became a STEM-certified school last fall, the first Fulton County school to achieve this designation, and has earned numerous accolades, including two Reward School Titles for Highest-Performing Title I School.

Project Lead The Way provides a comprehensive approach to STEM Education through activity-, project- and problem-based curriculum with training for teachers for classroom use.

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Photo: River Eves students Chloe Cheng, left, and Nicke Thomas proudly show their pulley project created at the STEM-certified school that was recently awarded a $7,500 grant from Project Lead The Way and The Goizueta Foundation to further its STEM curriculum. Credit: River Eves Elementary School