Co-op mini-grants fund classroom projects
Mini-grants totaling $6,000 are available for teachers at schools throughout West Florida Electric Cooperative's service area in Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson and Washington Counties. Part of the funding is provided by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the National Rural Education Association, which will award ten mini-grants of $300 each for the 2001-2002 school year. WFEC will match that amount with an additional $300, for a total of $600 for any teacher who receives one of the mini-grants.
Any rural kindergarten through twelfth-grade teacher whose school is within a community WFEC serves or whose students' homes are served by the Co-op can apply. The grants are intended to fund projects featuring student investigation of some aspect of the science of energy or electricity. Teachers applying for the grants are encouraged to plan projects according to the needs and curiosity of their students.
Grant recipients may use the money for anything that will enable them and their students to complete the project, including field trips, books, computer software or equipment. The grant also may be used to extend or expand an existing project if the project's scope meets the grant guidelines.
In evaluating the grant applications, judges will be looking for project designs that demonstrate cooperation among students and their teachers and the community, encourage high levels of student involvement, and are appropriate for age and grade levels.
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