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Apr242018 by webadminNo Comments

‘Breakouts’ Occur at Highland Middle School

[caption id="attachment_1111" align="alignright" width="300"] Highland Middle School students try to breakout the information inside the kit[/caption] Ambridge Area School District's k-6 STEAM educator, Nicole Darroch, was awarded a Great Ideas Mini-Grant for $500 that allowed her to purchase four 'Breakout' EDU kits for use in her classroom. The students work together to figure out how to open the 'breakout' box and discover the information inside. With each success comes a small internal box that must also be opened, much like nested Russian dolls. Only after all the boxes have been opened will the final information be revealed and the overall goal achieved. https://sway.com/obSEXCeuNkoBwIGo

Dec222017 by webadminNo Comments

Beaver County Educational Trust awards Teacher of the Year – Entertainment & Life – The Times – Beaver, PA

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For more than 20 years, Beaver County Educational Trust has awarded mini-grants to area teachers to launch innovative classroom projects or expand curriculum that otherwise might not develop because of limited school budgets. This year, however, is the first for its Teacher of the Year award that honors a teacher whose project grant application scored highest in judging rubrics and deemed “exemplary.” Source: Beaver County Educational Trust awards Teacher of the Year - Entertainment & Life - The Times - Beaver, PA

Sep152017 by webadminNo Comments

2017 Great Idea Mini-Grant Applications Being Accepted NOW!

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Let the BCET help fund your next adventure in educating the next generation. If you are a teacher in Beaver County and in need of resources to make your next classroom project come to life, apply now for a Great Ideas Mini-Grant. Got a bigger school wide idea, the BCET will double the funds available. See the application for details. Need some inspiration? Check out past mini-grant projects here! DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017 Apply Now!

Sep52017 by webadminNo Comments

Wellness Wagon Rolls on to Good Health

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Hopewell school nurses, Tamara Kross and Leah Meehan, received a Great Ideas Mini-Grant from the BCET for a "Wellness Wagon". The Wellness Wagon contained a variety of engaging hands-on activities that promoted health and wellness to the 793 Hopewell Area School District students in grades kindergarten through grade 4 during the months of February, March, April, and May 2017. The health and wellness topics included were; dental care, nutrition, physical activity, introduction to parts of the human body, illness prevention, and wellness promotion. The Wellness Wagon contained a variety of hands-on interactive activities, a dental model that taught brushing and flossing, a model for hand-washing and germs, food models and nutrition games that taught healthy eating, and models of the parts and functions of the human body. This grant provided…

Aug262017 by webadminNo Comments

Ambridge STEAM Takes Flight

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Thanks to a Mini-Grant from the BCET, Ambridge students got in touch with their inner pilot. https://youtu.be/w-QQ6T8fdGA