Now Accepting 2021-22 Great Idea Mini-Grant Applications

Now Accepting 2021-22 Great Idea Mini-Grant Applications

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The 2021 Great Idea Mini-Grant application is live. Go to  http://bc-et.org/bcet-educational-grants/mini-grants/grant-application/ to apply for your $500 or $1000 grant from the Beaver County Educational Trust today! Applicants must be teachers or administrators associated with a school located in Beaver County, PA. See form for complete details. Submission deadline is 10/18/2021 midnight. The Great Idea Mini-Grants are made possible due to a generous donation by Lincoln Learning Solutions and others. The BCET would like to thank Lincoln Learning Solutions for their continued support of this worthwhile program.
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NOW ACCEPTING – Great Idea Mini-Grant Applications for 2019-20

NOW ACCEPTING – Great Idea Mini-Grant Applications for 2019-20

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The 2019 Great Idea Mini-Grant application is live. Go to  https://www.beavercountyeducationaltrust.org/bcet-educational-grants/mini-grants/grant-application/ to apply for your $500 or $1000 grant from the Beaver County Educational Trust today! Applicants must be teachers or administrators associated with a school located in Beaver County, PA. See form for complete details. Submission deadline is 10/26/2019 midnight.
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BCET Nominates Nicole Darroch for PA ToY

BCET Nominates Nicole Darroch for PA ToY

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Mrs. Darroch has been nominated by the BCET for the PA Teacher of the Year. Nicole Darroch was honored at the Coming Together for Education event in May as one of the BCET Teachers of the Year. And her 2018 award winning grant was focused on Storytime STEAM Packs. Nicole is a STEAM educator in the Ambridge Area School District and instructs students in grades k-6.  Her creativity and ingenuity has helped transform the Ambridge Elementary STEAM program. https://app.seesaw.me/pages/shared_item?item_id=item.339fc21f-ce7d-4e09-97d3-02abc92a25f8&share_token=zmxQG0xBSw-Ja_w6_mCISQ&mode=share
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Back To School – Special Projects

Back To School – Special Projects

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The BCET gives out Great Idea Mini-Grants to the teachers of Beaver County every year to the tune of around $25,000. However, funds are limited and sometimes teachers need a little bit more than the BCET can award. With the new school year under way, Donors Choose.org is a great way for the public to help fund Beaver County teachers' projects directly. Please consider supporting Beaver County teachers, who have requests for help, at the following link. https://www.donorschoose.org/donors/search.html?state=PA&countyName=Beavercounty&includeNearbyLocations=true
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‘Breakouts’ Occur at Highland Middle School

‘Breakouts’ Occur at Highland Middle School

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[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  
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