2017 Great Idea Mini-Grant Applications Being Accepted NOW!
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!
Wellness Wagon Rolls on to Good Health
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…
Ambridge STEAM Takes Flight
Thanks to a Mini-Grant from the BCET, Ambridge students got in touch with their inner pilot. https://youtu.be/w-QQ6T8fdGA
Lincoln Learning Solutions Gives Boost to BCET Mini-Grants for 2017-2018
Lincoln Learning Solutions donated $25,000 to the Beaver County Educational Trust's Great Ideas Mini-Grant program in July. The funds will be dispersed to Beaver County teachers that apply for a Mini-Grant for the 2017-2018 school year. Deadline for Great Idea Mini-grant applications is October 1, 2017.