Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Lego Club, Mock Trial, math magic funded by Conestoga Valley Education Foundation grants

Nearly $25,000 in innovative academic resources and programs are coming to students in Conestoga Valley School District this fall through grants awarded by the Conestoga Valley Education Foundation.

The programs are:

â€" Animals and their habitats, a hands-on project for elementary students to learn about world habitats.

â€" Explore and build tubs of supplies relating to three areas of the Profile of a CV Learner.

â€" STEM Wednesdays, which supplies materials for weekly STEM activities.

â€" Math magic, a magician who specializes in showing students mental math-related tricks and teaching interpersonal soft skills.

â€" Bucks vegetable garden collaborative, to build a garden in the newly renovated high school courtyard.

â€" Virtual reality emotional relief, which incorporates virtual reality in a high school classroom as a coping tool for students with anxiety, anger and depression.

â€" Mock Trial, which funds a trip to invitationals at Penn State University.

â€" Lego-based Social Skills Club. This award provides club materials for students with special needs.

â€" Sensory paths installation at Leola Elementary School.

â€" Math resources for STEM lab. The funding will purchase manipulatives, or physical objects used as teaching tools, and other resources for innovative math lessons at Brownstown Elementary School.

â€" Fritz Basketball Club for updated supplies at the elementary school.

â€" Yoga to improve sensory, self regulation and motor skills in kids facing sensory processing challenges.

â€" ManChoir, a one-day music-making event for school-aged male singers in Lancaster County.

â€" Flexible seating in the primary classroom for Leola Elementary School second graders.

â€" Art reproductions for all six district schools as a curriculum tool.

Since its inception, the foundation has provided more than $1 million in grants to teachers, administrators and students.

For more information about the foundation, visit Conestoga

ValleyEF.org.

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