Six Teachers Win Idea Grants From the Bluejacket Education Foundation

• Increase opportunities and expand educational horizons for Cambridge-Isanti students, from the youngest learners to soon-to-be graduates, by funding supplemental and/or innovative learning experiences.
• Support programs, activities and experiences, both inside and outside the classroom, that support student learning, achievement, growth and well-being.

Bluejacket Education Foundation Grant Recipients

Jeremiah Semler - CIHS wood shop students will engineer and construct a cedar strip canoe. Students will master new skills and use determination and persistence to complete this community project.

Tracy Hare - Cambridge Middle School will create an interactive STEM cart with kits that provide opportunities for practicing critical thinking and perseverance skills and give students a glimpse into STEM careers.

Derrick Rink - The CIHS Science Department will foster a greater interest in chemistry through demonstrations including the annual "Mole Day" celebration & outreach to the district's 3rd grade classrooms, inspiring students to see the fun in science and their own potential interest in STEM.

Ryan O'Donovan - Cambridge and Isanti Middle Schools will expand students' outside winter learning opportunities through cross-country skiing for 6th-8th grade students.

Tricia Hennen - This grant will purchase two mobile grow carts and light fixtures that will allow Biology students at CIHS to grow plants to study cell function, organism structures, environmental impact, and genetics in the classroom all year long.

Jessica Miller - CIHS art students will be able to experiment with glaze application and surface design with the purchase of new kiln shelves. This project allows students to finish their ceramic pieces in ways that they couldn't previously achieve, along with learning how to load, unload, and take care of the kiln equipment.

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