JUDA - The Juda school district received a $10,000 grant from America's Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The district will use the money to purchase TETRIX Max Robotics kits and SunEzoon Solar Cars, which will be incorporated into classrooms for use across subject areas for students in grades six through 12.
The reusable kits will provide more hands-on science, technology, engineering and math experiences and enhance collaboration and research skills. Students will also be able to use the various robotic devices they build in district-wide competitions, enabling them to take on leadership roles and rally their teams while striving for success.
Farmers who nominated the school district and representatives from the school and the Monsanto Fund attended a check presentation to celebrate the grant during a celebration on the first day of school, Sept. 1.
This year, the school district also received an educational starter kit from Monsanto Company to help establish a pollinator garden, which will give students first-hand knowledge of the critical role habitat plays in providing bees and butterflies with food, shelter and places to lay eggs.
Since 2011, Grow Rural Education has awarded more than $9 million to help keep rural public school districts growing. Grant applications are reviewed and finalists selected by a panel of teachers. Winning applications are chosen by an advisory council comprised of farmers from across the U.S.
America's Farmers Grow Communities, a sister program to Grow Rural Education, is currently enrolling farmers for 2016. To sign up, visit www.GrowCommunities.com before Nov. 30.
These programs are part of the America's Farmers initiative. For more information, visit cfiengage.org.
The reusable kits will provide more hands-on science, technology, engineering and math experiences and enhance collaboration and research skills. Students will also be able to use the various robotic devices they build in district-wide competitions, enabling them to take on leadership roles and rally their teams while striving for success.
Farmers who nominated the school district and representatives from the school and the Monsanto Fund attended a check presentation to celebrate the grant during a celebration on the first day of school, Sept. 1.
This year, the school district also received an educational starter kit from Monsanto Company to help establish a pollinator garden, which will give students first-hand knowledge of the critical role habitat plays in providing bees and butterflies with food, shelter and places to lay eggs.
Since 2011, Grow Rural Education has awarded more than $9 million to help keep rural public school districts growing. Grant applications are reviewed and finalists selected by a panel of teachers. Winning applications are chosen by an advisory council comprised of farmers from across the U.S.
America's Farmers Grow Communities, a sister program to Grow Rural Education, is currently enrolling farmers for 2016. To sign up, visit www.GrowCommunities.com before Nov. 30.
These programs are part of the America's Farmers initiative. For more information, visit cfiengage.org.
