2011 Education Foundation Grant Awards

On Friday, April 22nd, the Lorena Education Foundation surprised Grant Winners with balloons, noise makers and a big check.  The Foundation's goal is simple. They raise funds to benefit the students and teachers of Lorena ISD.  This year the Foundation awarded four grants totaling $20,563.  The grants included:

• Bam! Teaching Science with Technology!- The science department at LMS will add 6 computers in each of the science labs.  The addition of this technology will allow teachers to be more innovative with their classrom instruction, projects and labs.
• e5 Team- embark, educate, engage, energize and empower! This grant starts off with a bang!  The first ever Digic@mp for kids will be held this summer at LISD.  The e5 Team will be teaching students Web2.0 and other technology tools and tricks.  This team also meets monthly to collaborate on all things digital and spread the knowledge to other teachers and in turn students.  The grant will culminate with the team attending the cutting edge TCEA conference in February.
• Learning Comes Alive with BrainPop Jr.!- With a campus wide subscription, brain Pop, Jr., will provide an animated tool in teaching students all core subject areas, including math and science.  In addition, the program offers great character enrichment lessons.
• Get Up and Move your Cerebral Cortex! - Research shows physical movement helps build and maintain neural connections in the brain as well as helps children manage their emotions and behavior.  The tricycles awarded with this grant will help provide the youngest students in our district with developmentally appropriate physical activities that are known to promote cognitive and emotional growth.

LISD is so grateful to the Foundation for their dedication to the students and teachers of the district. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

For more information about how you can help support the Foundation, visit them online at http://www.lorenaeducationfoundation.org/