Most educators take a break from lesson planning and other classroom duties during the summer, but as August approaches and the beginning of another school year draws near, you can bet your bottom dollar that teachers are beginning to percolate ideas about how to make learning more engaging for students.
Got any bright ideas?
Wake Electric does.
Applications for Wake Electric’s Bright Ideas grants are being taken through Sept. 15 for the upcoming school year. The early bird submission ends Aug. 15.
Teachers in seven counties – including Vance, Granville and Franklin – that the electric cooperative serves are eligible to submit applications, according to information from Wake Electric.
Since 1994, Wake Electric has given more than $1.13 million in grants to classroom-based projects throughout the area it serves. These grants help to finance innovative classroom projects that would otherwise not be funded by the school district, from a variety of content-based hands-on projects to career planning and information technology.
Grants are awarded in amounts of up to $3,000.
Visit https://www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/community/bright-ideas/ to determine if your school is eligible.
To learn more, email communications@wemc.com, call 919.863.6440 or 1.800.474.6300 or go to https://wemc.com/bright-ideas-grants/.