Thirty-two local teachers recently received a total of $40,000 in Bright Ideas education grants, benefiting students at schools in Brunswick and Columbus counties. Applications are accepted each year from April through mid-September. Visit bemc.org for more information.
Bright Ideas Grant Winners
Carly Kanzler
Belville Elementary School
Music and Movement
Jana Kisskalt
Bolivia Elementary School
A Book in Every K–2 Hand at Bolivia Elementary
Ben Ford
Brunswick County Early College High School
Sensors for Science
Amy Silvey
North Brunswick High School
Forensics Labs
Jamie Smith
North Brunswick High School
Lab Supplies for BCS High Schools
Katie Watson
Shallotte Middle School
Positive Behaviors for Pirates!
MaryAnne Gilland
South Brunswick High School
Growing Tomorrow’s Learners Through Robotics
Erica Sypole
South Brunswick High School
Modeling Kits and Supplies for Biology
Melodie Bryant
Southeastern Christian Academy
Interactive Learning with A Smart Board
Dawn Schulte
Supply Elementary School
Mission Tardigrade: Designing Space Travel Experiments for Extremophiles
Rhonda Evans Benton
The COAST
Helping Learning to Occur Outside the Classroom
Sarah Gardinor
The COAST
Shaking Things Up
Sarah Gardinor
The COAST
Solder Bugs: Crafting Creepy-Crawly Creations
Katelyn Lynch
Town Creek Elementary School
Coffee Connections
Madelyn Mann
Town Creek Elementary School
Core Word Literacy EC Curriculum
Amanda Cutrell
Union Elementary School
LEGO: Building Mathematicians Brick by Brick
Kristen Peterson
Union Elementary School
One School, One Book- School and Family Reading Initiative
Jenna Guerra
Union Elementary School
Supporting Individualized Needs of All Learners!
Kristina Fowler
Waccamaw School
Reading Success Project
Mary Evans
West Brunswick High School
Interactive Notebooks for Science
Keri McKenzie
West Brunswick High School
Robotics
Fred Mason
Columbus Career and College Academy
Blending Ideas for A Brighter Future!!!
Constance Faulk
Columbus Career and College Academy
The Lion’s Den
Malachi J. Cobb
East Columbus High School
Enhancing Music Education through New Equipment
Sharon G. Harris
East Columbus High School
Inspiring Young Innovators
Jeffrey Rudnik East
Columbus High School
Lighting the Way for Ceramic Students
Breanna Seckman
South Columbus High School
“Artrepreneurship” for Art Students
Cheryl Rockwell Cartrette
South Columbus High School
“Ment to Learn”: Fostering Engagement with Books and Technology
Heather Herring
West Columbus High School
Advanced Math Curriculum Support Grant
Kelly Jones
West Columbus School
“Keys” to Success
Cassie Hoffman
Williams Township Elementary
Tinkering with Circuits
Kathaleen Trost
Williams Township Elementary
Lend a Hand from the Human Library
Learn more & apply for the next round
Applications are accepted each year from April through mid-September. Visit bemc.org for more information.
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