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Makerspace

South Prairie Elementary School Students need opportunities to explore, design, build and innovate. South Prairie is excited to start their first markerspace, hands-on area. K'nex, Legos, Strawbees "Crazy Scientist Kit" and more will being included.

Sensory Floor Path

Southeast Elementary School Students will walk, hop, skip and jump through a series of physical activities with carefully placed floor stickers in the gym hallway. The goal is to help students stay calm and regulate their bodies while at school.

Lego Wall for Maker’s Space

Southeast Elementary School The lego wall is planned to be placed in the kindergarten hallway to be used by all three kindergarten classrooms at Southeast. This will be in addition and to enhance their already existing maker's space.

CNC Milling Kit

Sycamore Middle School The router kit, bits and milling materials will be used for a variety of different projects within each of the STEM/CTE course and after school clubs at the middle school. The machine provides students with another resource when creating solutions to their problem-based learning tasks.

Modeling Instruction for the Modern Physics Class

Sycamore High School The Science Department at Sycamore High School will be updating some of the physics equipment to utilizing the Modeling Method of physics instruction, align experiments and activities and increate the use of technology in the physics classroom with this new equipment.

Mindfulness

Sycamore Middle School "Acquiring meditation and mindfulness equipment for our students directly supports the Relationships Sphere's exit learner outcomes which aim to create "a person who values relationships and balances life's commitments" as outlined in the district's Strategic Design Plan. Through meditation, students can briefly unplug from their surrounding and help ...read more

iPads for Speech and Language Therapy

Sycamore High School The apps available for the iPad cover a wide range of speech and language disorder interventions. These will allow teachers to model and work one-on-one with students successfully with the the new iPad technology.

Renovating the Library at North Elementary School

North Elementary School This grant is part of the larger library redesign. New shelving, tables, chairs, circulation equipment, lounge seating, and upgraded technology (computer) lab are part of the renovation. The goal is to provide a safe, positive learning environment for the students and the community.

Google Expeditions Kit

West Elementary School The use of this technology provides engaging interactive lessons of places all over the world. It's taking a field trip without leaving the school.