Teachers
The AEP Teacher Vision Grant program was launched in 2003 to provide aid ranging from $100 to $500 to classroom teachers. "These grants are designed to reward the talents and creativity of Pre-K through grade 12 educators devoted to motivating youth to think creatively, to step into leadership roles and to address the challenges of the future," said Jeff Milford, SWEPCO external affairs manager in Fayetteville.
SWEPCO is presenting 15 teacher grants totaling $7,500 across its three-state service area this month.
Five recipients of $500 grants in Northwest Arkansas are:
•Ledbetter Intermediate School in Farmington -- three grants for computer equipment for fourth grade computer coding, fourth and fifth grade special education computer access, and fourth grade literacy through engagement with technology.
•Hartford Elementary School -- for second grade Engineering is Elementary program.
•Hartford High School -- for tools for electrical success program.
Educators who live or teach in the SWEPCO service area or in communities with major AEP facilities are eligible to apply for the mini-grants. Priority is given to educators who have attended AEP Workshops for Educators, National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project training or who are affiliated with an AEP school-business partnership. Projects that have an academic focus and a goal of improving student achievement are eligible for consideration. SWEPCO has a special interest in science, mathematics, technology, electrical safety and the balanced study of energy and the environment.
Ozark Guidance
For the past few months, Ozark Guidance has been on a mission of creating an Outdoor Discovery Center on the Springdale campus so that children and teens in on-site programs would have a better place to play. This outdoor discovery center intends be a safe environment for kids to play, interact, build confidence and learn in different ways. Black Hills Energy presented a grant for $20,000 toward the Ozark Guidance Outdoor Discovery Center on May 24.
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NAN Our Town on 06/22/2017