The Audacity of Imagination

School:: Seacrest Country Day School - Lower School
Subject:: Stem
Teacher:: Angela Burchett
: Jenny Huy
Students Impacted:: 160
Grade:: K-5
Date:: September 1, 2023

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Susan Hassan Schreiber and Rodd Schreiber - $1,889.92

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 150

The Seacrest Lower School science curriculum has been enormously enhanced with these Chromebooks! The students have demonstrated increased respect and responsibility for technology. The Lower School students used their Chromebooks to work independently and collaboratively on research-based projects and to present science projects to classmates. The smiles on the students' faces provide evidence of how the new and fast Chromebook technology helped them succeed and furthered their understanding of grade-level-specific STEM projects. Seacrest Country Day School is grateful to the Schreiber Family and Champions for Learning.

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

Every great advance in science has been issued from a new audacity of imagination. --John Dewey

Seacrest Country Day School has initiated a new K-5 STEM program under the direction of a Science Coordinator. The curriculum provides terrific, hands-on learning experiences that encourage curiosity, inspire creative thinking, and encourage students to audaciously explore their imaginations when considering scientific phenomena. This grant request seeks to provide Chromebooks to be used by students in collaborative teams for further research and exploration.

What will be done with my students

Students will work in collaborative learning teams of 2-4 to conduct online research using Chromebooks and curated research sites to further their understanding of grade-level STEM curriculum topics. Additionally, students may submit topics of curiosity to explore independently and complete a research project to share with classmates.

Benefits to my students

*Enhance collaboration and teamwork
*Develop grade-level appropriate STEM research skills
*Increase personal responsibility and respect tech tools through proper care and procedural use of Chromebooks
*Increase understanding of digital citizenship
*Growth in knowledge and understanding of grade-level specific STEM topics
*Develop confidence and presentation skills through independent study interests

Budget Narrative

All tech needs requested in this grant proposal will be purchased and prepared for student use by the Seacrest Director of Technology. This ensures the devices and software are properly inventoried and maintained for Seacrest student use.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	2022 Acer Convertible 2-in-1 Chromebook-13inch Frameless FHD IPS Touchscreen, Qualcomm 8-Core Processor, 4GB DDR4 Ram, 64GB eMMC SSD, Webcam, Chrome OS (x7 @$186.99)	$1,308.93
2	Chrome Education Upgrade licenses (x7 @$38.00)	$266.00
3	Protective Cases (x7 @$25.00)	$175.00
4	Charging Station	$139.99
	Total:	$1,889.92

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