Jimmie Johnson Foundation Lowe's Toolbox for Education™ Champions Grant Awards
12/28/2009
The 2009 Champions Grants have been awarded to the following school:
(Click on the hyperlinked name of the school to see additional information)
California
Chase Avenue Elementary- $19,500
Purchase a bilingual translation system to enable communication in multiple languages
Crawford High School- $32,495
Explore the use of alternative fuels with National Automotive Technical Education program
Crest Elementary- $45,898
Create hands on activities in Science, Technology, Health/Fitness and the arts, including after school programs
Emerald Middle School- $100,000
Create a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Lab
Granite Hills High School- $31,155
Assist with stadium renovations
Greenfield Middle School- $31,572
Provide safe lunch area equipment for students
Johnson Elementary- $20,714
Create a health and wellness program to learn about healthy eating and exercise
Magnolia Elementary- $27,915
Purchase student responders for interactive teaching
Multimedia & Visual Arts School- $87,000
Create a high tech art fabrication lab that will allow students to design high-tech community-based projects
Point Loma High School- $90,000
Construct a weight room and exercise facility.
Rios Elementary- $13,600
Purchase an online accelerated reading program
North Carolina
Ashley Park Elementary- $62,061
Create a K-2 and a 3-5 Science Lab to enable students to learn through hands-on experiments and exploration
Collinswood Elementary- $5,787
Provide One SMART Board and Laptop to enhance in-classroom learning through technology
East Iredell Elementary- $54,000
Construct a new playground to adequately meet the needs of all the students
JH Gunn Elementary- $7,536
Provide two SMART Boards and Laptops to enhance in-classroom learning through technology
Metro School- $8,860
Provide one SMART Table to provide non-verbal students the ability to communicate with each other and enhance the learning environment
RB McAlister Elementary- $3,725
Provide 7 ELMO Document Cameras to be used in conjunction with existing SMART Boards
Smithfield Elementary- $64,914
Construct a new and safer playground for the students
Third Creek Elementary- $3,714
Provide one SMART Board to enhance in-classroom learning through technology
University Meadows Elem.- $14,248
Purchase an accelerated reading program which will enable students to match their required reading with their specific interests
Oklahoma
Creek Elementary School- $31,684
Enhance the Johnson Mission Control Center, which will provide a unique learning environment that will tie together an existing space shuttle into a building
Muskogee High School- $30,000
Provide up-to-date science technology equipment for the labs
Muskogee High School- $9,900
Create a foreign language lab plus 50 Samsung Netbooks
Pershing Elementary School- $9,988
Assist with the creation of the parent/teacher resource room to strengthen the parent connections
Sadler Arts Academy- $41,936
Create an outdoor classroom as an additional learning environment
Tony Goetz Elementary- $44,764
Create an outdoor classroom with a focus on literacy and the arts.
Tulsa School District- $29,500
Fund a mobile instructional/communication vehicle for the district.
Please visit http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/ to learn more about the standard Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grants.
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