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The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina has awarded grants totaling $22,933 to Cherokee County Schools from the Learning Links program. The grants provide local teachers with funding for activities designed to make required coursework engaging and relevant for their students.
Fourteen Learning Links grants will support projects at Andrews Middle School, Murphy Elementary School, Murphy High School and Peachtree Elementary School. The grants will fund the purchase of hands-on science lab materials, kits for working circuits, art supplies for multiple projects, materials for STEM bins, a 3D printer, various items for a media center and materials for a semester-long project exploring pickleball. They will also fund field trips to the Tellus Science Museum and Georgia Aquarium, and special guests from John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown to introduce diverse dance styles.
Learning Links offers grants up to $1,000 per classroom to public school teachers in Avery, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford and Swain counties to provide experiential learning projects for students. The goal is to increase students’ enthusiasm for learning and school.
Last year, the foundation facilitated $24.8 million in charitable giving.
Details: Call the foundation at 828-254-4960 or visit cfwnc.org.