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Mrs. Young knows that not every fifth grader starts out with a love of reading, but thanks to funding from our Classroom Grants Program, she's working to change that!
Classroom Grants Program
All educators in the Ogden School District have access to the foundation's Classroom Grants Program, allowing them to purchase materials and supplies or field trips for innovative learning opportunities that are outside of limited school budgets. This is perhaps the most meaningful way we are able to reach every student.
Click on the titles below to read about some of the recently funded grants from across the district.
If you are an Ogden School District educator looking for information about applying for a grant, visit our Classroom Grant Applications Page here.
OHS Student Government leaders plan activities that enrich the entire school but needed a sustainable way to fundraise. Their solution? Popcorn Power!
Mr. Nielsen gave his CTE students a creative and practical assignment: develop a fictional food truck and design a full marketing campaign. Using grant funding, students got to work bringing their designs to life!
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Polk Elementary students put their scientific skills to the test by identifying bacteria around their school--and caught the attention of microbiology professors at Weber State University! Using foundation funding, these budding scientists visited WSU for a cool hands-on experience!
Mr. Carpenter's Computer Science students at Mound Fort Junior High are diving into programming with Python and JavaScript--and now, their learning can go even further using funding from our Classroom Grants Program!
Mrs. Harmon knows many students feel anxious about math, often seeing it as intimidating or too hard. "I want to teach them to love and embrace math. Humans use math every day!"
"A lot of my students don't believe they can be successful in chemistry. I want to help them see that they are not only capable of learning chemistry, but they can excel in chemistry."
These kindergarteners are learning about the importance of caring for our earth thanks to support from our Classroom Grants Program!
Since math can be a particularly challenging subject for students from diverse and varying socioeconomic backgrounds, Ms. Lunt used Classroom Grants Program funding to create a classroom math lab.
Mr. Belnap wanted to start an after-school guitar club to share his passion for music, but didn't want an inability to purchase a guitar stop students from being able to join.
The English Language Learners in Mrs. Hill's third-grade class have some new resources to help them increase their language proficiency in fun ways thanks to Classroom Grants Program funding.
Mrs. McMinn's junior high students were struggling to stay focused in class, but thanks to our Classroom Grants Program, are thriving with their new standing desks. "It brings me great joy to see students increase their learning with a very simple solution."
PE teacher Mrs. Garrett is using new athletic equipment purchased with Classroom Grants funding as incentives to help students stay on task and complete their assignments. The result? These kids are having a ball!
It's March Madness all year long in Mrs. Kofroth's class at Bonneville Elementary thanks to an assist from our Classroom Grants Program! The addition of an EZ Fold Indoor Basketball Game has incentivized her students to stay on task and has been a good way to get them up and moving during the school day.
Thanks to funding from our Classroom Grants Program, Mount Ogden Junior High social worker Ms. Brooke now has access to important evidence-based therapy tools and resources right in her office.
Knowing that students learn better with the use of hands-on manipulatives. Mrs. Jex at Polk Elementary used Classroom Grants Program funding to outfit her classroom with the materials her kindergarteners needed as they begin their education journey.
Students in Ms. Whisler-Sorge's math class at OHS are integrating trigonometry with astronomy thanks to a new class telescope purchased with funding from our Classroom Grants Program!
Mr. Brun, art specialist at Heritage Elementary, has been creating a Digital Design Lab to introduce his students to the world of digital art, and turned to our Classroom Grants Program to help complete a set of digital drawing tablets to prepare his young artists for future careers in the rapidly progressing digital landscape.
Ms. Witkowski's classroom has been transformed into a living laboratory and students are watching science come to life (literally!) in their thriving new hydroponic garden.
Mrs. Ogden, PE teacher at Wasatch Elementary, was looking for way to help her students build positive relationships, strengthen relational capacity, and require students to rely on each other to complete tasks. With funding from our Classroom Grants Program, she added some unconventional PE equipment to achieve her goals--and added some exciting new games to the mix in the process!