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That’s a staggering statistic we want to help change.

Sponsored by State Farm® and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council® (NYLC), Project Ignition returns for another exciting year!

What is Project Ignition? It’s a grant program that uses service-learning to help address teen driver safety issues. Read the rest…

Samsung wants to help teachers upgrade the quality of technology tools in American schools. Our 2009 “Focus on Learning” Grant Program is simple. We are offering 50 Samsung 850DX document cameras to worthy applicants based on need. Deadline for applications is June 15, 2009. An independent evaluation team will review the applicants and notify the winners. Awards will be received no later than September 1, 2009. Read the rest…

7 REASONS I LOVE MY DAD
Children Celebrate Father’s Day by Telling the World Why Their Dad is so Special

NEW YORK, NY (May 2009) – June 21st is Father’s Day.  To honor the special day, children ages 7-13 can participate in a writing contest, “7 Reasons I Love My Dad” (7ReasonsILoveMyDad.com).  The contest is sponsored by kids’ virtual field trip Web site Meet Me At The Corner (MeetMeAtTheCorner.org). Read the rest…

The Calypso School First Foundation (CSFF) recognizes the importance of hearing and being heard in the classroom.  Classroom audio reinforcement is a tool that helps special needs children participate, while leading to improved performance among all students.  The Be Heard | School Grant provides a school-wide sound-field reinforcement system to three schools in the 2009-2010 school year. Read the rest…

To encourage and celebrate the creative talents and skills of students, Landmark House, Ltd. is pleased to announce The 2009 National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students. Read the rest…

Each year, The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation provides grants of up to $10,580 (a symbolic amount representing the cost of the Spirit of St. Louis) to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs’ vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human environment. Read the rest…

Our friends at PopSci are holding a National School Inventor’s Challenge! Winners get $5,000 in science equipment for their school.

Teachers submit their students’ inventions and/or ways to improve the world - it seems to be open for individual and group work. Separate categories for elementary, middle, and high-school entries. US-only.

Details: CLICK HERE

According to the World Bank, putting all children worldwide in school by 2015 will require the construction of ten million new classrooms spread over 100 countries. At the same time, millions of existing classrooms are in serious need of repair and refurbishment and will need to be upgraded. Meeting this need for learning spaces over the course of the coming decade will constitute, collectively, the biggest building project the world has ever undertaken. Let’s get started.

We are all part of the answer.

This year’s Open Architecture Challenge invites teachers, students and design professionals to work together to design the classroom of the future for their school.

It is a unique opportunity for faculty and students to partner with design professionals to create a safer, healthier and more sustainable learning environment and win up to $50,000 of funding to build or upgrade a classroom in their school.

It is time to take back the classroom! Get your school involved, and make your voice heard.

Get Involved

Teachers and Students

1. Team up with a local architect, builder, designer or architecture student and enter together. If your design wins, your school will receive up to $50,000 in funding to build or upgrade a classroom. Your school may enter as many designs as you like.

Looking for a design professional to partner with your class? Try reaching out to these groups.

Architecture for Humanity Chapters
American Institute of Architects - Chapters
American Institute of Architects - Architects
UIA Associations

2. Download the companion curriculum for primary and secondary students. Introduce your class to the world of architecture. Lesson plans cover basic concepts in structural design, sustainability , 3-D computer modeling and physical modeling (using recycled materials, naturally.)

Details: CLICK HERE

Tell your hero story, and share it with the world.

The MY HERO Project
· All work must be original!
· All films need to be 10 minutes or less.
· All short films need to be appropriate for visitors of all ages and must encourage
positive contributions to society and the world.
· No works will be accepted that promote hatred, violence or prejudice of any kind.
· All works submitted to the MY HERO Short Film Festival may be used for educational
or promotional purposes.
Deadline for the 2009 Awards is June 1      Details: CLICK HERE