STEM Special Event Grant

Sponsored by Danaher Foundation

Monetary Amount: Up to $3,000

Margaret Adams, Librarian
Meghan Blackburn, Digital Integration Specialist
Spring Hill High School
Chapin, South Carolina

Project: Creative Commons

"Spring Hill High School is honored to be selected as a recipient of the STEM Special Event Grant supported by the Danaher Foundation. The award funds will be used to kick off an extension of our monthly lunchtime Creative Commons Makerspace, a collaboration with our local public library. We are excited about this opportunity to further this program by adding STEM activities that reflect our five career academies; Engineering, Entertainment, Entrepreneurial, Environmental Studies, and Exercise Science."

Sarah Appel, District Librarian
Moriarty High School
Moriarty, New Mexico

Project: "Innovation Station" STEM Makerspace

"The Moriarty High School Library is proud to accept the STEM Special Event Grant supported by the Danaher Foundation. The funding provided will help establish the high school's first STEM program. The MHS Library Innovation Station will give students access and experience to a real-world, future ready, practical application of problem solving using the Design Thinking Process. I am excited to see the students at Moriarty High School work through inquiry, creation and design processes!"

Blake Baker, Library Media Specialist
Prairie Grove Junior High School
Washington County, Arkansas

Project: "Expanding Horizons through STEM Day"

"Prairie Grove Junior High School is honored and excited to be awarded the AASL STEM Special Event Grant! We will be using this funding to host our "Expanding Horizons through STEM" day, where students will have the opportunity to present STEM projects, to hear from community members working in STEM, and to rotate through STEM activities hosted by community stakeholders. We are confident that this exposure to STEM will have a profound impact on our students as they participate in meaningful hands-on learning experiences and utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills. Thank you to AASL and the Danaher Foundation for supporting our school!"

Rebecca Caufman, School Librarian
Radford High School
Radford, Virginia

Project: STEM Makerspace Careers and Activities

"We are thrilled to be awarded an AASL STEM Special Event Grant! Our exploration into STEM and STEM careers will begin on the first day of school with MakerSpace crafts, passive programing, and weekly career talks inspired by one of the strands of STEM. We hope that our school library’s focus on STEM activities and careers help students make a real-life connection to STEM and it will increase student engagement and interest in the field."

Stephanie Charlefour, Media Specialist
Westmoreland School
Westmoreland, New Hampshire

Project: Bulldog Bytes

"Westmoreland School is so grateful to be selected as a recipient for the STEM Special Event grant. We will be hosting a family STEM night during which our middle school students will demonstrate different STEM activities for our elementary students including coding robots and we will be adding high quality titles into our science collection. Thank you for supporting our small, rural school."

Carrie Friday, Media Specialist
Melbourne High School
Melbourne, Florida

Project: STEM-based Career Skills

"Melbourne High School is so grateful for this opportunity as we transition to a model of using STEAM materials to host classes for engaging lessons that are reflective of the curriculum of each class while developing maker skills that will help allow our students an opportunity to explore STEM-based careers and build their college and career resumes by having chances to tinker, code, make, and craft in a creative way to show what they know."

Brenda Garcia, Teacher-Librarian
Cooper Dual Language Academy
Chicago, Illinois

Project: STEAM for All

"Cooper Dual Language Academy is beyond excited to be able to put our STEAM Night plan into action with the generous help of the AASL STEM Special Events Grant. We are happy to be able to offer our students an enriching opportunity worthy of their potential. STEAM For All will be a night to remember for our students and one which we hope will become a tradition at Cooper."

Deborah Hoover, School Librarian/Technology Coach
Northeastern Middle School/Shannon Oliver Northeastern School District
Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania

Project: "I Could Be A...." Career Research Project

"Thank you so much for selecting our proposal for the AASL STEM grant. We received the notification and wish to express how much we appreciate the support that will allow us to create several mobile Green Screen studios at our building. Our event will be one where students can showcase skills to the community along with increased opportunities for them to use the technology for their end products."

Tatanisha "Tiki" Love, School Librarian
Southwest Academy
Woodlawn, Maryland

Project: Full STEAM Ahead

"I gladly accept the AASL STEM Special Event Grant and look forward to sharing information (background, activities, results, etc.) with others."

Mitzi Mack, Media Specialist
Young Middle Magnet
Tampa, Florida

Project: Makerspace and Hydroponics Garden

"Young Middle Magnet is honored to accept this AASL STEM Grant and are looking forward to establishing and revitalizing a Makerspace and hydroponic garden here at Young to stimulate increased student and family engagement in sustainability and STEM."

Christy Walker Magoon, School Librarian and Media Specialist
Melrose High School
Melrose, Massachusetts

Project: STEM Makerspace

"Melrose High School is grateful to be selected for the AASL 2023 STEM Special Event Grant. Through this award, we will launch our inaugural STEM makerspace, housed in our high school “learning commons” and open and accessible to all students. The makerspace equipment, such as vinyl cutter and 3D printer, will enable students to showcase their curiosity and display initiative through their creations. Thank you as well to the Danaher Foundation for supporting this grant."

Diane Mokuau, School Librarian
Molokai High School
Hoolehua, Hawaii

Project: Mess and Maker's Project

"Molokai High School is so thankful to be awarded an AASL STEM Special Event Grant! Our Library Makerspace will now have sewing, jewelry, circuitry making equipment and supplies so our students can showcase their creations at our 1st "Mess & Make" Family Night. Thank you so much for supporting our small rural high school."

Mary Randall, District Media Specialist
Manchester Jr/Sr High School
North Manchester, Indiana

Project: STEM Resource Collection and Career Exploration

"Manchester High School is so grateful for being selected to receive an AASL STEM Special Event Grant! This will afford us the opportunity to host a career day at our school to increase student engagement through hands-on experiences in a variety of STEM related occupations. We will also be adding a special collection of STEM resources to our school library. We are so thankful this grant will allow us to continue to incorporate innovative ideas to the STEM focus in our junior high and high school curriculums."

Joanna Sargent, School Librarian
Lady's Island Middle School
Lady's Island, South Carolina

Project: Engineering STEM Makerspace Night

"I am excited and honored that our school library was chosen to receive funding from the AASL Special Event STEM Grant. It is exciting to be able to provide this special STEM event at our Title I school that will impact our students and community to give them a better understanding of the school library makerspace and how it can connect to future STEM careers."

Nathan Sekinger, School Librarian
Gayle Middle School
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Project: STEM 3D Designs Projects

"On behalf of all the makers at Gayle Middle School in Stafford, Virginia, I gladly accept this grant. Thank you to AASL and the Danaher Foundation for your generosity."

Beau Brooks Williams, Library Media Specialist
Snow Hill Middle School
Snow Hill, Maryland

Project: E-Week Discover, Explore, Succeed

"I am thrilled to accept the AASL STEM Event Grant on behalf of the "E-Week: Discover, Explore, Succeed" project. This grant will play a crucial role in bringing our vision to life, inspiring our middle school students to embrace STEM fields. The funding will support engaging activities during E-Week, provide access to essential STEM tools, and facilitate a transformative field trip to Salisbury University. We are grateful for this opportunity and look forward to making a lasting impact on students' STEM education at Snow Hill Middle School."