Friday 29th March 2024

TVA awards Glasgow Middle $5,000 STEM grant

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Glasgow Middle School was recently the recipient of a $5,000 STEM grant, which was awarded by the Tennessee Valley Authority. 
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Glasgow Electric Plant Board and Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated (a TVA retiree organization), recently awarded Glasgow Middle School, $5,000 for a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education project. The grant award is a part of $800,000 in competitive STEM grants awarded to nearly 200 schools across TVA’s seven-state service territory.

“We are grateful to TVA and Glasgow EPB for this opportunity,” said Regina Murphy, Principal of Glasgow Middle School. “Support like this benefits not only the students, but the whole community.”

Across the valley, educators submitted projects large and small, to further their STEM education initiatives in the classroom. Submitted by Glasgow Middle School, the project will introduce students to career possibilities in the healthcare field, the largest and fastest-growing industry in the United States. This will be accomplished through an immersive curriculum that will allow students to use real world tools and procedures to accomplish real world tasks. As a result, students will not only learn about the various career options in the healthcare field in the typical classroom setting, but will also learn about the various career options in the healthcare field through experiential/hands-on learning in a laboratory setting. This project will culminate in generating student interest in health science as well as other STEM fields.

Melanie Reed, Glasgow EPB Interim Superintendent, commented, “The EPB is proud of the work TVA is doing in our community. Without their partnership, opportunities like this might not be possible.”

The competitive grant program provided teachers an opportunity to apply for funding up to $5,000 and preference was given to grant applications that explored TVA’s primary areas of focus: environment, energy, economic and career development and community problem solving as well as pandemic related projects. Schools who receive grant funding must receive their power from a TVA distributor.

“Despite the new challenges Valley teacher’s faced in 2020, they are still focused on providing the best STEM education possible and have adjusted to new ways of teaching,” said Community Engagement Senior Program Manager Rachel Crickmar.  “I am proud of the partnerships we have built with these amazing educators across the Tennessee Valley over the past few years and are pleased to be able to provide some support through this program. Through the grants awarded this year, over 72,000 students will be directly impacted across the Valley.”

A full list of the grant recipients can be found at www.tvastem.com.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporate agency of the United States that provides electricity for business customers and local power companies serving nearly 10 million people in parts of seven southeastern states. TVA receives no taxpayer funding, deriving virtually all of its revenues from sales of electricity. In addition to operating and investing its revenues in its electric system, TVA provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists local power companies and state and local governments with economic development and job creation.

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