NEWBURGH – San Miguel Academy of Newburgh has received a $5,000 STEM grant from the Toshiba America Foundation (TAF). These funds will support an innovative STEM project, “Testing the Waters: Engineering a Water Reuse Process”, which combines math with engineering in a real-world, project-based learning environment.
The entire 8th-grade class will participate in the project, which includes creating and testing water samples from the nearby Hudson River, exploring different types of filters, and designing systems to reuse water. Students will use math skills such as measurement, ratios, and data analysis to improve their water filtration systems, learn about water pollution, and consider how these methods could be applied to clean up polluted rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs.
“San Miguel Academy is grateful for Toshiba’s role in creating grants for financial resources to support innovation within our school,” said Father Mark Connell, Executive Director and Acting Principal at San Miguel Academy. “This project is particularly close to our hearts as it touches upon multiple aspects of our students’ lives.”
Toshiba America Foundation’s grants fund projects designed by individual classroom teachers. This “direct-to-teacher” approach brings immediate results. Teachers are able to change the way they teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects because the grant supports equipment for hands-on experiments and inquiry-based approaches to the curriculum.
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