Craft Academy Center for Stem+ eXcellence receives $50,000 grant
Summary
MOREHEAD, Ky. Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) has given the Center for Stem+ eXcellence at Morehead States Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics a $50,000 grant.The grant will fund bridge programs to help Craft Academy teachers enhance science lessons for their students through hands-on activities, workshops, and camps. With the current teacher shortage in Kentucky and across the country, we feel that recruiting new STEM+X educators is an integral part of making sure students in the Commonwealth are prepared for long-term success in these fields.The Craft Academy Center for STEM+ eXcellence offers informal STEM+X education opportunities to Kentucky students in K-12 programs. The +X represents three focus areas:All Craft Academy programs are rooted in mathematics with a science, technology, or engineering application and +X product outcomes. All programs take place on the campus of Morehead State University.For more information on the Center for STEM+ eXcellence, email Program Coordinator Brenda Porter at [email protected] or call 606-783-2300.The Center for STEM+ eXcellence is housed within the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a dual-credit academy for academically exceptional Kentucky students. Craft Academy provides students with a postsecondary residential experience to complete their junior and senior high school years by enrolling in college courses.