Nextech Announces CS Education Week Grant Recipients
February 18th, 2020
Nextech, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit dedicated to creating equitable access to computer science (CS) curriculum and experiences for all K-12 Indiana students, distributes $5,000 in grants to five school districts across the state. All Indiana schools were able to apply for the grant during Computer Science Education Week, which took place from December 9 - 13, 2019; their submissions can be viewed via the Twitter links below.
The following grant recipients will each receive $1,000 to further computer science education:
- Bluffton Harrison Middle School
- Educator: Laura Fiechter
- Twitter Post: https://twitter.com/mrsfiechterbhms/status/1204107680828264448
- East Noble High School
- Educator: Cindy Joest
- Twitter Post: https://twitter.com/ECyberknights/status/1204894952066564096
- Indian Creek Senior High School
- Educator: Lauren Woodworth
- Twitter Post: https://twitter.com/LaurenWoodworth/status/1205225274448719875
- Kennedy Academy, South Bend Community Schools
- Educator: Holly Swartz
- Twitter Post: https://twitter.com/HSwartz25/status/1204799568728203265
- Rushville Elementary School West
- Educator: Mary Duncan
- Twitter Post: https://twitter.com/Duncan93M/status/1205723400964132864
“I’m so proud of these five schools and all of the educators across the state of Indiana as they are continuously pushing to elevate computer science in their schools. The tremendous response to this grant program and the amazing Hour of Code activity that took place was nothing short of inspiring,” stated Karen Jung, President of Nextech.
Indiana continues to rank above the national average for computer science education and is one of five states to adopt the Code.org policies to make CS fundamental, which includes a comprehensive set of K-12 CS standards. Jung continued, “Our mission is to unleash student potential for the ever-evolving digital economy, and we have provided the tools and training for over 200 schools and 1,500 educators across 19,000 professional development hours. The future for Indiana and our students is very bright.”