Red Bank Catholic receives grant for STEM education
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
The faculty and students in Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank, will be able to dive deeper into the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields thanks to a grant reaped by a pair of faculty members there.
The FirstEnergy Corporation (Jersey Central Power & Light) recently presented a STEM Classroom Grant to RBC for its grant proposal, entitled, “Hands On Student Learning from an Energy Perspective.”
The successful 20-page grant proposal came from a pair of faulty members, Lorraine Kevra and Joseph Molitoris, who collaborated to develop a project to engage more than 130 students in learning about math and physics from an energy perspective. The project includes using new and existing technology and equipment to provide the students with a hands-on learning experience in addition to traditional classroom lectures.
The grant comes after another awarded to Molitoris to enhance the Advanced Placement Physics curriculum this past summer using resources from Ocean County College, Toms River.
Molitoris, the school’s college credit and capstone project coordinator, said that the latest grant will provide great benefit to the students in the Catholic high school as it enhances the school’s educational offerings in fields that, in recent years, have received increased attention as being essential to future development and emerging industries and enterprises across the globe.
“These integrated STEM efforts allow us to give our students a first class hands-on education and realize the idea of ‘a college within the high school’ curriculum,” he said. “The projects also blend well with RBC’s continuing participation in local math and science competitions and symposia.”
The grant will allow for the purchase of equipment that will aid students in learning about the dynamics and mathematics of motion and energy production from several sources, including solar, wind and nuclear power, as well as the basics of electricity. Students will be able to use a motion sensor and several kits, including solar energy and wind turbine kits, among others. In addition, online simulation software will complement classroom learning.
The funding also provides for inside and outside consultants to contribute to a teacher development seminar, as well as to engage with the students through the duration of the project. The grant program will culminate in March 2015 when students will take part in a luncheon presentation at RBC as they demonstrate their knowledge to their peers as well as their First Energy sponsors.
The project is also integrated with several existing initiatives at Red Bank Catholic, including its Dual Enrollment program’s partnerships with Seton Hall University, West Orange, and Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. It will also be linked to the senior capstone projects, which engage more than 20 college-certified faculty members and some 200 students across more than 10 classrooms at RBC.
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The faculty and students in Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank, will be able to dive deeper into the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields thanks to a grant reaped by a pair of faculty members there.
The FirstEnergy Corporation (Jersey Central Power & Light) recently presented a STEM Classroom Grant to RBC for its grant proposal, entitled, “Hands On Student Learning from an Energy Perspective.”
The successful 20-page grant proposal came from a pair of faulty members, Lorraine Kevra and Joseph Molitoris, who collaborated to develop a project to engage more than 130 students in learning about math and physics from an energy perspective. The project includes using new and existing technology and equipment to provide the students with a hands-on learning experience in addition to traditional classroom lectures.
The grant comes after another awarded to Molitoris to enhance the Advanced Placement Physics curriculum this past summer using resources from Ocean County College, Toms River.
Molitoris, the school’s college credit and capstone project coordinator, said that the latest grant will provide great benefit to the students in the Catholic high school as it enhances the school’s educational offerings in fields that, in recent years, have received increased attention as being essential to future development and emerging industries and enterprises across the globe.
“These integrated STEM efforts allow us to give our students a first class hands-on education and realize the idea of ‘a college within the high school’ curriculum,” he said. “The projects also blend well with RBC’s continuing participation in local math and science competitions and symposia.”
The grant will allow for the purchase of equipment that will aid students in learning about the dynamics and mathematics of motion and energy production from several sources, including solar, wind and nuclear power, as well as the basics of electricity. Students will be able to use a motion sensor and several kits, including solar energy and wind turbine kits, among others. In addition, online simulation software will complement classroom learning.
The funding also provides for inside and outside consultants to contribute to a teacher development seminar, as well as to engage with the students through the duration of the project. The grant program will culminate in March 2015 when students will take part in a luncheon presentation at RBC as they demonstrate their knowledge to their peers as well as their First Energy sponsors.
The project is also integrated with several existing initiatives at Red Bank Catholic, including its Dual Enrollment program’s partnerships with Seton Hall University, West Orange, and Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. It will also be linked to the senior capstone projects, which engage more than 20 college-certified faculty members and some 200 students across more than 10 classrooms at RBC.
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