Grant to fund improvements to STEM lab

Dempsey Middle School in Delaware was recently selected to receive a grant of $5,000 to purchase more STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) equipment.

Collin Chambers, a sixth grade teacher at Dempsey, said he applied for the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) grant in December 2021 in order to get new equipment for the STEM lab at the school. The grant is funded by Battelle.

Chambers said the class is a nine-week course that offers students hands-on STEM lessons.

“I’ve had students come in with minimal understanding and leave passionate about (STEM),” he said. “I applied so that I could get more hands-on materials in the classroom to build those skills and how they are used in the real world.”

Chambers said the class focuses on teaching lessons that will build “21st century skills” like critical thinking , being able to collaborate, working as team, leadership, taking initiative and digital citizenship.

He added he was “ecstatic” when he heard the school had been selected for the grant.

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