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STEM mini-grant awardees

2021-2022

County
Teachers and Partners
Project Name
Amount

Allegan

Dale Quattrin, Valli Capterton, Beth Johnston, Stephen Potter, Anthony Lincoln

Allegan County Area Technical & Education Center (ACATEC)

Partner: Edgewater Automation

To Space  and Beyond!!

$1,655.90

Kent

Bobbijo Zoerhof, Jane Van Hof

Kentwood Public Schools; Valleywood Middle School

Partners: Groundswell, GVSU, and Trout Unlimited

Stewards of Buck Creek: 3D printed enviroscape, water solution designs and water testing kits

$1,500.00

Kent

Jessica Priem, Tami Nelson ,Dalila Flores, Kari Logan, Emily Dafoe

Godfrey Lee Public Schools

ECC Legends Lab - K-2 Makerspace

$1,992.06

Kent

Adrianne Rose, Julia Bierema, Jessica Priem, Adam Lurie, Melissa Donovan, Troy VanTuien

Godfrey-Lee Public Schools

Partners: MiSTEM Network, Michigan Department of Education, REC Foundation, Amazon Future Engineers/Project STEM

Full STEAM Ahead Curriculum Development

$1,500.00

Muskegon

Chad Majeske, Erica Trowbridge

Oakridge Public Schools; Oakridge Middle School

Partners: The Boys and Girls Club, Muskegon Lake Shore, Mitten Drone Media

Escape Room: Drone Edition

$1,470.00

Muskegon

Heather MacDonald, Sarah Tabler, Stephani Lewis, Emily Morehouse

Orchard View Schools; Cardinal Elementary

Maker Space Lab for Cardinal Elementary

$2,000.00

Muskegon

Dylan Darga, Janelle Carr, Michelle Schuitema, Devany Schumaker

Muskegon Public Schools; Bunker Elementary, Marquette Elementary, Moon Elementary, Oakview Elementary

Muskegon Public Schools- Elementary STEM Lab

$1,799.96

Muskegon

Rebecca Sandee, Devin Perez, Shanna Frazier, Rebecca Droski, Emily Workman

Reeths-Puffer Schools; Central Elementary

Partners: Michigan Farm Bureau, Muskegon Area Beekeepers, West Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative

Bringing the FARM to Central Elementary

$2,125.00

Newaygo

Stephanie Dood, Travis DeVos, Alexis Mercer, Renee Platt

Newaygo; Grant Public Schools, Newaygo Public Schools, White Cloud Public Schools, Hesperia Community Schools  Partners: Kropscott Farm Environmental Center, Newaygo County Public Schools, The Gerber Foundation, and Fremont Area Community Foundation

Nature is our Educator-Place Based Learning

$6,000.00

Ottawa

Samantha Ludlam

Coopersville Area Public Schools; Coopersville High School

Partners: Hehlden Farm, DeVries Meats, Drummond Meat Processing, Meat Market

Meat Evaluation & Technology

$491.00

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Greater West Michigan MiSTEM Region

Grand Valley State University

B-3-226 Mackinac Hall, 1 Campus Dr

Allendale, MI 49401

Contact Us

Ginger Rohwer

616-331-2272

rohwergi@gvsu.edu

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