PEARL RIVER, NY Jan. 15, 2020 — Calling all teachers who strive for that “Oh, Wow!” moment in their classrooms. You know who you are. You are the enthusiastic, hard-working, talented creators of thoughtful, ambitious, interesting, ingenious, sparkling lessons that dazzle. You are the teachers who challenge their students to think, plan, act and achieve — […]
By Barry Warner O&R supports science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education through classroom projects and professional development for teachers. Grants of up to $1,000 were awarded to 35 Rockland County educators (65 in all from O&R’s service territory) at schools from pre-K to 12th grade on Wednesday May 15th, 2019. Any creative classroom project […]
By Barry Warner A science fair is an opportunity for students to apply the scientific method or conduct independent research. The result of each student’s research is presented at a school-wide science fair, where the students’ efforts are displayed and where students are interviewed. “What you have here today is a student-run science fair,” Science […]
PRESS RELEASE — Last week, O&R awarded grants throughout its service area totaling over $30,000 to support 34 classroom projects that focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This year’s winning proposals were designed to engage, entertain and inspire as well as educate, guide and train. They included projects featuring robotics, hydroponics, solar studies […]