NAMS Student Scores Big with $180K Grant for New Playground
Posted on 08/26/2019
"I'm the kid that thought of the idea of adding this park to the school for people to do more things during recess." As a 7th grader last year, Andrew Ellis from North Arvada Middle School wrote a grant to fund a new obstacle course.
As part of a STEAM elective, teacher Erin Fichtel guided Andrew through the process of writing, data collection, problem-solving, creative thinking, collaboration and civic engagement resulting in a generous grant from Great Outdoors Colorado.
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