Roxboro Community School (RCS) health science teacher Jill Clayton has received a $3,780 STEM grant from the Toshiba America Foundation (TAF). These funds will support the Understanding the Human Body project.
Grant funds will be used to purchase stethoscopes, human anatomy models, and lab kits. These supplies will benefit students enrolled in the Biotech Health Science courses and will be used to investigate the structures and functions of the various human body systems.
Mrs. Clayton said, “The Biotech Health Science courses are relatively new, so we did not have these materials available in the classroom. Students enrolled in these courses had requested more visual aids as they felt it would help them learn better. Hands-on learning is always fun for the students. It keeps them engaged in the activities and overall enhances the learning process. I am very grateful to Toshiba for providing these learning opportunities for my students."
Toshiba America Foundation’s grants fund projects designed by individual classroom teachers. This “direct-to-teacher” approach brings immediate results. Teachers are able to change the way they teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects because the grant supports equipment for hands-on experiments and inquiry-based approaches to the curriculum. At TAF, we believe that STEM is a lot more fun than just reading a textbook. TAF grants provide teachers with the tools they need to be more effective educators. The grants make the classroom a more exciting place for both teachers and students.