The Turtle Bay Foundation announced it awarded $110,000 in grants and scholarships to North Shore nonprofit organizations and college-bound students.
The awardees — 47 community organizations and 31 students — were recognized during the Foundation’s third annual awards presentation this week at Turtle Bay Resort. Since its first year of awarding grants and scholarships in 2013, the foundation reported, it has awarded nearly $250,000.
“Our grant and scholarship recipients represent the future of Koolauloa and the North Shore. We’re thrilled to contribute to their efforts and encourage their continued success,” said Danna Holck, a foundation board member and vice president and general manager of Turtle Bay Resort.
Correction: The Turtle Bay Foundation awarded $110,000 in grants and scholarships to North Shore nonprofit organizations and college-bound students. A headline in Thursday’s paper and in an earlier version of this story said $10,000 was awarded.
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Ewa Elementary School received $10,000 last week from Code.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding access to computer science learning.
“Learning how to use technology and learning about computer science is key in our efforts to boost college, career and community readiness for our keiki,” said deputy superintendent Stephen Schatz. “Computer science is about more than learning to code, it offers experiences that hone skills such as troubleshooting, deeper thinking, teamwork and resilience.”
Only one public school in in each state and Washington, D.C., receive the $10,000 each year. Ewa Elementary plans to purchase more than two-dozen laptop computers for students.
The award was presented during Computer Science Education Week, which runs Dec. 7-13, and also coincides with the Hour of Code week, presented by Code.org, when students in more than 180 countries receive a free one-hour introduction to computer science. More than 130 Hawaii public schools are participating. More information can be found at hourofcode.com.
>> Chevron U.S.A. Inc.’s Fuel Your School program generated $350,000 to help fund 391 classroom projects, including 148 focused on science, technology, engineering and math, the company announced.
Students at Pauoa Elementary School received iPad minis to help collect data about a nearby stream. The technology will be used to aid science experiments.
“In my classroom, I want to foster a sense of engagement through culturally relevant, project-based learning journeys,” said Ramsey Soto, a Pauoa Elementary teacher, in a news release. “The project that Chevron helped fund will not only help my students understand STEM curriculum standards, but also give them the opportunity to apply what they are learning to an authentic, real world problem.”
Through the Fuel Your School program, Chevron contributed $1 when consumers purchased eight or more gallons of fuel at participating Chevron stations in Hawaii during October.