BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Education Foundation recently presented $7,732 in Spring 2023 grant awards to educators in the Ballston Spa Central School District for educational enrichment projects in the schools. The recent spring cycle included the following grants:
• $430 for a Function Machine to make learning math fun and engaging at the Ballston Spa Middle School
• $391 to fund yoga mats and yoga bricks for use in the library at the Ballston Spa High School to provide a place where students and staff can focus on self-care and increase productivity
• $765 to fund flexible seating options to keep kids engaged in reading instruction at Gordon Creek Elementary School
• $713 to fund cameras for the Wood Road Elementary School Yearbook Club and Art Department.
An additional grant for $5,432 was given to BSMS and BSHS for Physics Lab equipment to provide quality hands-on learning for students in 8th grade science and physics courses as they implement new curriculum. This funding is being provided through the generous Fred Reiners Memorial Grant for Educational Enrichment.
With these latest grant awards, the BSEF has, since its inception in 1996, funded over $436,135 in enrichment grants to the school district.
