Honeywell Grants $125,000 to Bring Digi-Bridge’s STEAM Lab to 750 Charlotte Students
With the support of global technology company Honeywell, Digi-Bridge will bring science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education experiences to five new partner schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) system to reach 750 additional students in 2021.
Beginning Jan. 25, students in 20 classrooms across the five CMS schools will receive #STEAMLab kits that include materials for hands-on, engaging lessons such as mobile application development, design engineering, arts and technology, coding and robotics. The participating schools are Druid Hills Academy, Ashley Park PreK-8 School, Devonshire Elementary, Governor’s Village STEM Academy and Highland Renaissance Academy.
This program is made possible by a $125,000 grant from Honeywell to boost STEAM programming in its global headquarters city at a time when overall science education has been reduced significantly within the school day because of the pandemic. This is the biggest gift non-profit Digi-Bridge has received in its history.
“Honeywell is investing in science education at a time when students in Charlotte need these extra experiences the most,” said Digi-Bridge CEO Alyssa Sharpe. “This grant will give us the opportunity to get our STEAM Lab Kits and curriculum into 20 K-8 classrooms to students who will greatly benefit from the added STEAM exposure.”
Promoting students’ interest in STEAM subjects is of great importance to Honeywell.
“As more than 100,000 Honeywell employees will testify, science, technology, engineering, arts and math are integral to solving the world’s most challenging problems,” said Honeywell Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Karen Mattimore. “With Digi-Bridge, it’s our privilege to deepen Charlotte students’ exposure to STEAM and put them on a path to shaping the future.”
Digi-Bridge’s programs have reached more than 15,000 scholars since 2014, including their #STEAMSaturdays initiative and supplemental STEAM education experiences that educate on coding, robotics and hands-on science experiments. Digi-Bridge’s #STEAMLab is an evolution of #STEAMSaturdays where these experiences are offered multiple times per week. Digi-Bridge has worked closely with CMS to identify new schools to partner with and is working with school administrators and educators to facilitate the #STEAMLab program.
“We are extremely excited to be able to expand the programming offered to Governors’ Village STEM Academy students through Digi-Bridge,” said Alejandra Garcia, Principal at Governors’ Village STEM Academy. “After success with the competition robotics team at the school, we are thrilled to be able to grow our students’ interest and confidence in STEAM subjects through STEAMLab.”
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About Digi-Bridge
Based in Charlotte, N.C., Digi-Bridge aims to equip shareholders with the means to foster optimal use of technology in the learning environment, ensuring that all 21st century learners have opportunities to succeed in the digital age.
About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable.
