Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative (CCEC) and the Carteret-Craven Electric Foundation have awarded $26,822 in Bright Ideas education grants to 41 local teachers to fund engaging projects for their students. More than 9,644 students at schools in Carteret County and Havelock will benefit from these grants.
“Educators who win Bright Ideas grants are going above and beyond for their students,” said Melissa Glenn, communications director at CCEC. “The innovative and creative learning initiatives developed by our area’s teachers are impressive, and we are proud to help them facilitate these projects.”
Since the Bright Ideas grant program began in 1994, CCEC and its foundation have contributed more than $625,000 to local teachers. Winning projects cover nearly all subjects, including science, math, technology, art, music and more.
CCEC is one of 26 electric cooperatives in North Carolina offering Bright Ideas grants to local teachers. Since 1994, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives collectively have awarded more than $14 million in Bright Ideas funding for nearly 13,500 projects and benefitting more than 2.5 million students.
Bright Ideas grant applications are accepted by the co-op each year from April through mid-September, and winning proposals are selected in a competitive evaluation process by a panel of judges. The application process will reopen for interested teachers in April 2023.
The Bright Ideas grant program is part of Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative’s ongoing commitment to building a brighter future through community support of education.
Follow CCEC on Facebook @CarteretCraven to see how programs, such as Bright Ideas, are impacting local students and communities. To learn more about Bright Ideas grants, visit ccemc.com/BrightIdeas and follow @NCBrightIdeas on Facebook and Twitter.
2022 Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative Bright Ideas Education Grant Winners
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School |
Applicant Name |
Subject |
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Arthur Edwards Elementary |
Melisa Thompson & Heather Santos |
Libraries for All |
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Atlantic Elementary |
Deidre Arthur |
Bee Active in Learning |
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Beaufort Elementary |
Karen Wood |
Time for a Reset! |
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Beaufort Elementary |
Amy Wilson |
I Build, You Build, We Build |
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Beaufort Elementary |
Margaret Fulford |
Rigorous Robotics |
|
Beaufort Elementary |
Laura Simmons |
Exciting Electricity & Mind Boggling Magnetism!! |
|
Broad Creek Middle |
Kelsey Bennett |
Instant Replay- Instant Evaluation |
|
Broad Creek Middle |
Mallory Foster |
Digital Microscopes for 6th Grade Science |
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Croatan High School |
Katherine Huffman & Madison Creech |
Croatan High Botanical Garden |
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Harkers Island Elementary |
Linda Marino-Field |
If These Walls Could Teach |
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Morehead City Elementary |
Wendy Stewart & Lynda Vann |
Dolphin Breakout |
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Morehead City Elementary |
Marsha M Sirkin |
Marvelous Morning Makers |
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Morehead City Elementary |
Janette DeVan |
Let's Play! Accelerating Learning with Math Games |
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Morehead City Elementary |
Kaitlin Gagnon |
Cooking Up A Great Year |
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Morehead City Middle |
Mandy Copp-Wilson |
Helping Feed Our Community, One Victory Garden At A Time |
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Morehead City Middle |
Matthew Turpin |
Weather Station at Morehead Middle |
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Morehead City Middle |
Christopher Scot |
It's Electrifying! |
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Morehead City Middle |
Ashley Allen |
Minute Mart |
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Morehead City Middle |
Eric Dougherty |
Life from Light |
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Morehead City Primary |
Leigh Ann Gray |
First Grade Around The World |
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Morehead City Primary |
Ashley Perry |
Our Hydroponic Salad Garden: Growing to eat, eating to grow! |
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Morehead City Primary |
Suzanne Jenkins |
Helping Learn CLICK with Clixo |
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Morehead City Primary |
Claire Ross |
We Are Geologists |
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Morehead City Primary |
Amanda McCall |
Wonderbooks Would Be Wonderful! |
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Morehead City Primary |
Ashley Melton |
Subscribing to the World Around Us |
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Newport Middle School |
Heather Montero |
Innovation Station: Makerspace Fun for Everyone! |
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Newport Middle School |
Todd M Stehle |
You're ALL Wet! |
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Newport Middle School |
Chadwick Howard & Elaine Hughes |
Fly Like an Eagle |
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Roger Bell New Tech Academy |
Whitney Hernandez |
REAL-ly Transformational Learning |
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Smyrna Elementary School |
Bridget Davis |
Teamwork, Collaboration and A little STEM |
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Tiller School |
Gillian Rose |
Lego Derby Racing |
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Tiller School |
Ashley Cantrell |
Ukuleles for All! |
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Tiller School |
Katherine Sutton |
Stories and STEAM |
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Tucker Creek Middle School |
Cheri Brody |
Can You Hear Me Now? |
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Tucker Creek Middle School |
Kayla Harth |
Seeing into Science! |
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West Carteret High School |
Sandy Quinn Giovannini |
Full *STEAM* Ahead!! |
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West Carteret High School |
Vincent C. Giani |
Cartography for students |
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West Carteret High School |
Melissa Smith & Mindi Koczot |
Social Emotional Learning Room CALM-Space |
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White Oak Elementary |
Elizabeth Foxworth |
Making a Million |
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White Oak Elementary |
Jimi Crampton |
Movement Room and Cool Down Area |
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WJ Gurganus Elementary |
Luana Palimetakis |
Hands-On Music Learning |