Grants at Work
Since 1991, the GEF has funded over a half a million dollars in grants to Grandville Public Schools!
The Grandville Education Foundation's mission is to distribute financial resources to enhance or supplement educational opportunities for students in the Grandville Public School District. There have been many notable grants provided to our school district, check out some of the highlights below.
The Amazing Shake Grant
The Amazing Shake Competition. 36 students from West Elementary 4th, 5th & 6th grade classes competed in a gauntlet of 1 minute real world challenges with area business leaders. They were judged on their handshake, confidence, charisma, poise, eye contact and the ability to "think on their feet". The competition also introduces the students to the networks, roles, opportunities, and career paths that they may not have been exposed to before.
During the Amazing Shake, students learn and develop professional skills:
Giving a proper handshake
Professional conversation skills
Presentation skills
Problem solving skills
to prepare them exceptionally well for opportunities today and in the future.
STEM Activities Grant
Children are driven to explore, interact with human beings, and demonstrate natural curiosity about the world. Breanna Malear, Kindergarten Teacher at West Elementary received a grant for morning STEM activity tubs. The tubs and their activities help kindergartens start their mornings off by engaging in tasks that are interesting and fun.
Measuring the Speed of Light Grant
Grandville High School science teacher Michael Evele helped move his high school juniors towards Next Generation Science Standards through a science experiment focused on measuring the speed of light. Students were impacted through this learning opportunity using mathematical representation to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength , and the speed of waves.