Please click on the above image to read about changes to our program for the 2019-2020 year.

How to apply:
1) Click here to go to our Grant Portal
2)  Click on link which will take you to a log on page.  On the log-on page you will click on create an account.
3)  This will take you to the organization page -- this will be your school's information. 
4) When you have completed this info the next page will be the user--which will be the educator making application.
5)  The log-on page should reflect your email address and password you create.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at 304-253-3806 or info@bafwv.org

2018 - 2019 Students First Award Recipients:

Beckley Elementary School
Rachel Ferguson - "Makey Makey Some Music"
Rachel Halstead - "Fourth Grade Osmo Genius" 
Alicia Hardman -"Help! We Are Trapped in Math Class!"

Beckley-Stratton Middle School
Mona Floyd - "Writing Must Be Published!" 
Jacqueline Jarrell - "Art Chase" 

Bradley Elementary School
Heather Caron - "Exploring STEM with Maker Space Bins" and "Reading with Class-ics"
Kelli Greco - "Fearless Fun! Learning with Osmo!
Kelli Martin - "Archery for All Students"
Amanda Meadows - "The Many Faces of History"
Julie Midkiff - "Art/Entrepreneurship: Teaching Student Empowerment through Screen Printing" and "Simple Machines as Staging: A STEAM Infused Approach to Set Design" 
Michelle Norman - "Learning with Legos"
Jada Reeves - "Star Light, Star Bright - Let's Dissect this Starfish Alright!" 
Allison Shriver - "Dr. Seuss Belongs in Math Class Too",  "Hover Craft", " Pi Day Celebration" and "Sugar and Spice Measuring Everything Nice" 
Andrea Sullivan - "Fine Motor Skills Guitar" 

Coal City Elementary School
Natasha Cook - "Osmo Learning!"
Megan Gray - "Feet-On" Approach to Piano" and "Thinking 'bout Theramins!"
Melissa Klucarich - "Exercising Our Bodies to Strengthen Our Minds" 
Margret Perdue - "If You Build It, They Will Come"
 
Cranberry - Prosperity Elementary
Terri Gunter - We're Wild About Learning" 
Juliana Huff - "Novel Learning" and "Historical STEAM - Creating New from the Old"
Erica Pack - "Making Science Super" 
Brittany Stanley - "Math Matters" and "Calm the Chaos" 
Audrey Williams - "About to Snap"  and "Dash...and the Arts" 

Daniels Elementary School
Drema Lowe - "Strike Up the Band" 

Fairdale Elementary School
Chancley Crookshanks - "Tying" Science and Art Together" 
Bethany Daniels - "Makedo, We Can Do!", "A Dash of Fun with Dash Robots!" and "Make-A-Lot with MakerBot!"
Debbie Fisher - "Building the Colonies (STEAM project)"
Susan Greathouse - "STEAMagination with K'Nex"
Tara Grubb - "Foundational Skills for Future Raleigh County Engineers (STEAM Kits)"
Lindsay Hall-Acord - "Snap Circuits" 
Jamie Hazelwood - "Hands on STEAM" 
Marina Pilkington - "Centered Around STEAM" and "Learning during Recess?? What??"
Staci Stover - "Teaching Students to Learn Fitness through Soccer" and "Learning through Games"
Stephanie Wright - "The Wonder of Words" and "Merging into Exploratory Learning" 

Ghent Elementary School
Danielle Callaway - "Inventor or Engineer" and "STEM-Tales"
Donna Cruise - "Osmo For The Classroom"
Amanda Fairchild - ​"Sensory Manipulatives" 
Lisa Hatcher - "Electronics is a Snap! with Snap Circuits", "Learn and Explore with Osmo" and "Learning is a Flash with Dash!"
Carolyn Lilly - "Dashing Through Fifth Grade"
Amanda Miller - "Circuits and Energy Flow", "Rolling into 4th Grade with Spheros!" and "Exploring STEM with Osmo" 
April Smith - "Extended Learning with Osmo", "Lego Learning", "Lights, Camera, Action....Green Screen!" and "Coding Around the Room" 
Contessa Worley - "Engineering and Design" and "Code, Code, Code-a-Pillar and Mice"

Hollywood Elementary School
Andrea Horn - "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales Kits to Engage Learners"
Elizabeth Raney - "Growing Our Minds", "Writing on "Cue", and "Kinex Connect Us"

Independence Middle School
Carolyn Buzbee - "Glue Batik" and "Ceramics in the Art Room"
Sarah Osborne - "Nine Square: Thinking Inside the Box"

Liberty High School
Greg Betkijian - "Aircraft Design" 
Carol Roach - "The Final Face Off" and "Rachel's Challenge: Create Your Own Dreams"

Mabscott Elementary
Christy Delp - "Unplugged on the Oregon Trail" 
Hillary Lewis - "Coding Express", "STEAM Park", and "Alphabet in Motion" 
Lindsay Hudgins - "Amazing Artist Masterpieces", "Amazing Life Cycles", "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Coding with Robotic Mice", and "CHOO CHOO! All Aboard the Coding Express"
Tammy Runion - "Green Thumb Gardners" and "Colorful Weavers" 
Bethany Weimer - "The Lion King Kids" musical" and "Ukulele Fever" 
Crystal Yost - "Elementary Engineering!"

Marsh Fork Elementary School
Kimberly Cantley - "The Little Hawaii Ukulele School"

Maxwell Hill Elementary School
Tammy Donahue - "READING AND WRITING ADVENTURES WITH JACK & ANNIE" and "READING: KEEPING IT FUN!"
Tiffany Hurley - "Striding into Health"

Park Middle School
Julie Agnor - "I Want to Cook"

Shady Spring Elementary School
Deana Bolen - "Classroom on the Go"
Lindsay Bolen - "A Paperless Classroom - Saving Trees One Day at a Time" 

Shady Spring High School
Tiffany Lucas - "Winter in the Mountains Art Exhibit", "Face Painting", "Clay Glazes" and "Campus Beautification with Rock Painting" 

St. Francis de Sales Catholic School
Traci Stacy - "Exploring WV", "Exploring the Theater" and "Gardening in the Classroom"

St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School
Leah Evans - "Let's Get Coding!" 

Stanaford Elementary School
Linda Biggs - "Building Bright Futures with K'Nex" 
Carla Bird - "Engineering Materials for Experimental Learning" 

Stratton Elementary School
Sarah Hughes - "Coding, Counting, Communications and More!" and "Recreating the Past to Teach the Future"
Kathy Neil - "Library Books for Super Special Readers"

Woodrow Wilson High School
Travis Dye - ​"A Smokin' Hot Lesson" 
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Please note that the selection process is done "blindly".  Our committee members do not know the name of the teacher or school when reviewing applications.  This is to encourage and ensure that the best ideas are funded.

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The Beckley Area Foundation offers a special grant program for Raleigh County classroom teachers, Pre-K through 12.  Teachers may apply for $500 grants for supplementary programs showing innovation and educational merit.  To request funds, teachers must apply online by September 30th.