Grant Opportunity

I love We Are Teachers grant opportunities! Take a look at my submission and vote!!!! The top 5 win prizes!

Up to 5 great ideas will win a cash grant and prize!
  • A cash grant to fund your project.
  • Flip Video U260 UltraHD Video Camera with 4GB to capture your project idea.


You can easily search for my idea by typing in "carol" into the search.

http://www.weareteachers.com/teaching-ideas/grant?grantId=103

This will go toward the ECS library!

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