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Press Releases:
State Farm, Good Neighbor to Elementary Students at Treasure Village Montessori School
ISLAMORADA, FL (185words) - Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. Not just for insurance but for teaching the youth of Monroe County.
Thanks to an $8,500 grant from State Farm, students at Treasure Village Montessori School plan to be good neighbors this year too. Using new GPS Navigators, fifth- and sixth-grade students are to create a mitigation plan and plant a section of Plantation Hammock Preserve on the north side of Founder’s Park at mile marker 87, bayside.
Photo credit: Michele Sutter/MYCP
Treasure Village Montessori School Teacher Lindsay Matheny instructs fifth-grader Addison Mishmash, and other fifth- and sixth-grade students, how to use a GPS as part of a recent $8,500 State Farm grant matched with Florida Learn and Serve funds.
“For the second year in a row, and only one in eight projects to be funded in the state, this grant provides students the opportunity to both learn and serve the community at the same time,” explained Sunny Booker, Monroe County School District Learn & Serve grant coordinator.
Students are to make a field guide for the preserve and invite a class from Plantation Key School to take the self-guided tour using the guide. They also plan to develop a brochure about the benefits of “code plus” which is a best practice of contractors and home owners to go beyond the required building code. The brochure is to be distributed at local festivals.
MYCP is a grass-root, non-profit organization whose mission is to foster acceptance, respect, and success in the youth of Monroe County. For more information on the PHP Montessori project call Michele Sutter at (305) 852-1664 or go to www.monroe.k12.fl.us/mycp. For information on service-based learning or how a teacher can access learn and serve funds, call Booker at (305) 293-1400 ext. 53319.
