Via Credit Union Sponsors The New Jefferson STEM MakerSpace
Via Credit Union Sponsors The New Jefferson STEM MakerSpace
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Via Credit Union Sponsors The New Jefferson STEM MakerSpaceRecently, Via Credit Union donated $2,000 to Jefferson STEM Elementary School to provide equipment, materials and training for the new MakerSpace at Jefferson.
The concept to create a MakerSpace at Jefferson was championed by several teachers at Jefferson including Evan Overman, Jennifer Long, Sandy McClellan, Lauren Harbison, Daniel Scott and Jennifer McCammon. Several teachers pursued a MakerSpace training program where they learned to develop ideas and curriculum for a new MakerSpace, according to a news release from Warsaw Community Schools.
Via Credit Union has been a partner for Jefferson STEM over the past few years providing donations, equipment and education to support STEM education. Students have benefited from these resources by having additional access to hands-on learning, stated the release.
Michelle Petersen, vice president of marketing at ViaCU, said, "ViaCU understands the importance of education and appreciates how the teachers and administration at Jefferson Elementary makes hands-on learning a priority for the students. We are happy to make the concept of MakerSpace come to life for the teacher and students this year and for many years to come."
Additional donations have come in to support the MakerSpace including a large donation of goods from Spoonful of Imagination and large quantities of recyclable materials from the community.
