YEC celebrates innovative educators

Bright IdeasRec­og­niz­ing class­room inno­va­tion, YEC and the Oper­a­tion Round Up Trust recent­ly award­ed our first annu­al Bright Idea grants for teach­ers in York, Clover, and Rock Hill school dis­tricts. We salute these winners—really, all educators—who bright­en our future!

Learn­ing starts in the class­room. Our ded­i­cat­ed teach­ers work tire­less­ly to pre­pare stu­dents for the world to come. Although it is nec­es­sary to pass on the basics of sci­ence, math, and lan­guage arts, our teach­ers go beyond what is required so that the lessons mean some­thing and stick with the stu­dent.

Fund­ing to accom­plish these ben­e­fi­cial projects is often a prob­lem, which is why York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive and our Oper­a­tion Round Up Trust Board are work­ing togeth­er to pro­vide the Bright Ideas Grant Pro­gram. All kinder­garten through 12th-grade teach­ers in York, Clover, Rock Hill, and Fort Mill school dis­tricts are eli­gi­ble to apply for a grant to fund an inno­v­a­tive pro­gram to imple­ment in their class­room. Each dis­trict will be award­ed one grant up to $1,000 and 2019 win­ners are shown below.

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Stay tuned for the 2020 Bright Ideas appli­ca­tion infor­ma­tion.

  • All appli­ca­tions will be reviewed by a pan­el, omit­ting school, dis­trict and teacher names.
  • One teacher in York, Clover, Rock Hill, and Fort Mill School Dis­tricts will receive a grant up to $1,000 to fund a class­room project.
  • 2020 win­ners will be announced this fall for the 2020–2021 school year.
  • Ques­tions? Email Porter Gable at Porter.Gable@yorkelectric.net.