Ecolab Foundation Awards $1.1 Million to Teachers in 2016 Through Visions for Learning National Educator Grants Program
January 10 2017 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy
technologies and services, has awarded $1.1 million in grants to
K-12 educators throughout the U.S. through the Ecolab Foundation’s
2016 Visions for Learning Educator Grants program. The Visions for
Learning program provides K-12 teachers with funds to purchase
equipment and materials to enhance the classroom experience for
their students. In 2016, more than 680 grants were provided through
the Visions for Learning program, benefitting nearly 340 schools
and more than 150,000 students nationwide.
“Ecolab Visions for Learning Educator Grants support the
incredible work teachers are doing in their classrooms to augment
basic skills instruction,” said Kris Taylor, vice president of
Community Relations at Ecolab. “Teachers submit applications for
materials to make their lesson plans more engaging for students,
creating richer educational experiences that will better prepare
young people for successful futures.”
Since the program began in 1986, more than $13.9 million has
been distributed to teachers in classrooms across the U.S. The 2016
Visions for Learning program included the distribution of $244,000
in grants to educators in St. Paul, Minn., the home of Ecolab’s
world headquarters.
Projects funded through this year’s grants include reading
materials for Spanish, Native American Culture and English Language
Learner classes, supplies for an underwater robotics class,
trigonometry surveillance kits, materials for a multicultural
poetry publication class, and resources for an elementary school
wind column experiment.
The Ecolab Foundation contributes to the quality of life in the
communities where the company operates, supporting organizations
and programs focused on youth and education, civic and community
development, arts and culture, and the environment and
conservation. For more information on the Visions for Learning
Educator Grants program, visit
http://www.ecolab.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-involvement.
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