Beaver Toyota St. Augustine and INK! continue partnership to provide $25,000 in funding for classroom projects in St. Johns County public schools

Events, News

Beaver Toyota St. Augustine and INK! announce their continued partnership in 2023 to help fund creative teacher-inspired classroom projects in St. Johns County. Through this partnership, Beaver Toyota and INK! will match donations to projects posted by St. Johns County public school teachers on the DonorsChoose website. Beaver Toyota & INK! $1 for $1 Match…

Student demonstrates VersaTiles Math tools.

Community First Cares Foundation and INK! Celebrate Success of $25,000 Grant Program During 2022-23 St. Johns County School Year

News, Programs

Investing in Kids (INK!) along with the Community First Cares Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Community First Credit Union, announces the success of its Champions for Children grants that funded innovative classroom projects in St. Johns County schools during the 2022-2023 school year. Community First Cares gave $25,000 for Champions for Children for the…

Ali Pressel

Local educator receives National Geographic Society funding to bring Citizen Science to Northeast Florida

Programs

Local teacher and National Geographic Explorer Alicia “Ali” Pressel received funding from the National Geographic Society for her project, “Connecting Classrooms to Conservation through Citizen Science.” In partnership with the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Pressel’s project will engage local youth in learning about environmental science, geography, and conservation biology as “Citizen Scientists.” Pressel will work…

2nd Annual World Water Day event held with Creekside High School & Julington Creek Elementary School teachers & students

Programs

Upgraded outdoor classroom features new butterfly science chamber and sensory totems Students and teachers revealed new additions and upgrades to the outdoor learning classroom during at Julington Creek Elementary School World Water Day on March 22. The outdoor space officially opened on World Water Day last year, and was funded with grants provided by Wells…

Creekside Teacher receives Full STEAM Ahead Grant

Programs

Creekside Teacher receives Full STEAM Ahead Grant from INK!, Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, and AT&T Local students receive honors from Florida Future Educators of America (FFEA) AT&T, through the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF) and Investing in Kids (INK!), recently helped fund a local teacher with a grant to start “Project Parenting,” a…