Incline Education Fund is thrilled to announce that the recent Incline Elementary School (IES) Makerspace Drive is a success. With the generous assistance of local businesses including Tahoe Lending-Cardinal Financial, State Farm Insurance Agent Britney Bladel and Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino along with local service/advocacy groups Rotary Tahoe-Incline, Rotary Club of Incline Village and AAUW Tahoe-Nevada and also joined by the Incline Elementary School PTA and additional charitable donor support, Incline Elementary students will now have a fully equipped makerspace.
Thanks to the outpouring of local philanthropy during the makerspace drive, the Incline Education Fund was also able to successfully apply for the recent Nevada Office of Science and Technology (OSIT) Northwestern Nevada Regional STEM grant. Community support for the IES makerspace was a leading factor in acquiring the recently announced $17,873.00 award.
With initial seed funding from the Incline Education Fund, the IES makerspace opened this fall. With a semester of makerspace classes complete, Incline Elementary School Principal Dan Zimmerman noted that the school has already noticed a positive improvement in students across the board. "The students are showing a greater degree of individual problem solving capability and ability to work successfully within a group dynamic." After the documented learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is excellent news indeed.
