BWI Rotary Club Donates iPads to Park Elementary
Park Elementary students are gaining math and reading skills in new ways, thanks to local donors.
Hailey Furniss, a second-grader at Park Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, says she gets "super excited" when her class spends time learning on the school's new iPad tablets. "It's kind of like butterflies inside of my stomach," Furniss told members of the local rotary club Monday morning, eliciting a chuckle from the school visitors. This enthusiasm is exactly what local educators are trying to capitalize on, and thanks to area donors, they will have that technology to help kids embrace the learning process. The BWI Rotary Club, based in Linthicum, donated $10,000 worth of Apple iPad tablets and devices that they hope will keep their students on the cutting edge of technology while effectively making use of their time in school. "We don'…
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Allison Pickard
10:04 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
This is just wonderful! SO great to see the community investing in our most precious resource! Well done, BWI Rotary! more ›