2024-2025 S.T.E.A.M. Grants
In December 2024, Piedmont Makers granted a record $31,000 to Piedmont Unified School District to support and inspire teachers in developing STEAM based curriculums and hands-on classroom experiences.
Piedmont Makers continues to be impressed with PUSD teachers and their efforts to integrate more innovative STEAM learning in their classrooms, and we are honored to support their tireless work.
Here is the full list of grant awards:
Makers STEAM Grants by the Numbers
Tri-School
$475
TK: Manipulatives, activities, and experiences (Beach)
$250
4th Grade: Sewn LED circuit project (Beach)
$500
Library: Maker/STEAM books (beach)
$175
Science, Art, & SS: Needles for our Variquest Die Cut Machine (Havens)
$700
Kindergarten: Science books and Marcy Cook Math Tiles (Havens)
$500
Library: Maker/STEAM books (Havens)
$850
4th Grade: Art supplies (Wildwood)
$500
Library: Maker/STEAM books (Wildwood)
Piedmont Middle School
$1,860
Science: Solar-powered car kits for Science
$200
Lunch Club: Materials for the PMS Slime Club
$500
Music: Flex arrangement chamber music
$200
Lunch Club: Equipment and materials for the PMS Fish Keeping Club
$300
Spanish: Pinata-making supplies
$1,670
Fab Lab: Computer and monitor
$2,250
Fab Lab: Projector
Piedmont & Millennium High School
$1,605
Math: Graphing calculators, compasses, protractors, and rulers
$1,000
Ceramics: Special glazes for Japanese tea ceremony project
$4000
Health Science: Anatomical tissue for cardiac dissection
$3,612
Biology: Gel electrophoresis boxes and micropipettes for the PCR machines
$1,000
Computer Science: RaspberryPI parts in Physical Computing and Robotics
$3,725
Guitar Engineering: Parts for the speaker project
$2,500
Chemistry: ECG sensor and blood pressure sensors
$600
Computer Science: Arduino Kit PD workshop
$2,500
AP Physics C: Professional Development