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Colleton schools win grant to expand FIRST robotics and classroom STEM

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At the May 20 Colleton County School District board meeting, a FIRST official announced a grant award that will deliver class kits and curriculum to expand robotics programs districtwide, a package she described as worth “over a hundred thousand dollars.”

Faith Bergerno, a volunteer leader with FIRST program delivery in South Carolina, told the Colleton County School District board on May 20 that the district received a grant to expand classroom robotics and STEM instruction.

The grant will provide “30 discover class packs with the LEGO Education” materials plus additional FIRST LEGO League Explorer and challenge class packs and robots, Bergerno said, calling the award “over a hundred thousand dollars in a grant award.”…

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