Apple Seed Innovation Program

Specific Need

The Appleseed Innovation Grant program is financed through an endowed fund within the USD#113 Foundation. Because it is endowed, the actual charitable donations are not annually awarded. Rather, the annual investment earnings from the donations to the fund will be awarded. Your ongoing support of this fund increases these available investment earnings and, thus, the amount available for distribution to the schools. Endowed funds are wise donation choices.

Mission

The USD 113 Appleseed Innovation Grant was established in 2016 to encourage employees of USD 113 Prairie Hills to search out and implement innovative ways to impact student engagement and learning. The grant is awarded annually for projects that are selected to enhance and improve the educational experience for the students of the district. All district employees may apply. USD 113 has schools in Sabetha, Wetmore and Axtell, Kansas.

Profile

Full details about the USD 113 Appleseed Innovation Grant are available at the website: https://www.foundation113.com/appleseed

Some past projects that were awarded funding through this grant include:

Robots to introduce coding/computer programming
Various forms of flexible seating options and modernized classroom furniture
Digital visual display equipment
Equipment to produce greenscreen video projects
Establishing an academic lettering program to recognize and motivate students for academic excellence
Innovative playground resources
Technology to increase secretarial efficiency
A set of mobile internet hotspots for students to check out, purchased to work towards digital equity for students without home internet
Materials to pilot an elementary-level entrepreneur project