Carson City teachers to receive BEST Program award at NNDA breakfast
Submitted by editor on Tue, 05/24/2016 - 1:06pm
Northern Nevada Development Authority congratulates Fritsch Elementary fifth grade teacher Gina Hoppe and Fremont Elementary fifth grade teacher Genevieve Christie who be recognized Wednesday by the Carson City Schools Foundation's Business and Education Successful Together Program.
Both Hoppe and Christie will each receive a $1,000 check at the May 2016 NNDA breakfast, beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the ballroom at the Carson Nugget.
The Micromanipulator Company of Carson City, donated the funds to recognize both teachers as well as $2,000 separately for the school district.
The BEST Program is in its initial start-up and was organized by the Carson City Schools Foundation as part of the Empower Carson City 2017 Strategic Plan.
"The BEST Program provides content mentoring on specific subject matter from experts in business. The partnership provides practical examples to the required curriculum for teachers and students," said Richard Stokes, superintendent of the Carson City School District.
"By matching local businesses with classroom teachers and students we hope to create a dynamic environment where students develop an increased interest in the diverse work sites in our area and begin thinking about the potential career opportunities that exist right here in our community," said Stokes.
The BEST Program brings the real world into the class room and creates a link in the minds of youth that what they are learning can prepare them for their futures.
The Micromanipulator Company worked closely with Hoppe and Christie to show how topics that are a part of the curriculum that students already learn are used in the manufacturing industry.
"Teachers do an incredible job with our most valuable resource, our children. Through the BEST program businesses are able to help them connect specific relevance to the curriculum they are teaching, showing how the concepts and tools are used every day in the "work world," said Mike Jackson, president of The Micromanipulator Company.
"This makes it real to the students, and it provides a 'live tool' for the teachers to use to illustrate, in real terms and in their community, how what they are teaching is truly meaningful to the students. It has been a privilege to work with Gina and Genevieve as we work to get this program off the ground," said Jackson.
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