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B6 March 18, 2021 The Chronicle Huldah From page B3 The Oxford Bible Com mentary). For Your Consider ation: Why do you think God used Huldah? What might be modern day idols and how do you remember to worship God and not those idols? Application: God’s message to Jerusalem was Carter G. Woodson School awarded $55,725 from NC Department of Public Instruction SUBMITTED ARTICLE Carter G. Woodson School (CGWS), a K-12 charter school located in Winston Salem, has been awarded a grant of $55,725 from the N.C. Dept, of Public Instruction under the Coding and Mobile App Development Grant Program. CGWS is the only charter school over the past two years awarded among the grantees. This demonstration project is designed to help assist in development, implemen tation, and evaluation of a CGWS computer science/ CTE/digital learning cur riculum aligned with the N.C. K-12 Computer Sci ence Standards. The CarterCode Acad emy (CCA) will involve a 40-hour professional development cohort of 33 participants including K-12 teachers across all disciplines, curriculum specialists, guidance ser vices, school administra tion, and guidance. Some 130 students will also ac tively participate. CCA’s goal is to incorporate digi tal learning into existing courses across the curricu lum, not limited to typical math and science disci plines. The project period is from Feb. 24 - June 30, 2021. CGWS is a Title 1 school serving some 465 students with a blended population of 45% African American and 55% His panic. Computer science remains plagued by an un der representation by gen der, race, ethnicity, geog raphy, and family income. CGWS seeks to favorably impact this trend. CCA involves a part that ignorance of His word is not an excuse. We are clearly instructed to “study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). God wants us to keep our eyes on Him so we do not fall prey to modern-day idols. “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psalm 119:11). We would nership of presenters from educational institutions, business, entrepreneurs and others, including NCSU/Friday Institute/ Computer Science Initia tive; Greater Winston Sa lem, Inc. (formerly WS Chamber of Commerce); NCDPI-Digital Teaching & Learning; FTCC-IT/ Cyber Security Program; National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW) based at Forsyth Technical Community College; Chuck Byrd with Strategic Partners Col laborative; Balint Gaspar with SightSource; and Dr. William Lewis with Will- House Global. Some testimonies from our partnership letters in clude: *Sam Morris with NCSU/Friday Institute/ Computer Science Initia tive, who serves as the CCA lead faculty. Sam said, “We look forward to working with you to ex pand student opportuni- ties/broaden participation in computer science at CGWS.” *Mark Owens and Ter ri Cummings with Greater Winston Salem, Inc. said, “Our commitment is to partner and connect busi nesses and educational in stitutions to CGWS in sup port of this program.” *Dr. Deanne Wesley do well to follow instruc tions given in Joshua 1:8: “This book of the law shall not depart out of the mouth; but thou shalt med itate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." Too much to ask? What about at least 15 minutes a day studying the Bible. with FTCC said, “Your project and its effect on student learning/profes- sional development is an awesome opportunity in digital learning and tech nology. We’re pleased to support your project.” *Russ Read with NCBW said, “The biotech nology workforce of to morrow will require an ag ile workforce operational in all aspects of informat ics associated with good documentation practices. CGWS Code Academy is very much in line with the early STEM skills needed for these job opportuni ties.” Ben Harris, CGWS di rector, said, “Our ancestral heritage and pride demand that we continue with our innovative and culturally relevant curriculum; we are expanding into ag ricultural sciences, with our school farm ... and continue to strengthen our focus on math and science and embrace new initia tives that will distinguish CGWS as a leader in pub lic education in N.C. We have digital cameras in all classrooms ensuring the inclusion of a blended/vir- tual learning environment. This project will greatly expand our vision.” CCA Project Manager/ Grant Writer/Compli- ance Officer: Aynn Dan iels - LIANDA Consult ing Group, Inc.; Project Supervisor: Debra Gaines - CGWS Curriculum/Test- ing Coordinator. Carter G. Woodson School is located ate 437 Goldfloss Street. For more information, visit www. cartergwoodsonschool. org. Foundation renews grant support for creative solutions to transportation challenges Our mass vaccination center at the Winston-Salem Fairground’s Education Building is now open. Visit www.forsyth.ee/covidupdate for the latest round of appointments. F^y^ Cotimy Department of Public Health RIDE FREE TO YOUR VACCINE SUBMITTED ARTICLE The Winston-Salem Foundation has made six grants totaling $169,600 to support creative solutions to local trans portation challenges. These grants were made using a participatory grantmaking approach in which the majority of the de cision-making committee was comprised by two audiences: residents with lived ex perience and those with expertise in local transportation issues. The Foundation initially made grants to address transportation challenges in 2019 and after extensive community en gagement, saw the need to invest more resources in this area. Foundation Program Officer Charlie Gardner says, “We know that inadequate transportation is a barrier to accessing healthy and affordable food, receiving healthcare, and maintaining employment. Many of these challenges have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is why additional grant funding was so vital for these organizations to continue their work.” The Foundation recognizes that solv ing complex public problems involving infrastructure and systems requires broad community engagement and also must involve those who are directly impacted. As the organization advances program matic work for its focus areas for commu nity investment—Building an Inclusive Economy and Advancing Equity in Edu cation—it does so with recognition of sig nificant educational, economic, and resi dential disparities among communities of color. By listening, learning, and leading alongside those who are most knowledge- able on community issues, the Foundation aims to disrupt inequities, reduce barriers, and strengthen our community. Committee member Diane Fitzhugh says, “I was honored to serve on he Foundation’s Transportation Grant THE WINSTON-SALEM FOUNDATION Committee because each of the agencies awarded grants are providing direct ser vices to our neighbors. It’s an opportunity to enhance the lives of individuals and families in our community.” 2020 TRANSPORTATION GRANTS: *Forsyth Jail and Prison Minis tries - $29,900 to continue the Transition to Work Program that provides transpor tation to employment for men recently released men from jails and prisons *Forsyth Technical Community Col lege - $25,000 to identify students’ trans portation barriers and to begin imple menting scalable interventions *Island Culturez - $20,000 to connect urban youth with agricultural training and to bring healthy produce to food deserts. *Salvation Army- $53,700 to pur chase a new bus to transport youth to Boys and Girls Club *Shepherd’s Center of Greater Win ston-Salem - $25,000 to provide trans portation services for seniors in Forsyth County *Shepherd’s Center of Kernersville - $16,000 to provide transportation for seniors who are wheelchair bound or on dialysis These grants are made possible by do nations to the Foundation’s flexible grant- making funds that enable the Foundation to adapt to changing community oppor tunities and challenges. To learn more, visit wsfoundation.org/transportation. The Winston-Salem Foundation is a community foundation that supports charitable programs in the greater Forsyth County area. Learn more at wsfounda- tion.org. CALL 336.727.2000 AT LEAST 24-TO- 48-HOURS IN ADVANCE OF YOUR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TO ARRANGE A FREE RIDE.
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