Elementary School Wins Crayola Grant

The Emma Whiteknact school was one of 20 in the U.S. and Canada chosen for a Creatively Alive Children Grant.

  The Emma G. Whiteknact Elementary School in East Providence is among 20 schools in the U.S. and Canada to receive a $3,000 grant to enhance math learning with the arts and diversity.  Sponsored by the Crayola Corporation in collaboration with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), the Creatively Alive Children grant program provides $2,500 in funds and $500 in art supplies.  The grant program asked schools to design an arts infusion program to enhance academic learning around the question “What if?” Whiteknact’s winning proposal answered: “What if all students learned about math in our world through the lens of art and diversity? Combining the greatest strengths of our students – their diversity and creativity…

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