Mary Queen Of Heaven School Gets Grant For Tech Programs

The Diocese of Brooklyn announced this week that the Best Buy Children’s Foundation has awarded a $2,500 Teach grant to Mary Queen Of Heaven School for integrating interactive technology into the curriculum.

The grant funds will be used to enhance the Technology Program submitted to the Best Buy Children’s Foundation. This program will allow us to upgrade our present computer.

Teach is a new program which Best Buy lunched in October, and was designed to reward schools that creatively integrate interactive technology into their curricula.

All accredited, public and private nonprofit elemen-tary, middle and secondary schools located within 25 miles of a Best Buy store were eligible to apply. Grants of $2,500 were awarded to nearly 1,200 schools to sustain or enhance existing education programs.

"Today, teachers across the country are using technology in new and creative ways; we want to support and recognize their efforts to make learning fun and easy," said Susan Hoff, president of the Best Buy Children’s Foundation. "The Teach program helps innovative educators enhance their curricula. By committing dollars to the communities in which we work and live, we can more fully support our employees, our customers, and their families."