Supporting Equity, Innovation, and Lifelong Learning in Howard County Public Schools
Supporting Equity, Innovation, and Lifelong Learning in Howard County Public Schools
The Bright Minds Foundation supports HCPSS students’ success in the ever changing, global and technological world of the 21st century by funding activities, projects, and programs that support Equity, Innovation and Lifelong Learning.
The Foundation regularly invites applications for 21st Century Competency Grants. Applications are solicited for projects that support one or more of the guiding principles of the Foundation listed above and address one or more of the competency areas listed below:
Both personally and professionally, students will be responsible for making sophisticated economic and business choices. Students will need to know how to evaluate personal economic decisions, how the economy impacts society, and how to use entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options.
The world today is truly interconnected – decisions, wherever they occur, often have local, regional, national and even global impact. Americans live in increasingly diverse communities; many work for businesses involved in global commerce. Students need a deeper understanding of different cultures, countries and regions, and must learn to understand, analyze and participate in government and in the community, both locally and globally.
Over the past few generations the responsibility of managing one’s health has shifted more and more to the individual, and at the same time the complexity and volume of health care information has increased exponentially. Students must be prepared to obtain, interpret and understand basic health information and services as well as know how to use such information and services in health enhancing ways.
The 21st century is an age of overflowing information and proliferating media. Two types of awards will be granted to support students’ competencies in this area.
*Bright Minds is currently focusing on Bridging the Digital Divide. Our Computers for Students Program is underway. Applications for projects connected to this program are very welcome.
The lack of U.S. students prepared to enter the STEM workforce is limiting economic growth, and causing businesses to look globally to fill the void. Building a diverse pool of students interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is increasingly important to ensuring America’s economic growth and national security.
