Classroom Grants

2025 CLASSROOM GRANTS

Congratulations to this year's MassCUE Classroom Grant recipients! Learn more about the educators and their winning proposals below.

2025 GRANT RECIPIENTS

Cartoon drawing of Wendy Bryne 2025 MassCUE classroom grant winner

Wendy Byrne

School/District: North Reading Middle School

Grant Title: Bridging Creativity and Careers: 3D Printing for STEM Education

This project will provide students with access to 3D printers, enabling them to design, prototype, and create tangible objects. By aligning with the DESE MyCAP program at our school, the initiative seeks to inspire students to explore potential career paths and opportunities in emerging industries.

Student projects can also be included in their MyCAP portfolio, which supports college readiness by offering tools for completing the Common App for college admissions. This is particularly impactful for students from low-income families.

Through hands-on learning experiences, students will develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity—essential skills for thriving in the future STEM workforce.

2025 MassCUE grant winner Daniel Cushing

Daniel Cushing

School/District: Milford Public Schools

Grant Title: Bringing 3D Printing to Elementary STEM

To ignite curiosity and foster innovation among elementary students, this grant proposal seeks funding for two 3D printers and accompanying supplies to introduce approximately 500 students in grades 3-5 to the fundamentals of 3D printing. This initiative will create an engaging, hands-on learning experience that aligns with Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) standards and prepares students for the demands of an increasingly technological future. Through this program, students will learn to conceptualize, design, and produce 3D models, enhancing their understanding of engineering principles and computational thinking while fostering creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

2025 MassCUE grant winner Vanessa Miller

Vanessa Miller

School/District: Narragansett Elementary

Grant Title: KIBO Coding Club

KIBO Coding Club to introduce young learners to coding and robotics using KIBO, the screen-free, hands-on coding robot developed at Tufts University. KIBO is specifically designed to teach coding and robotics to young children, offering a developmentally appropriate way for them to engage with STEM concepts. The KIBO Coding Club will provide students with opportunities to build, program, and decorate their own robots, fostering their creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. Through hands-on activities, students will learn fundamental coding concepts such as sequencing, loops, and conditional statements. They will program KIBO robots to move, make sounds, and interact with their environment using sensors. By manipulating the physical coding blocks, students will develop a concrete understanding of programming logic and computational thinking. The club activities will integrate with arts and crafts, storytelling, and other subjects to create a rich and engaging learning experience. By implementing The KIBO Coding Club we will spark an early interest in STEM fields, empowering students to become creators and innovators in a technology-driven world.

2025 MassCUE Grant winner Meaghan Tully

Meaghan Tully

School/District: Dartmouth High School

Grant Title: AR/VR & MergeEDU

The integration of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) into the educational landscape has the potential to transform the learning experience for high school students. This grant proposal seeks funding to create an AR/VR learning space in the Dartmouth High School media center, utilizing MergeEDU, a platform that provides immersive learning experiences. The project aims to enhance student engagement, foster independent learning, and support diverse learning needs while equipping teachers with innovative teaching practices.

2025 MassCUE classroom grant winner Therese Valente

Therese Valente

School/District: Old Rochester Regional Junior High

Grant Title: Lego Education Spike Prime Robotics

The programming and creative nature of the Lego Spike Prime robots provide many opportunities for students to be creative. The app allows for text-based and block-based coding for varying abilities and will allow for differentiation in my inclusive classes.

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