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2021-2022 Year in Review

By 549 Family Foundation | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 25 August, 2022 | 0

Your donations truly do make a difference! 2021-2022 allowed students to be back in the classroom full time and also to enjoy a variety of activities to connect to the educational curriculum offered throughout the Perham-Dent School District. Check out this brief video to see more descriptions of the activities covered by 549 Family grants.Read more

The 2020-21 Year in Review

By 549 Family Foundation | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 4 January, 2022 | 0

The 2020-2021 school year presented a number of challenges due to COVID regulations. This didn’t stop teachers from finding ways to have students experience curriculum and activities in new ways. Click on the button below to see the variety of grants that were supported by the 549 Family Foundation in 2020-2021. A Year in ReviewRead more

Grant # 1 – Dash Robot Accessories

By 549 Family Foundation | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 19 October, 2021 | 0

One of our first grants of the 2021-2022 school year was granted to Jena Rosemore at Heart of the Lakes Elementary for Dash Robot accessories. Jena Rosemore explains that “Dash” is a real robot that allows students to learn about programming and coding. Dash responds to voice, sound, dancing, singing, and specific movements. Dash correlatesRead more

Grant #13 – Kindergarten to Lubitz Farm

By 549 Family | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 11 March, 2020 | 0

Another grant has been approved for the 2019-20 school year! Every year, the Kindergarten class gets to visit the Lubitz Farm just north of Perham. They get to experience how a dairy farm works, while also seeing animals. Farmers from around the area bring in some of their animals to see and hold. This experienceRead more

Grant #12 – Kindergarten to Chahinkapa Zoo

By 549 Family | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 11 March, 2020 | 0

For many years, Heart of the Lakes Elementary School kindergarten classes have made the trip to Chahinkapa Zoo. This May, students will once again load up to make the trip to Wahpeton. 549 Family Foundation is proud to supply funds for transportation again this year. Leading up to the visit, students study zoo animals inRead more

Grant #11 – Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar

By 549 Family | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 10 March, 2020 | 0

We approved another grant! Grant #11 for the 2019-20 school year is dedicated to HOBY, otherwise known as the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar. Each year, every school across Minnesota selects one 10th grade student to attend the 3 day seminar. We are proud to provide the funds needed for the Perham High School sophomoreRead more

Grant #10 – Festival of Nations

By 549 Family | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 9 March, 2020 | 0

Our 10th grant of the year is for Festival of Nations. Each spring, two buses of Perham High School students head down to the Festival of Nations in St. Paul. At the festival, students are able to embrace and celebrate the different cultures that make up our world. They get to sample food, see performances, learnRead more

Grant #9 – 3Doodler 3D Printing Pens

By 549 Family | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 5 February, 2020 | 0

Our 9th grant for the 2019-20 school year has been approved! Students in fifth and sixth grades will soon have their hands on 3Doodler 3D Printing Pens. Computer Applications teacher Susan Jones and Enrichment teacher De Kovash will be purchasing the new form of technology to add to their classes. They will be purchasing theRead more

Grants #7 & #8 – First and Second Graders to Holmes Theatre

By 549 Family | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 31 January, 2020 | 0

Grant numbers 7 and 8 have been approved! Students in first and second grade will get to see the sold out show, Magic School Bus, at the Historic Holmes Theatre. Here is the description from the website: When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blastingRead more

Grants #5 & #6 – Third and Fourth Graders to Holmes Theater

By 549 Family | PROJECTS | Comments are Closed | 21 October, 2019 | 0

We’ve approved our grants 5 & 6 for the 2019-20 School Year! Third and fourth grade students will get to see Doktor Kaboom at the Historic Holmes Theater in Detroit Lakes. Here is the description from the Holmes Theater website: Doktor Kaboom is an over the top German physicist with a passion for science thatRead more

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