SchoolPower grants bring hands-on STEAM Learning to Life across Laguna Beach Schools
- Published:
- 2026-05-22
- Retrieved:
- 2026-05-23
Stu News informational piece on SchoolPower's 2025-26 grant cycle. Thin source page; ingested primarily for the factual scale data points about SchoolPower's current activity (no governance / FUEL / Sensible Laguna content).
Key points
- 2025-26 SchoolPower grant cycle: $250K+ across 47 grants to all four LBUSD schools.
- Recent multi-year focus: "more than 15 grants integrated into weekly science periods" in the past three years; NGSS-aligned instruction.
- Active programs by level — elementary: catapult kits, Ozobot robotics, marine-mammal adaptation kits, Roots-and-Wings garden. Middle school: drones-in-education club, field trips, outdoor education camps. High school: marine ecology, robotics, STEM clinics.
- Confirms SchoolPower founded 1981; named staff: Jacquie Cohn (Top of the World science specialist), Kathleen Margaretich (El Morro science specialist).