I truly believe that the educational and instructional advances be fostered through KVEC/FIRE/ARI are making a difference in the lives of our students and is transforming teachers practices and vision in and outside of the classrooms. This is truly an integral part of a “Regions Way Forward”. As a region we need to embrace the concept of an…Read More

Adding Podcast to our grant program (Ms. Rebecca Potter and I) has been a challenge with setting up the studio and training students in how to use the technology, conduct an interview, and to edit their production. The ARI grant have been great additions to our journalism and oral history projects here at Letcher County Central. It is our…Read More

Attempting to make documentaries can truly be a trying task. With this years interruptions with our schedules due to weather, sickness, and legislation it has been more trying than in the past, but we feel confident that by spring that we will have a quality production in place as we have done in the past. I will update you on our progress with…Read More

This grant has been very beneficial to my journalism class. Thanks to the grant, we were able to purchase a Cannon Rebel Camera. Students have been learning the basics of photography and recently took part in an outdoor photo session.

Students have been busy learning about the nutrient requirements of plants so that the float bed can be dialed in perfectly to provide enough nutrients for the plants using nothing but water. Students have been using the aquaponics tank in the greenhouse to test and figure things out in order to learn the exact parameters needed. The knowledge…Read More