https:\/\/www.educationfoundationmc.org\/p\/284\/community-opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cEvery great classroom innovation begins with an idea,\u201d said Chanda Leon, a pre-AICE biology teacher at Martin County High School and the Education Foundation\u2019s 2025-2026 Martin County Teacher of the Year. \u201cToo often, that idea never becomes reality because of cost. Adopt-a-Classroom and Fund-a-Project have helped to remove financial barriers, allowing me the opportunity to convert creative solutions into meaningful learning experiences for my students.\u201d<\/p>\n
The foundation said 100 percent of donations go directly toward classroom needs because program sponsors cover administrative costs.<\/p>\n
Lead sponsors include Napoli Orthodontics, the Kelley Decowski Team at RE\/MAX of Stuart, Tami Karol Insurance, Diagnostic Radiology Center of the Treasure Coast, Seacoast Bank, and Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa Injury Lawyers. Other sponsors include Precision Site Contracting, Stuart Pediatric Dentistry, Sullivan Electric & Pump, Searcy Law, New Wave Compass \u2013 Sara Crombie, Ampersand Graphics, JoAnna Oster, RE\/MAX of Stuart, Pinder\u2019s Nursery, All Jetting Technologies, Elegant Entries, Lesser Landy Smith & Siegel PLLC, SwissMango and Sal\u2019s Air.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery adopted classroom, funded project and donated resource sends a powerful message to our teachers and students that this community believes in them,\u201d said Lisa Rhodes, executive director of the Education Foundation of Martin County. \u201cWhen local residents and businesses step forward, they help turn classroom ideas into learning experiences that can inspire achievement all year long.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steven C. Simon, managing shareholder at Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa Injury Lawyers, said his firm was pleased to support the foundation\u2019s Your Classroom Connection program.<\/p>\n
\u201cEducators make a lasting difference in the lives of students, and we are grateful for the opportunity to help strengthen classrooms across Martin County. It is a privilege to stand with many leading community businesses and join the Education Foundation in investing in educational excellence and student success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Education Foundation of Martin County is the Martin County School District\u2019s nonprofit partner. It raises and distributes private and corporate donations through classroom enrichment grants, literacy and STEAM programs, teacher professional development, scholarships and other educational initiatives.<\/p>\n
To adopt a classroom, fund a project, respond to a classroom need or learn more about the Education Foundation of Martin County, visit www.EducationFoundationMC.org<\/a> or call 772-600-8062.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STUART \u2014 Martin County residents can help teachers prepare for the new school year by adopting a classroom,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172,563],"class_list":["post-360291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news","tag-st_lucie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}