A Neshaminy High School teacher is a finalist in a national educational grant contest.
Teacher James Maloney is vying against 15 other finalists for the Farmers Insurance Thank America’s Teachers Dream Big Teacher Challenge. The five winners will receive $100,000 to fund their proposals that will benefit the school and community.
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Maloney’s proposal consists of creative a “living classroom” where students will gather supplies, cultivate seedlings, tend to plants, and harvest and prepare vegetables for consumption and distribution in the area. The project will be a collaborative effort among specialized learning support program and AP environmental science students, providing a chance for students with intellectual disabilities to practice life and entrepreneurial skills.
An added benefit of the program will be that it will produce fresh vegetables for a food pantry and school projects.
“Maloney exemplifies what teaching is all about – lifting their students up to the best that they can be, and I urge the Langhorne community, the state of Pennsylvania, and the entire nation to vote to help bring the living classroom into Neshaminy High School and make Maloney’s big dream a reality,” said Tu-Han Phan, managing lead of Thank America’s Teachers for Farmers.
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The public can review and vote on Maloney and other educators’ proposals on ThankAmericasTeachers.com through November 3, 2018 once per day.
The winners will be announced in December.
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