Trinity Byrnes IT Club receives grant
From left, Carson Munn, Student President of the IT Club holding up the grant check. Matthew Sanders, teacher and faculty advisor for the IT Club.
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School received a $27,000 grant from Dr. David and Mary Collins, which will cover the new addition of a technology club, plus student tuition assistance. Dr. Collins is the chairman of the board for Learning Tree International. $10,000 will go to the new technology club, which will be known as the “IT Club.” The club will promote and advance the use of technology by teachers and students allowing for greater comfort and ease in the use of varied devices. The IT Club will have responsibility and oversight of recommending purchases and upgrades.
Faculty advisor of the club, Matthew Sanders, remarked, “This is a wonderful opportunity for our school. The future of education depends on how we manage our use of technology in the classroom. Thanks to this grant, our club will be able to help edify our faculty and student body as the 21st century classroom continues to evolve. Our classrooms began a transformation about four years ago when we became a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) school. That move has led many of our classrooms to become paperless in areas that recently required using much copy paper. The opportunities are limitless as we discover the wonders of recent technology trends, such as 3D printing and virtual reality. Who knows what 2017 has in store for educational technology?”
Matthew Sanders is also an official Apple teacher.
Trinity-Byrnes strives to integrate information technology into each student’s learning experience. The addition of the grant and new IT Club will help bring the educational opportunities offered at TBCS to the next level.