Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, April 29, 2021)– Today, three trainees throughout the United States are acknowledged for innovative solutions to societal and ecological problems as winners of the Stanley Black & & Decker and Discovery Education 2021 Making for Excellent Challenge. Working separately or in teams of 2-4, high school trainees nationwide created 60-90 second videos laying out ingenious options to societal or environmental issues.

The yearly difficulty constructs upon a Stanley Black & & Decker and Discovery Education educational program– Innovation Generation– sparking, engaging, and empowering students to become innovators through no-cost vibrant digital resources. Through real-world expeditions of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), Innovation Generation cultivates trainees partnership, issue fixing, and creativity.

The winning 2021 Making for Good Challenge teams and prizing are as follows:

First Prize: $15,000 and a Stanley Black & & Decker Prize Pack

Esha A., a 11th grader from Wake County Northwester School District in Raleigh, NC.

Nehal S., a 9th grader from Coppell Independent School District in Coppell, TX.

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Discovery Education presently serves approximately 4.5 million teachers and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 140 nations and areas. Inspired by the worldwide media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and like-minded organizations to empower instructors with customized options that support the success of all students.

Education is a cornerstone of that mission, which we make come alive through the Innovation Generation effort in partnership with Discovery Education. About Discovery EducationDiscovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. Through its award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia resources, and the largest expert knowing network of its kind, Discovery Education is changing mentor and knowing, developing immersive STEM experiences, and enhancing scholastic achievement around the world. Discovery Education presently serves around 4.5 million educators and 45 million trainees worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 140 areas and countries. Motivated by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and like-minded organizations to empower instructors with personalized services that support the success of all students.

Jiwoong P., a 12th grader from Westminster School in Simsbury, CT

See the complete list and description of the winning projects here.

. Second Place: $10,000 and a Stanley Black & & Decker Prize Pack.

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About Stanley Black & & DeckerStanley Black & & Decker, an S&P 500 company, is a leading $14.5 billion worldwide varied commercial with 53,000 employees in more than 60 nations who make the tools, solutions and items to deliver on its Purpose, For Those Who Make The World. The Company runs the worlds largest tools and storage business featuring iconic brand names such as DEWALT, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER and CRAFTSMAN; the worlds second biggest industrial electronic security business; and is an international industrial leader of highly engineered options within its engineered attachment and infrastructure services. Find out more at stanleyblackanddecker.com.

” At Stanley Black & & Decker, our core mission is to be a force for great. Education is a cornerstone of that mission, which we make come alive through the Innovation Generation effort in partnership with Discovery Education. Together, we intend to empower makers worldwide,” stated Stanley Black & & Decker Corporate Responsibility Officer Deb Geyer. “The Making for Good 2021 winners show the power of innovation to produce a more sustainable world for all by integrating the power of imagination and STEAM.”.

Powered by Stanley Black & & Deckers tools and Discovery Educations exceptional educational resources, Innovation Generation fuels trainee learning with a best, STEAM-focused, cross-disciplinary effort that invites trainees and educators to explore their worlds through building, making, and doing. Development Generation resources help students develop the essential vital thinking, cooperation, and interaction skills required for success beyond the class. The programs digital tools can be accessed online at Innovation-Gen. com and through Discovery Educations versatile K-12 discovering platform on the Corporate Education Partnerships channel.

Third Place: $5,000 and a Stanley Black & & Decker Prize Pack.

” Students are the future of innovation, guiding the world and solving some of the greatest obstacles,” said Beth Meyer, Vice President of Corporate & & Community Partnerships at Discovery Education. “In partnership with Stanley Black & & Decker, we are empowering students with the STEAM material they require to transform concepts into life-changing solutions. The 2021 Challenge winners exemplify the power of STEAM knowing.”.

For more details about Discovery Educations digital resources and professional learning services, see www.discoveryeducation.com, and remain gotten in touch with Discovery Education on social networks through Twitter and LinkedIn.