YCSD's iGrant Program Receives National Recognition

Innovation is thriving in the Yorktown Central School District!

Our Innovation Grants (iGrants) program was recently named a 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 by Character.org, a national organization that honors effective initiatives promoting character development in schools.

Launched in the 2023-24 school year, iGrants give our faculty and staff the chance to pitch their own ideas and receive funding for curriculum-driven projects that promote critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration.

Since then, iGrants have helped students run their own coffee cart, work with service dogs to build social-emotional skills, create and market food-truck concepts, design Disney-style attractions, and produce broadcasts using a professional green screen. Other projects have included a forensic science and genetics lab investigation in middle school, an elementary school garden, flexible seating at the high school, special glasses for all students to view the solar eclipse, and a playground communication board for non-verbal students.

We can’t wait to see what amazing ideas our teachers will come up with in the 2025-26 school year!