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MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Tri-County EMC is awarding local teachers for their bright ideas with Bright Ideas Education grants in the amount of $1,300.
GMC Prep School elementary art teacher Andrea Sammons is one of 24 teachers to receive the grant. Sammons says she plans to use the funds to purchase more than 75 books about other countries and cultures to inspire students’ artwork.
According to a GMC news release, Sammons’ goal was to purchase books about Greece and Egypt, but the grant also allowed her to purchase books about New Zealand, Australia, Japan and China. She also purchased books about hieroglyphs and mythology.