{"id":6291,"date":"2022-09-06T11:09:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/?p=6291"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:18:18","slug":"celestron-binocular-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/celestron-binocular-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Celestron Binocular Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped is-style-grid-3 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"548\" data-id=\"10334\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-03-21-9.52.05-AM-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10334 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-03-21-9.52.05-AM-edited.png 731w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-03-21-9.52.05-AM-edited-720x540.png 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-03-21-9.52.05-AM-edited-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-03-21-9.52.05-AM-edited-480x360.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 731px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our friends at<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celestron.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.celestron.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Celestron<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;help us support educators around the country by providing sets of binoculars to those interested in implementing participatory science or nature-based investigations into their teaching or programs. Congratulations to this year&#8217;s recipients, and be sure to check back in the fall for the release of our 2026 application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:32px\">2025 Grant Recipients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Willows Community High School, CA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moorhead Area Public High School, MN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Park Service, MA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curtin Intermediate School, PA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pony Express Elementary School, CA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pleasanton High School, KS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Penns Manor Jr\/Sr High School, PA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Albany Elementary School, MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary, CA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Richfield High School, MN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy, FL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discover Cayuga Lake, NY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wedgewood Elementary School, TX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, MN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charleston County Public Library, SC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"font-size:32px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to announce that our 2024 recipients have been using these tools to bring their students joy while helping them learn about science and nature. Thanks to our friends at Celestron for making it possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized caption-overlay\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kimberly-Collingwood-Binocular-Photo-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A student looks through a pair of binoculars.\" class=\"wp-image-12693 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/2560;aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666;object-fit:cover;width:457px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kimberly-Collingwood-Binocular-Photo-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kimberly-Collingwood-Binocular-Photo-1-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kimberly-Collingwood-Binocular-Photo-1-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kimberly-Collingwood-Binocular-Photo-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kimberly-Collingwood-Binocular-Photo-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kimberly-Collingwood-Binocular-Photo-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kimberly-Collingwood-Binocular-Photo-1-480x640.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">8th grade students from Westwind Elementary School.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Our 8th grade class did Youth Action for Birds which was really successful.&nbsp; These are kids who knew nothing about birds that became very excited about being able to identify birds on campus and out in their community.&nbsp; Many came into class with pictures of birds that they saw outside of school.&nbsp; The Celestron Binoculars were a huge hit and really made this unit exciting.&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Westwind Elementary School Teacher<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full caption-overlay\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6907.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10339 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6907.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6907-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6907-480x360.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PS321&#8217;s 5th grade Bird Club.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Thank you for introducing me to the amazing world of birds. In the beginning I only knew the names of 9 or 10 species of birds. I now know 30 or 40&#8230; thank you for trusting me with the special binoculars.&#8221; <\/em>&#8211; PS321 Student<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celestron.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"180\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RS17432_Celestron_logo_Full_Color-720x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6338 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/180;width:536px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RS17432_Celestron_logo_Full_Color-720x180.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RS17432_Celestron_logo_Full_Color-1280x320.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RS17432_Celestron_logo_Full_Color-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RS17432_Celestron_logo_Full_Color-1536x384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RS17432_Celestron_logo_Full_Color-2048x512.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RS17432_Celestron_logo_Full_Color-480x120.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our friends at&nbsp;Celestron&nbsp;help us support educators around the country by providing sets of binoculars to those interested in implementing participatory science or nature-based investigations into their teaching or programs. 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