Georgianne Stinnett – Maggie L Walker Governor’s School Foundation

Grant Spotlight: Camera Restoration

By admin|2022-03-02T17:57:58+00:00October 2nd, 2018|Spotlight - Grants|

Diverse and unique course offerings are part of what make MLWGS such an exceptional place to learn. One great example of this is the photojournalism senior seminar offered by Georgianne Stinnett. Ms. Stinnett developed this course to instruct students in the technical aspects of capturing photojournalistic images, the history and ethics of the field, and to allow them to interact with contemporary photojournalists. Students both prepare a portfolio and present a topic of research. Past students have

Grant Spotlight: Professional Development

By admin|2018-05-03T13:45:22+00:00May 3rd, 2018|Spotlight - Grants|

This year, the Foundation set aside $35,000 to fund professional development for MLWGS faculty. So far this year, 26 teachers have applied for and received grants to offset costs of graduate coursework and/or conference attendance. This funding allowed Ms. Stinnett to take a course the history of the motion picture. It sent Mrs. Reed to "MathFest" in Chicago. It paid for Mr. McGuire to speak as a guest of honor at the Saskatchewan Teachers Institute