Bowler's Ed grant winners announced for first half of 2024
August 28, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas – Ten schools and three school districts will have the opportunity to incorporate bowling into their educational plans during the 2024-2025 school year.
Thirteen recipients have been chosen by the International Bowling Campus Youth Development team to receive Bowler’s Ed kits and curriculum information through the Bowler’s Ed Grant Program, directly impacting over 30,000 students.
As a curriculum- and equipment-based physical education program, Bowler’s Ed is designed to introduce students to the lifetime sport of bowling. IBC Youth sponsored 12 grants while one is sponsored by the New York State Bowling Proprietors Association.
Each Bowler’s Ed kit brings a bowling-center-like atmosphere into classrooms, gyms and recreational spaces, providing teachers and supporting staff with the equipment and tools needed to enjoy the sport in the most convenient way.
“Our district is very excited for this opportunity,” said Sara Koppenhaver, a physical education teacher in the Albion Central School District. “One of the biggest things we are looking forward to is the opportunity to not only use the equipment as part of our elementary and middle school physical education curriculums, but also as part of our family engagement events at both buildings. We are excited at the ability to host family bowling nights and help to connect our students and their family with our local bowling center.”
The schools and school districts selected to receive Bowler’s Ed kits for the 2024-2025 school year were determined based on applications submitted by the June 30, 2024, deadline. The kits will be received by the following schools and districts:
Schools and organizations are able to teach students and young athletes about bowling in an educational and fun setting through the grant program. Each kit provides six sets of a carpeted mobile bowling lane, rubber bowling ball and plastic pins. A step-by-step curriculum and an instructional video on the fundamentals of bowling, which includes etiquette, safety, scoring and fitness activities, is also provided in each kit.
IBC Youth Development works with local associations, schools and bowling centers throughout the country to deliver the In-School Bowler’s Ed kits.
The initiative is supported by the bowling industry and aims to bring bowling centers and associations together with schools and non-profit organizations in their communities, allowing physical education teachers and other instructors the opportunity to make bowling one of the sports they teach to their students.
Since 2010, the Bowler’s Ed Grant Program has awarded 354 grants, impacting more than 4.7 million students from 46 states and provinces across the United States and Canada.
For schools, facilities or organizations interested in applying for a Bowler’s Ed grant, the application portal is open for the second half of the year. The submission deadline for this round is Dec. 31, 2024.
Information on the Bowler’s Ed program can be found at BOWL.com/BowlersEd, and applications for the Bowler’s Ed grant can be found at ibc.smapply.net. IBC Youth Development is supported by the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America and the United States Bowling Congress.
Thirteen recipients have been chosen by the International Bowling Campus Youth Development team to receive Bowler’s Ed kits and curriculum information through the Bowler’s Ed Grant Program, directly impacting over 30,000 students.
As a curriculum- and equipment-based physical education program, Bowler’s Ed is designed to introduce students to the lifetime sport of bowling. IBC Youth sponsored 12 grants while one is sponsored by the New York State Bowling Proprietors Association.
Each Bowler’s Ed kit brings a bowling-center-like atmosphere into classrooms, gyms and recreational spaces, providing teachers and supporting staff with the equipment and tools needed to enjoy the sport in the most convenient way.
“Our district is very excited for this opportunity,” said Sara Koppenhaver, a physical education teacher in the Albion Central School District. “One of the biggest things we are looking forward to is the opportunity to not only use the equipment as part of our elementary and middle school physical education curriculums, but also as part of our family engagement events at both buildings. We are excited at the ability to host family bowling nights and help to connect our students and their family with our local bowling center.”
The schools and school districts selected to receive Bowler’s Ed kits for the 2024-2025 school year were determined based on applications submitted by the June 30, 2024, deadline. The kits will be received by the following schools and districts:
- Albion Central School District – Albion, N.Y.
- Antelope Valley Union High School District – Lancaster, Calif.
- Beechwood Independent School District – Fort Mitchell, Ky.
- Delmar Elementary School – Delmar, Md.
- Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary School – Elburn, Ill.
- Mount Bethel Elementary School – Marietta, Ga.
- Orchard Avenue Elementary School – Grand Junction, Colo.
- Peace Lutheran School – Sun Prairie, Wis.
- P.S. 154 Jonathan D. Hyatt Elementary School – Bronx, N.Y.
- Taggart Elementary School – Philadelphia
- Thiells Elementary School – Thiells, N.Y.
- Unity Preparatory Charter School – Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Western Avenue Elementary School – Geneva, Ill.
Schools and organizations are able to teach students and young athletes about bowling in an educational and fun setting through the grant program. Each kit provides six sets of a carpeted mobile bowling lane, rubber bowling ball and plastic pins. A step-by-step curriculum and an instructional video on the fundamentals of bowling, which includes etiquette, safety, scoring and fitness activities, is also provided in each kit.
IBC Youth Development works with local associations, schools and bowling centers throughout the country to deliver the In-School Bowler’s Ed kits.
The initiative is supported by the bowling industry and aims to bring bowling centers and associations together with schools and non-profit organizations in their communities, allowing physical education teachers and other instructors the opportunity to make bowling one of the sports they teach to their students.
Since 2010, the Bowler’s Ed Grant Program has awarded 354 grants, impacting more than 4.7 million students from 46 states and provinces across the United States and Canada.
For schools, facilities or organizations interested in applying for a Bowler’s Ed grant, the application portal is open for the second half of the year. The submission deadline for this round is Dec. 31, 2024.
Information on the Bowler’s Ed program can be found at BOWL.com/BowlersEd, and applications for the Bowler’s Ed grant can be found at ibc.smapply.net. IBC Youth Development is supported by the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America and the United States Bowling Congress.