Cubic Presents Montgomery Middle School of San Diego with ‘Innovate Award’ for Use of Technology in the Classroom
May 26 2016 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Cubic Corporation participates in Classroom of
the Future Foundation’s 13th Annual Innovation in Education
Awards
Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced it presented
Montgomery Middle School of San Diego with the ‘Innovate Award’ for
the school’s Makerspace Lab at the Classroom of the Future
Foundation’s 13th Annual Innovation in Education Awards event held
on May 25. Classroom of the Future Foundation (CFF) is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization that engages businesses, communities and
educational leaders to create innovative learning environments in
San Diego County K-12 public schools.
Education leaders, schools and programs that use dynamic
educational technology and help prepare students to thrive in a
competitive workforce were all honored at the awards ceremony.
Montgomery Middle School received the ‘Innovate Award’ for its
Makerspace Lab, an engineering lab where students can discover and
learn about Arduinos, electronic circuits, mechanical engineering
and additive manufacturing using 3-D printers to create products to
solve a problem or satisfy a need. The design thinking process
encouraged in the school’s lab empowers students to use their
creativity and ability to develop real-world solutions.
“Cubic has been an active supporter of CFF since 2007 as part of
the company’s commitment to promote STEM, workforce development,
education and technological innovation within our local community,”
said Darryl S. Albertson, Ph.D., vice president of corporate human
resources, Cubic Corporation. “We are proud to not only highlight
Montgomery Middle School for their efforts in using advanced
technology in the classroom, but also the forward-thinking
administrators and educators who were recognized at this year’s
event.”
“Classroom of the Future Foundation is known for being the
convener of business, community and educational leaders around
innovation in education,” said James Wright, newly appointed CEO,
Classroom of the Future Foundation. “We are privileged that local
businesses, like Cubic Corporation, are committed to supporting
innovative learning practices in this community and helping to
prepare our students to be our future workforce.”
The CFF-hosted, 13th Annual Innovation in Education Awards took
place at the Shiley Theatre, University of San Diego. During the
event, CFF also presented individual administrator/educator awards
including the Visionary & Outstanding Leadership Award;
Innovative Superintendent Award, Innovative Principal Award,
Innovative Educator Award, Innovation in Technology Award, and
Innovation in Instruction Award; in addition to the Impact Award,
Inspire Award and Achieve Award for classroom educational
programs.
About Cubic Corporation
Cubic Corporation designs, integrates and operates systems,
products and services focused in the transportation, defense
training and secure communications markets. As the parent company
of two major business units, Cubic’s mission is to increase
situational awareness and understanding for customers worldwide.
Cubic Transportation Systems is a leading integrator of payment and
information technology and services to create intelligent travel
solutions for transportation authorities and operators. Cubic
Global Defense is a leading provider of realistic combat training
systems, secure communications and networking and highly
specialized support services for military and security forces of
the U.S. and allied nations. For more information about Cubic,
please visit the company’s website at www.cubic.com or on Twitter
@CubicCorp.
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