Meta Grants $300K to Fort Worth ISD Career and Technical Education Department – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Fort Worth ISD high school students will soon have a new virtual reality trailer to learn about STEM-based careers thanks to a $ 300,000 grant from Meta, the former Facebook company.

According to Fort Worth ISD, the High School Mobile VR Experience will travel to each high school in the district to provide a virtual reality experience for students interested in learning about future career opportunities.

The High School Mobile VR Trailer will provide students with skills that can help them launch technical careers by providing virtual access to devices not available on campus, district officials said.

According to Fort Worth ISD, these experiences will also enable students to move into familiar and new careers so that students are better prepared to make informed decisions about their future.

According to district officials, the project is the latest example of the longstanding partnership between Fort Worth ISD and Meta. For the past three years, Meta employees have invested their time through student mentors, and have also provided robotic equipment, funding for teacher professional development, and access to the programming and computer science curriculum.

“This forward-thinking approach to future student careers is exactly the kind of initiative that Meta and our educational partners are happy to support,” said Holli Davies, Meta’s regional manager for community development. “We couldn’t be more proud of our partnership with Fort. worth its ISD and I really thank you all for the passion you bring to the district every day. “

Meta is also the new title sponsor of the Facebook Chair for Teaching Excellence in Career and Technical Education and is awarding a $ 5,000 honorarium to an exemplary teacher in the CTE field, Fort Worth ISD said.

Meta has been part of the Tarrant County community since the groundbreaking for the Fort Worth data center in 2015.

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