Each year COFLT awards up to $250 per person for the Teacher Mini-Grant to COFLT members in order to:

1. provide incentive for teachers to develop new ideas and materials in their language;

2. encourage professional growth and collaboration;

3. facilitate the sharing of effective teaching techniques and materials among colleagues;
4. develop an appreciation of foreign languages and cultures in the community.

Examples of financial support

1. Guest speakers

2. Digital project

3. Software, subscription, materials

4. Innovative curriculum

Recipient Obligation 

To receive this award, please complete the Teacher Mini-Grant Application, linked HERE. Email your application to cofltawards@gmail.com by May 1. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. 

As a condition of receiving this award, following the event/project or idea implementation, you agree to submit a brief post report of your proposed activity, including the description how the event went and met the objectives of the mini-grant program, photo(s) of participants at the activity, a list of attendees, artifacts, feedback/quotes,  to be published on the COFLT website, Facebook page, and PNCFL Lingo newsletter.  Send your description and photos to cofltawards@gmail.com within one month of the date of your get-together or event.

Eligibility

All COFLT members are eligible to apply.

Deadline 

May 1.  Recipients will be notified of award status by email following a meeting by the Awards Committee.  Grant awards will be mailed upon receipt of a brief description of your completed activity, including how it met the objectives of the mini-grant program, photo(s) of participants at the activity, artifacts, a list of attendees, etc. 

This year's winners

Miiko Suzuki (Winston Churchill High School)

Project: AP Summer Institute Workshop

Molly MacGregor (Evergreen High School)

Project: German student college tours