Digi-Block Grant Program

Digi-Block, Inc. Announces Call for 2010 Grant Applications

Download an application here.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (March 9, 2010) - Digi-Block, Inc., a leading developer of mathematics products, today announced its call for 2010 grant applications. The grant is open to educators in elementary and intermediate schools. The purpose of the grant is to "provide motivated and thoughtful teachers with the resources to make a difference in math education in their schools,” says founder Elon Kohlberg.

One grant of $2,000 will be awarded on June 7, 2010. Grant applications can be found on the Digi-Block website and must be postmarked by May 14th. The application calls for a description of how Digi-Block will be used, how the progress of the grant program will be evaluated, and a letter of recommendation. Applications will be evaluated based on their objectives, use of Digi-Block, and the way in which results will be collected. For more information, please see the 2010 Digi-Block Grant Application, or contact Digi-Block. Information about past winners can also be found on the 2008 and 2009 grants pages of the website.

About the Digi-Block Program:

The Digi-Block Program is based on the Digi-Block model of the base-10 number system. By interacting with this model in specific and graduated ways, children are able to learn place value, number sense, and arithmetic in a way that they will never forget. They are able to base their understanding of arithmetic on a concrete model, allowing them to "See the Math," and giving them a strong foundation for higher mathematics.

About Digi-Block:

Located in Cambridge, Mass., Digi-Block, Inc., is the developer of the Digi-Block program, a unique mathematics program that enables students to develop a concrete and intuitive understanding of the base-10 number system. Digi-Block was founded in 1997 upon the inventions and ideas of Harvard Business School professor and mathematician, Elon Kohlberg. When teaching his nephew arithmetic, he realized that there was no suitable model of the base-10 number system, so he decided to make one. What began as marbles in plastic containers is now the elegant Digi-Block system. Launched in 1999, Digi-Block has evolved into an entire program for teaching number sense, place value and operations with whole numbers and decimals and has had tremendous reception in schools worldwide.

Grant Department
Digi-Block, Inc.
P.O. Box 380247
Cambridge, MA 02238