Check out this article about Stacy Middle School receiving a Project Lead The Way grant from the One8 Foundation.

Source: Patch

Author: Jessie Castellano, Patch Staff

Date: March 18, 2026

MILFORD, MA — A middle school in Milford has been awarded grant funds to support its STEM learning.

Stacy Middle School received a $12,000 grant from the One8 Foundation, the school district announced on Tuesday. The funding will allow the school to offer a new applied-learning curriculum called “Medical Detectives.”

The program from the nonprofit organization Project Lead The Way helps to prepare students for success in STEM. The learning experience is for students of all ages, in courses like computer science, engineering and biomedical science.

Stacy Middle School is one of 12,000 schools across the country offering a PLTW program.

Right now, the school district offers PLTW courses in which students act as detectives, conducting hands-on labs to analyze genetic data, measure vital signs, investigate outbreaks, and examine the nervous system to diagnose diseases.

The school district said that Stacy Middle School will use the funding to strengthen its current PLTW program. The money will support teachers’ professional development by purchasing materials and equipment for use in courses.

In the curriculum, students can apply what they have learned to solve real-world problems, the school said.

The One8 Foundation, along with the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council, the Workforce Skill Cabinet, and the Massachusetts Life Science Center, has supported the expansion of PLTW programming for students across the state since 2017.

Through PLTW, Stacy Middle School will also have access to a regular set of teacher professional learning opportunities, student project showcases and connections to industry professionals offered by the Mass Learning Project and the One8 Applied Learning Hub.

“Students are hungry for experiences that allow them to apply what they are learning to solve real-world, meaningful problems,” said Joanna Jacobson, President of the One8 Foundation. “Providing equitable access to hands-on applied learning programs that deliver academic gains while building critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills ensures students are engaged and interested in school and prepared for success in this ever-changing world.”