Grant will help Fayette schools teach thinking, communication skills

The Heritage Community Foundation awarded a $4,000 grant to the Fayette County Education Foundation to support the Fayette County School System's Project Lead the Way schools. Project Lead the Way provides programs for students in grades K-12 to help them develop skills such as problem-solving, critical and creative thinking, collaboration and communication. Fayette County's is the only Georgia school system that has the program in elementary, middle and high schools. The Fayette County Education Foundation will award $500 to each of the eight Project Lead the Way elementary schools: Crabapple Lane, Fayetteville, Huddleston, Inman, Kedron, Sara Harp Minter, North Fayette, and Spring Hill.

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