IdeaPaint Announces Makeover Contest Winners!
And now, for the news you've all been waiting for … the winners of Round 2 of the IdeaPaint360 Makeover Contest.
First up, the Egremont Elementary School, in Pittsfield MA, which had 4,242 votes!
Next, from Kinnelon, NJ, Mrs. Levitt's 1st grade classroom at the Kiel School, which had 2,575 votes!
Both finalists have won a one-of-a-kind 500 sq. ft. IdeaPaint installation, a consultation with the one-and-only Keith Whittier, a video documenting the process, and, of course, the continued awesomeness of IdeaPaint in their space.
Before we get to their contest entries, we'd like to thank our 10 amazing finalists, everyone who entered in either round, and all of you who voted! During the first round of this contest a few months ago we could sense the momentum building. We saw the buzz on our social media channels and were convinced that the second round would be even better. We decided to add the element of public voting, and that made all the difference. Our finalists received 10,000 votes from people around the country! It was exciting for us, and we hope just as exciting for all of you who participated, to see each entry call upon their community for support and for those communities to respond the way they did.
So, thanks!
You can expect similar contests in the future because these last two were so successful.
As for our winners, having two schools come out on top was a special treat. We hope to make Mrs. Levitt's class ("one of the greatest places to be") even greater by helping them figure out ways to maximize their space, to make handwriting and math fun, and, to restore indoor recess' cool factor. Room 201, here we come!
We're just as excited to meet the students at the Egremont Elementary School. Their library - a place where so many great ideas already exist - is a perfect place to create space for engagement and dialogue. Their students, some of whom you meet in their video, are ready to see how their big ideas fit into the grand scheme of things. We can't wait to help out.
Makeovers will be underway this winter. As always, we'll keep you posted here on the blog, and via Facebook and Twitter. If you'd like to learn more about how IdeaPaint has transformed schools all over the country, read on.
