Kenzie G. ’20 Shares Her Inspired Learning Grant Journey

Each year, Foxcroft offers an opportunity for rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors to pursue a passion, test a theory, or create a product of her design.
Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, students may apply for up to $1,500 to fund summer learning plus up to $1,000 for additional expenses. Selected students work with a faculty advisor and an alumna, parent, or professional mentor, assigned by Foxcroft, with the goal of presenting their projects to the Foxcroft community during the fall at an assembly/project fair.

Kenzie G. ’20 Studied Emergency Medical Services Nationwide
Having declared an Emergency Medical Services STEM Concentration at the beginning of 2019, Kenzie G. ’20, who currently holds an EMT (emergency medical technician) certification, applied for the Inspired Learning Summer Grant to begin to understand EMS (emergency medical services) on a larger scale; beyond just the differences she saw between the two counties where she currently volunteers.

On a national scale, even though we all call 911 in an emergency, there are still great discrepancies in the details of EMS. As she wrote in her grant proposal, “Different equipment is used from station to station, overhead Medical Directors require different mastery of skill sets and procedures from county to county, and different minimum requirements to receive Emergency Medical Technician certification exist from state to state.” Realizing all of this, Kenzie wanted to know if a single cohesive system could be created through all these differences.

After reaching out to systems in Columbus, OH; Seattle, WA; Dare County, NC; Boston, MA; and Washington, DC to interview system chiefs, Kenzie realized that the NREMT (National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians) test, only subscribed to by 38 states, needs to be standard for all 50. 

As part of the grant, Kenzie also attended the Virginia EMS Symposium, where she was able to take the National Association of EMS Educators Level 1 Instructor Course and receive certification to become an educator of EMS. As a result, she is now the youngest person in the United States to hold that certification. 

Two other grant recipients, Bianca M. ’21 and Betsy A. ’21, shared their experiences in early November.
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