Center School second grade teacher Amy Renna was one of 89 mini-grant recipients who were recognized by Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank on Tuesday. The grants are aimed at providing additional educational opportunities to students.

Cape Cod Five hosted the 15th Annual Educational Mini-Grants gathering at Cape Cod Community College. During the event, the bank’s foundation presented the grants to teachers from 43 area schools.

Renna was awarded a $500 grant for a field trip to watch a live performance of "Miss Nelson is Missing" at the Zeiterion Theatre for all 70 students in the second grade. The trip will be Jan. 29.

Bank President, CEO and Foundation Chair Dorothy A. Savarese said the projects represent “new and innovative ideas – ideas that demonstrate the creativity, energy and commitment of our teachers both to their students and their profession.”

Teachers use the grants to offer unique educational programs that would otherwise be unavailable to their students. Since the educational mini-grants program’s inception in 2000, more than 800 grants totaling nearly $290,000 have been awarded.