December 2011 Grant Awards
The Foundation Provided $12,435.18 in Grant Funding in December 2011
- Cynthia Rawson, art teacher at Heritage School, was awarded a grant for her project to relocate the art room to the original atrium space in the school and create a 'Visual Arts Studio' environment to enhance student learning and inspire creativity. The grant will pay for individual art work stations as part of transforming the space. ps And this was a very creative day at Heritage school as many students supported Spirit Week Mis-Match Day with some 'interesting' attire.
- Adrienne Schur at Dudley Middle School will use her grant for an ELMO document camera and projector. The ELMO will allow her to use what she's learned from Math Learning Communities in her classroom, enhancing classroom match instruction.
- Rebecca Patterson will use her grant award to 'Connect Rm 302 Worldwide'. She'll use an ELMO document camera and two iPads to bring new methods of instruction to her science and math lessons.
- 6th grade teacher Anna Hill at Charlton Middle School will use her grant to work with her students to produce a World Fair at the end of the school year after students on Teams 6-1 & 6-2 study past World Fairs and their resulting inventions, new technology, architectural impacts,and foods. Students on teams 6-3 & 6-4 and families will be invited to attend.
- Natalie Morris, Life Skills instructor at Charlton Middle School was awarded a grant for her project 'Families in Focus & Fabric. Students will study family structure and transfer that knowledge to items they will create with photo transfers on material sewn into various family heirloom items.
- Michele Ganger and Karen Higgins received a grant to expand opportunities of general education and students in the school's STRIVE program to interact socially. General education students will gain experience to help evaluate a path of pursuing studies in special education.
- JoEllen Dean celebrates receiving her grant for 3 ELMO document cameras and projectors, one for each grade, with the entire Mason Rd student body. With this new teaching tool, teachers will be able to easier present information to students and bring lessons to life.
- Shepherd Hill teacher Karen Higgins was awarded a grant for a Family Writing Evening. Students and family members will be invited to attend an evening writing together, sharing memories, while observing the writing process.