Grants for Materials

Creating 21st Century 3rd Grade Classrooms

Amount: $1,500 | Year: 2012 | School:

Chairs, carpets and accessories for 4 third grade classrooms. A successful learning space should be multi-functional, comfortable and needs to reflect the diversity of the learners and their particular needs.  Flexible small-group spaces with easy access to laptops facilitate Science and Social Studies curriculum initiatives.  Readers’ and Writers’ Workshops require meeting spaces for small-group paternerships […]

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Therapeutic Listening Program

Amount: $1,184 | Year: 2012 | School: ,

Therapeutic Listening program is a sensory integration treatment technique that utilizes electronically altered music to stimulate the muscles and receptors of the inner ear to open up neurological pathways. Headphones and related library supplies will be located at both elementary schools to  be utilized by LLLD & preschool classes as well as students  receiving OT […]

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Courtyard Greenhouse

Amount: $8,249 | Year: 2011 | School: ,

The installation of a 10’ by 16’ greenhouse, in the flagstone section of the Middle School courtyard will provide a variety of authentic, real life educational experiences and learning possibilities for several courses and clubs. Some uses include: Middle school science students will conduct a variety of hands-on student centered investigations based on scientific inquiry.  […]

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iPads in the Science Classroom – The Next Step?

Amount: $9,180 | Year: 2011 | School: ,

The goal of this grant it to investigate how the use of iPads in science instruction can encourage student collaboration in the creation and sharing of content, increase student engagement and motivation and help in individualizing instruction. This grant is an extension of a grant from last year where students learned to use the iPads […]

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Book Club Books

Amount: $2,880 | Year: 2011 | School: ,

Reader’s Workshop is a fundamental element of Language Arts in the third grade.  To best meet the needs of all learners, adequate books are essential to all classrooms.  The goal is to provide students the opportunity to read complex, high-interest text with deep comprehension.  The units of study for third grade require readers to work […]

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