|
Grant Title |
Grant Amount |
Brief description |
| Computer-Based
Lab Technology |
$6,244 |
Hardware and software to improve data
collection and analysis in High School Science classes
(High School) |
Bridging
Learners to
Life-long Readers |
$5,200 |
Provides reading materials to allow teachers
to match students to texts across all curriculum areas at their individual
reading levels, increasing their reading fluency
(Middle School - Grade 5) |
| Literature
Connections to Elementary Math |
$1,534 |
Children’s literature to enhance the TERC
Investigations math curriculum
(Florence Roche) |
| Literature
Connections to Elementary Math |
$1,528 |
Children’s literature to enhance the TERC
Investigations math curriculum
(Prescott) |
|
Rainbow Players: Drama as a Tool for Teaching Inclusion |
$1,000 |
Performances and workshops by theater troupe
with a variety of disabilities to highlight issues of discrimination,
bullying & self-esteem
(Middle School) |
| Vernal Pool
Poster Project |
$425 |
Enables students to study vernal pool life
on the High School grounds and produce a professional quality poster for
community use
(High School) |
|
Artist-in-Residence Carol McGrath |
$1,302 |
Provides partial funding, in conjunction
with the Swallow Union APT, to enable students to observe the creation of
a permanent mural from start to finish, and actively involves them in the
artistic process through learning about great artists of the world and
creating their own art in various artistic styles
(Swallow Union) |
| I-Movie
Project |
$1,200 |
Digital video equipment to enhance the Drama
curriculum
(Middle School - Grade 8) |
|
Astronomy Lab Aids |
$649 |
Equipment & demonstration materials to
enhance the new astronomy curriculum
(High School) |
| Three Sisters
Garden |
$120 |
Provides partial funding, in conjunction
with the Groton Garden Club, for gardening program in support of
multi-disciplinary study of Native Americans
(Grade 3 Districtwide) |
| Project
Adventure Certification Training |
$2,300 |
Trains teachers in an adventure-based
program using existing equipment to teach students about fitness,
nutrition, cultural awareness, substance abuse prevention, stress/energy
management, leadership, and community building
(Professional Development - Middle
School) |
| Appreciation
for the Performing Arts |
$800 |
Funds supplemental pantomime and
improvisation workshops to enhance the Theater Arts curriculum
(High
School) |
| Systematic
Teaching of Phonics |
$2,750 |
Gives educators the opportunity to develop
an in‑depth understanding of the role of phonics in expanding and refining
students’ reading and writing abilities
(Professional Development - Swallow
Union) |
| Fine Art
Prints |
$850 |
High-quality art prints for studies in art
history and design
(Middle School) |
