Grand Total Fall 2008: $20,020.00
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School
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Grant Information
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Amount
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Pond Cove School
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Therapeutic Horse Back Riding
Morrigan Burns, Multiple Grade Levels
To help six students in the Elementary Life Skills program get therapeutic horseback riding lessons at Riding to the Top Center.
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$400.00
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Pond Cove School
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Total Pond Cove School
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$400.00
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School
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Grant Information
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Amount
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Middle School
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Museum of Fine Arts and Mapparium
Deborah Casey, 7th Grade
A great oportunity to bring the curriculum alive! A full day field trip for 7th grade to view collection of antiquities and artifacts from the ancient world and other cultures. Students will spend several weeks preparing and choosing specific areas to research so they can get the most from their visit.
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$3,870.00
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Middle School
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Visiting Artist Gan Xu Culture and Art of China
Marguerite Lawler-Rohner, Multiple Grade Levels
Visiting Artist, Gan Xu, will engage students with stories about his life growing up under Chairman Mao, the oppression of communism as experienced by his family, and how education saved him. Through lecture and demonstration Gan will teach the students the art of Chinese brush painting and the philosophy behind this ancient art.
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$2,500.00
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Middle School
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Total Middle School
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$6,370.00
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School
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Grant Information
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Amount
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High School
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Virtual High School*
Jeff Shedd, Multiple Grade Levels
Grant covers teacher training, site coordinator training, annual membership fee and fall fees for 8 students to participate in fall semester course. Grant would cover ~50% of student course fees. VHS is a non-profit collaborative of schools utilizing teachers from member schools to provide a wide range of on-line AP, honors, core and elective HS courses.
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$9,750.00
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High School
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World Affairs Council
Gretchen McNulty, Multiple Grade Levels
Grant covers consultants, speakers and materials for World Affairs Council, an organization that encourages HS students to get involved and care about world affairs, and to improve critical thinking and debate skills.
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$1,900.00
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High School
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Clickers
Michael Effron, Multiple Grade Levels
Grant covers a 23 Remote Kit. The goal is to increase learning with a one-to-one class environment giving the teacher immediate feedback on each student's grasp of science material. The clickers also encourage discussion about different opinions with the goal of changing opinions.
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$1,500.00
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High School
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Computer Communication and CAD Technology Upgrades for CP Engineering and VEX Robotics Course
Evan Thayer, Multiple Grade Levels
As Lego Robotics continues to grow in popularity so Ceef continues to help support this fun course with new technology. Evan continues to teach innovation and excellence by creating a state-of-the-technology robotics and engineering lab.
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$1,100.00
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High School
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Total High School
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$14,250.00
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*Original grant amount was $11,350. $1,600 was refunded to CEEF.
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School
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Grant Information
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Amount
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All Schools
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Social Networking Site Education
Jeff Shedd, Multiple Grade Levels
Grant pays for %50 of fee for consultant, Jayne Hitchcock, to speak to students, staff & parents about social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, MySpace). She will cover dangers of the sites, parental control and awareness, and privacy issues.
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$1,000.00
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All Schools
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Total All Schools
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$1,000.00
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