Winter 2010 Grants

Kennebunk Elementary School

Program: Summer at Risk
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsor: Sara Zito
Amount: $4,550
Summer school program to address the academic needs of second grade students who have been identified as being at risk of not meeting learning standards, but who do not qualify for special education services.

Consolidated School

Program: Summer at Risk
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsor: Sara Zito
Amount: $4,550
Summer school program to address the academic needs of second grade students who have been identified as being at risk of not meeting learning standards, but who do not qualify for special education services.

Program: Science Companion CDs
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsors: Amy Bayha, Rachel McCarthy
Amount: $900
Purchase of the digital component of the Science Companion curriculum kits, enabling integration with existing electronic whiteboards.

Mildred L. Day School

Program: Geocaching
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsor: John Woodcock
Amount: $900
Purchase of GPS units and geocaching supplies. Students will use GPS technology to track and find hidden "caches," or treasure boxes.

Program: Summer at Risk
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsor: Sara Zito
Amount: $4,550
Summer school program to address the academic needs of second grade students who have been identified as being at risk of not meeting learning standards, but who do not qualify for special education services.

Program: Science Companion CDs
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsors: Amy Bayha, Rachel McCarthy
Amount: $900
Purchase of the digital component of the Science Companion curriculum kits, enabling integration with existing electronic whiteboards.

Sea Road School

Program: Science Companion CDs
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsors: Amy Bayha, Rachel McCarthy
Amount: $900
Purchase of the digital component of the Science Companion curriculum kits, enabling integration with existing electronic whiteboards.

Middle School of the Kennebunks

Program: French and Spanish Markets
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsors: Tad Williams, Amber Burks, Ellen McEnaney, Dot Bradford
Amount: $1,500
Students immerse themselves in an authentic French or Spanish market, exploring various "shops" and interacting with French- or Spanish-speaking shopkeepers to earn stamps for their passports. The assessment piece from last year's French Marketplace has been modified following IB training in that area.

Program: LCD Projector
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsor: Laurie Ellis
Amount: $3,000
Purchase of an LCD projector that functions in conjunction with existing electronic whiteboards.

Program: Chinatown Field Trip
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsor: Fred Meyers
Amount: $662.50
Support for an academic field trip to Chinatown in Boston-an integral part of the 7th-grade interdisciplinary unit on China.

Program: Science Club
Date: Winter 2010
Sponsor: Shonee Strickland
Amount: $300
Provides materials to enable a science-based, after-school enrichment program.