Schools
Education Foundation Awards $13K in Grants
Just for the Kids Education Foundation announced the 29 Bensalem Township School District classroom projects for the 2013-2014 school year.
From author day to a robotic challenge to the addition of ukuleles in music class, 29 Bensalem Township School District classrooms will soon benefit from a total grant of $13,395.
Offered by the Just for the Kids Education Foundation, the awards, ranging from $250 to $500, were announced during this week's school board meeting.
In all, School Board President Ralph Douglass said the nonprofit organization received 36 applications for classroom projects. The hope, he said, is to "bring that amount back to the $1,000 level," Douglass said of the funding.
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The 29 projects that will receive funding are as folllows:
School/Teacher Project Title Amount
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Belmont
Nicole Altomare Technology for the Classroom $500
Deana Rivera Reading Courtyard $500
Deana Rivera/Mary Fitzpatrick Where in the World is Belmont Hills? $500
Cornwells
Sara Hearn Science Fair $500
Elaine Nicoletti Chicks $350
Michele Tralies Author Day $500
Faust
Courtney Capriotti Ukuleles for General Music $500
Courtney Capriotti/Meghan Green 2014 Spelling Bees $320
Gabriella DiMona Motivating Struggling Readers with Technology $500
Debi Johnson Alumni Day $500
Laura Rose O'Hey Science Fair $500
Rush
Dean Bollendorf Stop Motion Story Telling $500
Kimberle Pearce/Lorraine Nolan School Newsletter $500
Laura Ziccardi Roadrunners Rock with Electric Guitars $500
Struble
Frances Farrow Storytelling and the Common Core Standards $250
Helen Londergan Sketchbook/Journal $500
Helen Londergan Shadow Puppet Construction $250
Sharon Steward 4 C'S and Shadow Puppet Theatre $250
Valley
Kelly McGowan Action Based Learning Lab $500
Kyle O'Malley Inspired by the Sea $500
Wilann Spiccia Ukuleles in the Elementary Music Classroom $500
Robert K. Shafer
Karen Cook Clay Tile Mural $500
Kirston Moore VEX IQ Robotics $500
Cecelia Snyder
Janet Clearkin Meet Edward "Ned" Hector - A Visitor from the Past $500
Kristian Randt Robotic Challenge $500
Bensalem High
Carly Najera Sketchbook Project with the Brooklyn Art $500 Carly Najera Wearable Weavings $500
Lorraine Smull Penn Museum and International Classroom $500
Lorraine Smull/Deanna McLaughlin/ Beyond the Walls of the Classroom $475 Aimee Krause/Carly Najera
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