The Needham Education Foundation will make 24 annual grant awards for a total of $75,148 in the 2002-2003 academic year. This is in addition to the $15,000 awarded to the NEF 2002 Large Grant recipient.
American Art Quest at Newman
Newman | $2,400 |
| Lecture series for 5th graders with slide shows and discussions to help students integrate art history and appreciation into their American History social studies curriculum. |
Art Quest
Hillside | $3,150 |
| Presentations to students of slides of art work to stimulate discussion and critical thinking. Artwork is chosen to coordinate with each grade’s social studies curriculum. |
Multimedia on the Move
Newman | $3,498 |
| Purchase of multimedia equipment to be used in classrooms by teachers and children to complete technology-based projects in all areas of the curriculum. |
The Roar of the Bulldozer
Eliot | $3,500 |
| Project involving an artist-in-residence to work with all grade levels on music, movement, dance and drama activities integrated with curriculum, and related to the school’s move to a temporary setting during school construction. |
5. Asian Occasion: Folk Tales, Myths and Bamboo Music
Elementary | $3,500 |
| Performances at each elementary school by master storyteller, involving music, audience participation. Stories will be from several Asian cultures and enhance the social studies themes from several grade levels. |
Implementing the Responsive Classroom
Newman and Elementary | $3,500 |
| Expansion of previously awarded large grant project that trains classroom teachers to use new strategies for teaching cooperation, assertion, responsibility, self-control and empathy. |
Educational Initiative
Eliot and Hillside | $3,500 |
| Residency from the Mind Body Institute to train teachers how to use yoga with their students, as a strategy to manage stress, improve focus and improve health, academic and athletic performance. |
Writer-in-Residence
Hillside | $3,500 |
| In-service training by Barry Lane to further develop teachers’ skills to teach writing to their students. Workshops for each grade level are targeted at the appropriate developmental stage of writing. |
Lit Circles
Pollard | $3,500 |
| Purchase groups of novels for grade 7 for students to read outside of English class and form lit circles to discuss novels |
Connections in Art
Elementary | $3,500 |
| Purchase of kits for art teachers to use with children at each grade level to coordinate with curriculum frameworks in many areas, including language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science. |
Wyckoff Sculpture Science Kits
Broadmeadow | $3,500 |
| Development of science activity kits to teach children different aspects of physical science (i.e. simple machines, energy, balance, gravity, and light). All of these science elements are integrated into the Wyckoff Sculpture at the new Broadmeadow School. |
Newman Multicultural Center
Newman | $3,500 |
| Development and organization of teaching materials and resources to enhance the teaching of the social studies curriculum in all grades by adding materials that provide a multicultural perspective. |
Success for All
Mitchell | $3,350 |
| Purchase of learning software to be used in classrooms to improve reading comprehension, critical thinking and math skills of all children, but especially targeted at children who need remedial support. |
From Here to There with Cinderella
Eliot | $3,500 |
| Develop a book bag project for Eliot 1st graders that will allow them to read various Cinderella stories from different cultures with their parents. |
Keys to Writing Literacy
Broadmeadow | $3,500 |
| Purchase 14 AlphaSmarts to improve keyboarding skill of 4th grade students. |
Elementary East Asian Resources
Elementary | $1,100 |
| Prepare a brochure describing resources, suggest grade levels and connections to Needham elementary curriculum units in an easy-to-use format. |
Other Voices of the American Revolution
Elementary | $3,000 |
| Review and revise 5th grade social studies unit on the American Revolution from a multicultural perspective. |
Mitchell School Multicultural Mural Project
Mitchell | $3,500 |
| Bring an artist-in-residence to work with all Mitchell students to paint a permanent multicultural mural at Mitchell. |
Community Connections: Understanding Racism
Elementary | $2,620 |
| Create a book club to educate both white parents and those of color about race and racism, especially as it plays out in a white, suburban community. |
Exploraciones en Coro (Explorations in Chorus)
Elementary | $3,500 |
| Project to teach 4th and 5th graders in all elementary schools to perform two works by Hispanic composer, Francisco Nunez, composer-in residence. |
Kids Involved in Divorce and Separation
District Wide | $3,450 |
| Needham Youth Commission Project to develop workshops and resources for students and parents on dealing with separation and divorce. |
FLEXCAM for the Pollard Science Dept.
Pollard | $945 |
| Purchase a multi-purpose video camera to be used by science teachers to project a variety of objects onto a TV or computer monitor. |
Pollard Science Fair
Pollard | $2,650 |
| Program to initiate a science fair for Pollard Middle School students. |
Balanced Instrumentation in Musical Ensembles
High School | $3,500 |
| Purchase 4 Instrument Timbre Preference test kits and a Baritone Saxophone to better balance the high school orchestra, concert band and jazz band. |
Cardio Equipment Infusion
High School | $3,500 |
| Purchase portable cardio-equipment for use in High School physical education classes. |
