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District Fifteen Educational Foundation Awards Mini-grants
Teachers and teams from five Community Consolidated School District 15 schools will be recognized as recipients of the District Fifteen Educational Foundation’s 2005-06 mini-grants at the Foundation’s Fourth Annual Hearts of Gold Dinner Dance and Auction. This year the Foundation awarded more than $14,000 in mini-grants.
The District Fifteen Educational Foundation is an autonomous 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which supports programs not funded by the traditional tax-based education system. The Foundation’s mission is to acquire resources for programs and projects that enhance and supplement educational experiences for District 15 students. Since its formation in 1989, the Foundation has invested more than $1.6 million to support District 15 students.
The annual Hearts of Gold event is one of the Foundation’s major fund-raising initiatives. This year’s dinner dance and auction will take place beginning at 6 p.m. February 4 at Meridian Banquets in Rolling Meadows.
The 2005-06 mini-grant recipients, the awards and their planned projects are:
Kurt Saxama and Robert Taylor, Central Road School
Biomazon
Students will have a hands-on learning experience by interacting, investigating and conducting research with a living replica of an Amazon biome.
Trish Devine, Virginia Lake School
Building Home Libraries … Priceless
A program to allow students in kindergarten through second grade to build a home library and work with their parents to help their children develop reading skills.
Patricia Vande Hey, Jaime Shanahan, Monica Sanchez, Theresa Smith, and Julie Shipton Gray M. Sanborn School
Life on the Plains: A Living History of Native Americans
A Native American educator will introduce students in grades three through six to the traditional lifestyle and culture of the Lakota Sioux tribe. The program will enhance the social studies and art curriculum.
Mark Tobin, Carl Sandburg Junior High
Science and Technology Modules
Seventh- and eighth-grade students will investigate a fictional crime scene using science, math, and technology. Through hands-on activities such as collecting fingerprints, DNA samples and other evidence, they will evaluate the “crime” scene. The project will increase student motivation through interesting current areas of current scientific practice.
Donald Sommerville, Conyers Learning Academy
Parent Group, “Understanding Family Anger and Its Impact on Children”
This program will help parents of special needs children understand the impact anger has on families and learn effective methods for dealing with it. Parents will read three books on the topic and participate in-group discussions.
For more information about the Foundation, call 847-963-3160.
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