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Grant Cycle Awards for 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010
Previous Grant Cycle Awards – 2011-2012
PROJECT NAME |
SCHOOL |
DESCRIPTION |
DIRECTOR |
AWARD |
World Religions |
Batchelor Middle School |
Materials to support global perspectives of world religions
in the middle school Social Studies curriculum. |
Jaime Burkhart |
$1,500 |
International Inquiry |
University Elementary School |
New inquiry-based curricula to expand students’ geographical knowledge, both cultural and physical |
Mary D’Eliso |
$3,200 |
Foreign Language Film and Audio |
Bloomington High School South |
iMac desktop computer from Apple to facilitate the creation of movies and audio
recordings for German and Spanish language learning |
Steve Sobiech |
$1,000 |
International Biographies |
Jackson Creek Middle School |
Unit about and supporting materials for international biographies and autobiographies |
Andrew Houlik-Ritchey |
$280 |
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Total |
$5,980 |
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Previous Grant Cycle Awards – 2010-2011
| PROJECT NAME |
SCHOOL |
DESCRIPTION |
DIRECTOR |
AWARD |
| Rhythms of Africa |
University Elementary |
Resident artist Bernard Woma spent time working with students at University to expand their knowledge on African drumming and dancing traditions. |
Mary D'Eliso |
$4,984.00 |
| Indiana Latino Leadership Conference |
Bloomington HS North & South |
North and South AMIGOS club members attended the annual Indiana Latino Leadership Conference where they learned about cultural topics/issues and furthered their interest in post-secondary education. |
Shirin Ansari |
$400.00 |
| African Drumming Ensemble |
Templeton Elementary |
Traditional African drums and an iron bell were purchased to further the capabilities of the Templeton afterschool Drumming Club, in collaboration with students from IU's African Studies department. |
Kathy Nesbitt |
$582.00 |
| Neema Means Grace |
Rogers Elementary |
Rogers Elementary School teacher went to Kenya to visit a school her classrooms have been helping fund. She collected artifacts to create a Kenyan Culture Kit for each classroom and shared her experiences through presentations after the trip. |
Cindy Creek |
$2,000.00 |
| Hispanic Flamenco Ballet |
Bloomington HS North |
78 Spanish III students traveled to Indianapolis to attend the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet. |
Gisele Phillips |
$1,000.00 |
| Going Global: Teaching How Nations Interconnect |
Childs Elementary |
Supplemental materials for 6th grade students at Childs were purchased to increase effectiveness of Ancient World unit. |
Karen Johnson |
$974.00 |
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Total |
$9,940.00 |
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Previous Grant Cycle Awards – 2009-2010
| PROJECT NAME |
SCHOOL |
DESCRIPTION |
DIRECTOR |
AWARD |
| BNTHS Rainforest Discovery Course in Costa Rica |
Bloomington New Tech HS |
Funds assisted Bloomington New Tech students in paying for the educational component of their trip to Costa Rica. |
Ann Burke |
$2,500.00 |
| Mangas and Anime. Huh? |
Jackson Creek MS |
Books and materials were purchased to meet the increasing demand for Manga and Anime at Jackson Creek Middle School. |
Kris McGlaun |
$500.00 |
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Total |
$3,000.00 |
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