2012 Grant Recipients

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AchieveMpls , Minneapolis, MN

$10,000
Support for teacher professional development in an innovative theater-based literacy strategy called Tableau.

Foothills School of Arts and Sciences, Boise, ID

$10,000
Support to integrate movement-based learning into the school’s curriculum.

Harlem Academy, New York, NY

$10,000
Support for a history program for high potential middle school students.

PLAyworks metro boston, boston, ma

$10,000
Support to change the school culture to become a more connected community through play.

The Highlander Institute

$10,000
Support for Blended Learning Initiative which will develop a school reform model at the Highlander Charter School that strategically connects research, proven practices and critical tools in the field of integrated education technology.

Edna Karr, New Orleans, LA

$35,000
The TEST (Teachers Educating Students Together) cohort will receive training, observation, coaching, and resources to effectively instruct students with special needs using a co-teaching model

Native American Community Academy, Albuquerque, New Mexico

$35,000
Native American Community Academy (NACA) was supported to implement and evaluate “Growing Leaders,” a professional development, teacher training, and fellowship program

STAR Education, Culver city, CA

$35,000
Support for the development, production, and presentation of the “Why the Grey Matters” Program Neuroscience Based Professional Development Program.

 

2011 Grant Recipients

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Imaginarium Group, Fort Myers, FL

$35,000
Support for an engineering curriculum in the school system to advance STEM education.

Muddy Sneakers,  Brevard, NC

$35,000
Support for enriching North Carolina’s Standard Course of Study with hands-on learning in pristine forest areas and wilderness sites

Washington State University, Vancouver, WA

$35,000
Support for alternative approaches to curriculum and instruction that improve educational access for all students

Facing History and ourselves, Brookside, MA

$10,000
Support for professional development and curricular reform in writing instruction.

Future Leaders Institute, New York, NY

$10,000
Support for a leadership and empowerment initiative for at risk girls.

2010 Grant Recipients

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East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

$30,465
Support for the Teacher Academy Program in Secondary Schools which encourages a diverse group of students to enter education by providing students with the support and training necessary to explore teaching while attending rural high schools.

Epiphany, Dorchester, MA

$30,000
Support for a unique and comprehensive intern teacher program.

The Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC

$35,000
Support a collaborative professional development program for teachers/artists.

The Boston Conservatory

$10,000
Support for the “Program for Students on the Autism Spectrum”.

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, New York, NY

$10,000
Support for training teachers to recognize and appropriately respond to bias based behaviors.

J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, Cicero, IL

$10,000
Support for training teachers to teach AP classes relevant to a target population.

Maine Audubon, Falmouth, ME

$10,000
Support for the expansion of environmental education through classroom and outdoor expereinces to Rural areas.