Grants
Previous AFE Grants
AFE Grants: 2009-2010 School Year |
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Project Title |
Amount Awarded |
Description |
Teacher(s) - School |
Fall 2009 Grants |
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| The Road to Afghanistan | $545 | Comprehensive, project-based study of Afghanistan, including history, culture, and politics, culminating in an informational fair | Gregory, Bent, Singleton, Brodeur, Sunderland - Wood Hill Middle |
| Infection: Role in American History | $665 | Investigation of disease and its impact on history, the science behind infection and disease, and current biotechnology | Anthony - Wood Hill Middle |
| Solar System Expansion | $775 | Expansion of previously funded alternative-energy engineering projects, including solar energy classroom lighting | Miley - West Middle |
| Environmental Science: Sustainable Garden | $1,000 | Highly interdisciplinary sustainable garden project, including correspondence with counterparts in Costa Rica, and local sale of garden produce | Cutler, Cantwell - Andover High School |
| Document Camera | $400 | Document camera to enable sharing of resources and student material | Wesley - West Middle |
Spring 2010 Grants |
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| Math Challenges | $500 | King - Bancroft Elementary | |
| Book Club | $300 | King - Bancroft Elementary | |
AFE Grants: 2008 - 2009 School Year |
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Project Title |
Amount Awarded |
Description |
Teacher(s) - School |
Fall 2008 Grants |
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| Literacy Center Library | $400 | Books for tutoring and encouraging literacy | Blasi, Ganley - Andover High School |
| This Is Your Brain on Music | $1000 | Experiments to investigate the science of sound and music | Anthony, Murray - Wood Hill Middle |
| Bioavionics | $150 | Principles of aviation through model building | Bachmann - Doherty Middle |
| Music, Poetry, and ELA | $300 | Sound equipment to enable student-created music or readings | McCormick, Hansberry - West Middle |
| Blasting Off! | $450 | Space exploration through experiments and projects | Harkins -- West Elementary |
Spring 2009 Grants |
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| Assistive Technology Project | $300 | Assistive technology to improve written communication skills | Aronson - South |
| Writer's Workshop | $380 | Developing a writer's workshop | McCormick, Hansberry - West Middle |
| Book Clubs | $350 | Book clubs to explore psychology through contemporary nonfiction literature | McCarthy, Farina, Berard - Andover High School |
| Shawsheen Puppet Masters | $599 | Literature-based student puppet show performances for all-school assemblies | Patten - Shawsheen |
| Phonemic Learning Center | $368 | A learning center focused on phonemic awareness | Messina, Dougherty - Shawsheen |
| Air Pressure Experiments | $508 | Hands-on experiments studying air pressure | Lawrence - Wood Hill |
| Document Camera | $450 | Document camera for in-class use | Chapman - Andover High School |
| Shawsheen Mail | $150 | School-wide project for letter writing to encourage writing fluency | Kirsten, Hewitt - Shawsheen |
| Zumba! | $60 | Foreign language study during Latin dance program | Gaudiano - Andover High School |
| American Progress: A Walk Through Time | $300 | Art gallery focused on westward expansion and Industrial Revolution | Manship, Heidenrich - West Middle |
| Study Island | $601 | Dynamic web-based program | Clapp - Sanborn |
| Improve Technology Applications in the Core-Plus Math Classroom | $741 | Applied technology to augment investigation and discovery process in math courses | Haltmaier- Andover High School |
AFE Grants: 2007 - 2008 School Year |
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Project Title |
Amount Awarded |
Description |
Teacher(s) School, Grade |
Fall 2007 Grants |
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| 10 grants totaling $4,980 awarded to teachers for projects at 6 schools | |||
| Sowing Seeds of Inquiry | $ 450 | Plant cart for seed used to study science, math, health | Dene Kouletsis, Wood Hill |
| Celebración | $ 500 | Quinceaños Performance Art | Gina Murray, Norma Villareal, Zee Soffron, Wood Hill |
| How our Environment Shapes our Identities | $ 600 | Writing an photography to explore relation of self to environment | Frank DeFusco, Kathy Conti, Wood Hill |
| Ecosystem of a Pond | $ 680 | Investigation of ecosystem using writing, science, art | Chris Brodeur, Chip Gregory, Katie Bent, Donna Sunderland, Betty Singleton, Wood Hill |
| Velco/White Boards | $ 350 | Two-sided boards for creating small-group materials/activities | Lisa Menschel, Lori Belligreri, Aimee Dubois, Linda Kane, West Middle |
| Foreign Language in 5th Grade | $ 400 | Transportation costs related to getting high school students to teach 5th graders foreign languages | Foreign Language Department, AHS |
| Chinese Cultural Awareness | $ 400 | Chinese cultural activities | Mei Lynn, AHS |
| The Earth Balloon | $ 700 | World Geography portable classroom | Stacey Feldt, South |
| Now You're Building Workshops | $ 750 | Workshops in designing and building architectural structures | Ernest J. Perry III West El |
| Planting a Rainbow | $150 | Garden to enhance study of science units | Ann Carlson, Laraine Woo, Mary Beth Smith, Sanborn |
AFE Grants: 2006 - 2007 School Year |
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14 grants totaling $7,195 awarded to teachers for projects at 9 schools |
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Project Title |
Amount Awarded |
Description |
Teacher(s) School, Grade |
Fall 2006 Grants |
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5 grants totaling $3,195 awarded to teachers for projects at 3 schools |
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| Talkin' Trash | $ 500 | Projects investigating plastic recycling and effects on environment | Jane Anthony, Wood Hill, Gr. 8, 100 students |
| Alternative Energy Technology | $ 950 | Solar generation of energy; powering lights and radio-controlled airplanes | Dan Miley, West Middle, Gr. 7-8, 320 students |
| Archaeology | $ 645 | Building an archaeological dig and display; guest speaker | Charles Gregory, Brian Carey, Wood Hill, Gr. 6, 85 students |
| Masks and Carnivals | $ 500 | Understanding world cultures through carnival masks | Norma Villarreal, Wood Hill, Gr. 7, 122 students |
| Pre-K Story Telling Project | $ 600 | Books and materials for developing student storytelling skills | Gretchen Curtis, Shawsheen, Pre-K, 72 students |
Spring 2007 Grants |
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9 grants totaling $4,000 awarded to teachers at 8 schools |
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| Outdoor Cafe | $ 500 | Students design, estimate materials, costs, build and landscape an outdoor cafe adjacent to the cafeteria. | Amy Brady and Steve Tisbert, Gr. 6, Wood Hill |
| Story Retelling | $ 500 | Retelling explored with visit from resident author. Children will practice retelling stories, writing retellings with assistance of the teacher, and write/retell their own stories. | Linda Meltzer, Ann Carlson, Larainne Woo, MaryBeth Smith, Gr. K, Sanborn |
| Tote Tree of Knowledge | $ 300 | Fabric bags containing a book and activities for students to take home and do with parents. | Daphne Winders, Shawsheen, Gr. 2 |
| Guppy Genetics | $ 400 |
Learning genetics by selectively breeding guppies. | Thomas Desjardins, Gr. 8, Doherty |
| Foreign Language Tutoring for the Fifth Grade | $ 600 | High school foreign language students teach foreign language lessons to 5th graders. |
Charlene Clinton, Gr. 10-12, Andover High School, and Gr. 5 at Middle Schools |
| Soaring through Science with Scrapbooks | $ 400 | Students define and illustrate major science concepts in scrapbooks from second through fifth grade to serve as a spiral, continuous review. | Sally Magner, Susan Farquhar, Deb O'Connor, Nicole Brezinski, Gr. 2-4, High Plain |
| Problem Solving Strategies | $ 600 | Math "question of the week" and "question of the month for each grade | Stacey Feldt, Gr. K-5, South School |
| Hold the Fossil Fuels, Please | $ 500 | Global Warming and climate change | Jane Anthony, Gr. 8, Wood Hill |
| Proofs Are All Around Us | $ 200 | CSI video that uses mathematical proofs to solve a crime | Minda Reidy, Gr. 9, Andover High School |
AFE Grants: 2005 - 2006 School Year |
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Project Title |
Description |
Teacher(s) School, Grade |
| Bridge Engineering Project | Students researched, designed and constructed a bridge to cross a stream in a nature area near their school. | Mr. Steve Tisbert, Grade 6, Wood Hill Middle School |
| Bay Circuit Trail | Wood Hill students explored the hiking trails of Andover | Ms. Dene Kouletsis, Wood Hill Middle School |
| The Brain is One Amazing Organ | Ms. Lana Reuss, Ms. Jane Anthony, Wood Hill Middle School | |
| Aquarium Laboratory | Ms. Terry McNulty, Shawsheen Elementary School | |
| Read to Succeed | Ms. Lynn Willey, West Middle School | |
| History Alive | Ms. Suzanne Crowley, Sanborn Elementary School |
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| Weather Station | Set up to study and forecast weather using technology | Mr. Tim Harkins, Ms. Chapin, West Elementary School |
| Live Ocean Animals | Michael Glaser presents the work involved in writing and publishing a book in conjunction with Ocean Animals unit. Children will be allowed to touch crabs , starfish, and other ocean animals presentation and story writing | Ms. Connie Barber, Ms. Ridley, Ms. Georgian, South Elementary School |
| Preschool Sensory Day | Sensory learning stations to develop sensory and movement skills | Ms. Crystal Perez, Shawsheen Elementary School |
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