Grants
AFE Grants During the 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 Grants Awarded November, 2006 |
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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 Grants Awarded March, 2007 |
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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 Awarded during the 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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