AEEF announces Spring 2004 Grants

 Tech-E: On-line Media Literacy Course Elective

This project offers an on-line credited elective to Arlington High School students. Grant money will pay the on-line course-ware fee and course supplies. This grant also provides for the course facilitator to attend the 2-day MassCue conference, allowing her to increase her awareness of other educational technology initiatives high schools.

Literacy Enrichment: Books on Audio-CD

The Literacy Enrichment project will provide literacy support for English Language Learners at the High School, by employing Books on CD to scaffold independent reading at home. Literature will be selected in the form of both text and audio-CD and packaged in “bookbags” for students to take home on a rotating basis. This grant will pay for the purchase of the CD players, as well as the Books on CD.

DNA Genotyping using the Alu Insertion Polymorphism

Biology students at Arlington High School will be able to experience biotechnology research as it is currently practiced in the laboratory thanks to this AEEF grant. This kit allows students to perform complex DNA research themselves, as opposed to reading about it in a textbook.

Asian Puppet Making Residency

Traditional puppet theaters are part of virtually every country in the world. In addition to being a unique art form, puppets can reveal a great amount about other cultures. This project will give students the chance to study puppet-making in depth, and expose them to the culture of puppet-making in Asian cultures. This artist-in-residence program, staffed by the Arlington Center for the Arts, will serve all Peirce Elementary School students.

Clay and the Learning Process

With this grant, all fourth and fifth graders at the Hardy Elementary School will have the opportunity to work with a professional ceramic artist and create a hand-built, kiln-fired work of art. The artist, teachers, and students will together explore ways in which the media of clay can be used to express a science or social studies topic.

Music for Lunch / The Stratton Cafe

Stratton Elementary School students will be able to enjoy lunchtime concerts courtesy of this AEEF grant. From January through June, 2005, monthly concerts will be presented consisting of varied musical styles, including Scottish fiddle, klezmer, Japanese drumming, and jazz. Through this program, Stratton students will be raising their level of music appreciation and expanding their musical horizons.

Thompson Greenhouse Project

This AEEF grant provides the funds for the Thompson Elementary School to purchase a portable Professional Horticultural Greenhouse. This 14' x 9' x 7' structure will be erected in the school courtyard, in close proximity to all classrooms. This greenhouse will enrich the science curriculum through year-round hands-on experience with soil and the life cycle of plants. Nearly every grade K-5 will be utilizing the greenhouse.
     

For further information, please contact Judy Weinberg at judyweinberg@comcast.net