Grants awarded to date: Almost $100,000!
HIGH SCHOOLS
Fairfield Warde High School
- Forensic Science Geocaching, 2010, teacher Claire Gloria, 11th and 12th grades, $1,088.
- Teen Parenthood, 2011, Martha Becker, 9th through 12th grades, $511.85.
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Trout in the Classroom, 2013, teacher Tim Foster, 9th through 12th grades, $907.
- Warde Day, 2013, Sara Peck, 9th through 12th grades, $2,000.
- Java Lego Rebots, 2014, teacher Paul Zhitomi, 9th through 12th AP Computer Science, $2,150.
- Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate & Cathleen Hamill, $3,090.
- Bluebirds in Paradise, 2014, teacher John Kassay, 9th through 12th grades, $486.
- Google Cardboard, 2016, teacher Karin King, 9th through 12th grades, $600.
- Still Life for the High School, 2016, teacher Monica Cimina, 9th through 12th grades, $1,000.
- The Creative Studio, 2017, teacher Allison Norrie, 9th through 12th grades, $695
Fairfield Ludlowe High School
- Forensic Science Geocaching, 2010, teacher Claire Gloria, 11th and 12th grades, $1,088.
- Light in Art Classroom, 2010, teacher Monica Cimina, 9th-12th grades, $500.
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate and Cathleen Hamill, $3,090.
- Google Cardboard, 2016, teacher Karin King, 9th through 12th grades, $600.
- Still Life for the High School, 2016, teacher Monica Cimina, 9th through 12th grades, $1,000.
- Creating a Reading Life, 2017, teacher Molly D’Andria, 9th through 12th grades, $250.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Fairfield Woods Middle School
- Listen Up – Audio Books to support Independent Reading, 2011, teacher Kevin Donovan, 6th-8th grades, $400.
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Teaching Diversity through Latin Dance, 2013, teacher Karin Martel, 8th grade Spanish students, $600.
- Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate and Cathleen Hamill, $3,090.
- Everyone Reads: E-Readers to Support Literacy in Classroom, 2014, teacher Anne Joyce, 7th grade, $860.17.
- Cinco de Mayo Celebration, 2015, teacher Karin Martel, $400.
Roger Ludlowe Middle School
- Salmon-in-School Program, 2010, teacher Leah Brown-Wilnsz, 7th grade, $870.
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate and Cathleen Hamill, $3,090.
Tomlinson Middle School
- Audio Books in a Language Arts Classroom, 2010, teacher Karin Shaughnessy, 7th and 8th grade, $1,150.
- SAM Animation, 2012, teacher Catherine Audet, 8th grade, $708.95.
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate and Cathleen Hamill, $3,090.
- #Word Matter, 2017, teacher Barbara O’Brien, 7th grade, $1,730
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Burr Elementary School
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Sphero STEM, teacher Judy Salemme, 3rd through 5th grade, $1,030
Timothy Dwight Elementary School
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
Holland Hill Elementary School
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Social Centers, 2013, teachers Lisa Santiana, Maureen Mocker, Paulette Paoetti, Fran Wider, kindergarten, $3,770.78.
Jennings Elementary School
- Life Skills Enhancement Program, 2011, teacher Christine Daria, $1,500.
- Assess, Inform, Enable!, 2011, teachers Lisa Friedrichs, Catherine Scholl, Lou Deprofio, K thru 5th, $1,650.
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Music and Books, 2014, teachers Mariana Psenicnik and Lorraine Fiero, $1,049.
- Lego STEM Exploration, 2016, teachers Mariana Psenicnik and Kathleen Ruppert, 3rd through 5th grades, $1,752.
McKinley Elementary School
- Spanish Lending Library, 2010, teacher Angelina Giovanetti, $300.
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- American Mural Project/Instrument Fountain, 2015, teacher Kathleen Reddy, $2,459.
- The World’s Greatest Artists!, teacher Amy Gorruso, K through 5th grade, $531.
Mill Hill Elementary School
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- One Book One Town, 2014, teachers Joan Huff and Ann Oliver, $1,8000.
- Take A Stand for Learning, 2016, teachers Cara McDermott and Susanne Stephens, 4th grade and special education, $1,110.
- Lego WeDo, 2017, teacher Gina Han, $934.
North Stratfield Elementary School
- Supporting Inclusion Students with an iPad, 2010, teacher Paula Healey, 1st grade, $816.
- Music and Games from Abraham Lincoln’s Era, 2011, teachers Tricia McDonald and Patti Kassay, 4th grade, $1,079.
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Kinesthetic Learners – Using Desk Cycles, 2017, teacher Tracie Alley, K through 5th grade, $990.
Osborn Hill Elementary School
- There’s An App for That, 2011, teacher Alan Lipman, 2nd-5th grades, $540.
- Butterfly Garden & Communication with Experts in the Field, 2011, Denise Rehder, K-5th grade, $860.
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- We Care! Book Bag Project, 2014, teacher Deanna Renzulli Behpour, $1,850.
- Lego WeDo, 2017, teacher Sandy Kosh, 3rd through 5th grade, $1,000.
Riverfield Elementary School
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- The News is Elementary, 2014, teacher Diane Faiella, kindergarten through 5th grade, $610.
- Riverfield’s Buddy Bench, 2016, teachers Kevin Nealy and Jackie Manzo, kindergarten through 5th grades, $1,188.
- Flexible Seating, 2017, teacher Kevin Nealy, 4th grade, $620.
Roger Sherman Elementary School
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- STEM Lab Startup, 2017, teacher Stephanie Goldberg, K through 5th, $1,039
Stratfield Elementary School
- Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4th through 12th grade string students, $3,500.
- Enhancing Fitness with a Traverse Wall, 2013, teacher Amy Gagnon, K through 5th grade, $1,325.
- Linking Student Success with Data and Interactive Technology, 2016, teachers Tara Bainer, Darren Molony and Johanna Dyki, $1,899.
ECC Special Education & Pre-K
- Let’s Grow A Lunch, 2016, teachers Caitlyn Willcox-Biron and Susan Doucette-Cox, $704.