The Clinton Community Educational Foundation awarded their yearly classroom grants across the Clinton School District Tuesday morning.
Almost a dozen grants were awarded. Eight teachers received 11 grants. Claudine Wargel with the CCEF explains most of the grant requests were for technology. Wargel explains one request, which was for Mrs. Debra Horvath at Webster School, was for iPads for her classroom, which is a special education classroom.
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Douglas School teach Jennifer Immke received a grant of musical instruments in her classroom. Wargel explains the instruments she will be receiving help her students learn about music and learn to be comfortable playing music as well.
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Teachers put in application for the grants and they are reviewed in January. President of the CCEF, Ruth Lowers says this year they received 11 applications and all 11 applicants for grants received funding.
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The CCEF aims to provide financial assistance to the classrooms of Clinton teachers for things their yearly budgets cannot cover. Lowers feels this provides the teachers a good opportunity to get items that can enhance their curriculum.
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Every teacher was very appreciative to receive the grants and were very surprised when they were presented with their classroom grants. Lowers and Wargel both feel each teacher was very deserving to receive the grants, which was the reason all applications were accepted.
Left to Right: Barbara Gullone, Nikki McDonald, Ruth Lowers (President of CCEF)
Social Studies - Psychology Create a Play-Doh Brain Activity
Left To Right: Ruth Lowers (President of CCEF), Jennifer Immke, Barbara Gullone
5 Orff instruments for music classes at Webster School including soprano glockenspiel, alto glockenspiel, alto metallophone, soprano xylophone and alto xylophone. Used with Orff Schulwerk method, combining music, movement, drama and speech to naturally mimic the ways children create and play. Reduces pressure of performing.
Left to Right: Ruth Lowers, Debra Horvath, Principal of Webster School Mary Diener, & Barbara Gullone
Help provide iPads to seven students in classroom. Different learning levels and abilities, as well as language barriers, create a need for individualized instruction. Ipads will allow each student to continue to work and learn independently while the instructor works one-on-one with others.
Students of Clinton High School's Alternative Education Program
Reading with Kindle; Amazon Prime Memberships & Gift Card
Left To Right: Ruth Lowers, Ray Karcher, Barbara Gullone
Developing Skills in Pursuing Future Careers in Auto Technology
Left To Right: Barbara Gullone, Kendra Shambaugh, Ruth Lowers
Assist with opening Intro to Family and Consumer Science course. Funds to support "food lab" with sewing supplies (tapes, needles, gauges, buttons, etc.), machine maintenance, and possible sewing machine purchase.
Left To Right: Barbara Gullone, Ruth Lowers, Gale Barnes, Gary Gullone (Principal of Lincoln School)
Left To Right: Courtney Smith, Barbara Gullone, Nancy Stokowski, Ruth Lowers, Tanya Donelson, Gary Gullone
Apple TV in combination with VGA adapter allows teacher to use their iPad in conjuniction with the Starboard to teach from anywhere within their classroom.
