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GRANTS

Grants are awarded on a competitive basis by action of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.  Any faculty member, administrator, parent or community member may submit a grant application in accordance with the grant application directions.  Proposals are reviewed to select innovative projects which would not otherwise be funded through the normal budget process. 

This past school year -- 2001 - 2002, the Foundation awarded approximately $25,000.00 in grants to teachers and administrators in the Chester public schools!

Scroll down to see grants recently awarded and a complete listing of all grants awarded by the Educational Foundation over the past years.

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Grants Awarded Fall 2002
The Educational Foundation applauds the following successful grant applicants for their dedication to the students of the Chester public schools and their innovative approaches to teaching.

Phonic Ear to Mrs. Van Schaften at Dickerson School in the amount of $830.00

Science Software to Ms. Armbruster at BRMS in the amount of $2,219.65

Communications Enhancements to Mrs. Smith at BRMS in the amount of $600.60

Museum of Early Trades presentations to Mrs. Tonnessen at Dickerson School in the amount of $1.002.00

 

 
Grants previously awarded

To Chester School System - $7,000 State of the art Computer/Video/DVD Projector

To Bragg School - $5 gift certificates to a book store given to students for participating in a year-long reading program; books and audiotapes purchased for students to read books on tape; Mavica digital camera purchased; 10 Alphasmart keyboard computers purchased for use in 5th grade language arts classes;   creation of Outdoor Science Center;  funding for BJ Ward poet-in-residence; $500 art program grant; $1000 for computer software; After-school Chess Club; digital thermometers to the 5th grade science teachers for science experiments; NJ Philharmonic "Roots of Rock" and "Peter & the Wolf" assemblies; Weather Station; Classical Music Appreciation assemblies; AlphaSmarts and re-charging carts; Lexia Learning Software;  Make Way Sherlock artist in residence writing workshop; Digital Piano; Math Enrichment book creation; National Geographic magazine; AlphaSmarts & charging carts;

To Dickerson School - Family Math training to teach to some 2d grade students and their families; Two 1st grade teachers received funding to attend a seminar on innovative reading strategies; creation of Outdoor Environmental Center; Kids & Money assembly; $1000 for computer software, $500 for art program; Illustory kits for 2d graders to write and illustrate their own professionally bound books; Sound Amplification System to a 2d grade teacher to cut down on background noise in the classroom; NJ Philharmonic "Peter and the Wolf" and "Roots of Rock" assemblies; Classical Music Appreciation assemblies; Mavica digital camera; Telex Listening Center, tape players, books and books on tape; Dino Dig hands on dinosaur experience; Morris Museum Outreach to supplement curriculum; Guided Reading books; Kitchen on Wheels; Pat Brisson author visit; Science for Inquiring Minds; Writing software; Liberty Science Center assemblies; Guided Reading books;

To BRMS - access to Poetry Online; poetry anthology created by 7th grade students; floating and sinking science curriculum and materials to 6th grade science teacher, electronic library to media center for easy access to reference materials on-line, Moral Courage Workshop; Project Adventure Ropes Course; French CD-ROM Software; Micro Worlds Pro Software; Lego Robotics; Transition to Middle School program;