For the 2009/2010 school year WEF allocated a total in $16,531.85 in grants. The grants went to teachers in every school within the district for new programs as well as to continue successful programs funded in previous years.
WeboRobo: Think, Create, Build, Amaze, VEX
Westborough High School
Maria Devuono-Homberg
$729.85
Maria Devuono-Homberg
$729.85
Provide equipment and a coach to support the WHS robotics team. This program integrates science, technology, engineering, and math, to build competitive, functional robots for Robotics competitions.
Support a new program in the Fine Arts Department. The equipment will also be used for students who participate in the In Focus photography club.
Digital Display of Student Work
Westborough High SchoolRick Hebert
$300
Expand the ability to display work by students. This digital picture display with allow for displaying and updating student work done by sophomores, juniors and seniors in an environmentally friendly way.
$300
Expand the ability to display work by students. This digital picture display with allow for displaying and updating student work done by sophomores, juniors and seniors in an environmentally friendly way.
The Great Gatsby and the Millennium Teenager
Westborough High SchoolKathleen Stoker and Molly Lonergan
$228
Partially support a trip for general education and special education students. By visiting the setting of the novel, The Great Gatsby, and connecting with the world of the characters, the students will more fully understand the importance of this piece of literature.
Partially support a trip for general education and special education students. By visiting the setting of the novel, The Great Gatsby, and connecting with the world of the characters, the students will more fully understand the importance of this piece of literature.
Frontiers of Science
Westborough High SchoolAnu Deshpande
$1,500
Develop collaborations between professionals in research and industry with the WHS science department. These collaborations will expose students to “cutting edge” research with the goal of creating opportunities for students to participate in active research.
The Scratch Club - Software Design with Scratch
Gibbons Middle School
Carol Alcusky and Ingrid Gustafson
$1,675
Carol Alcusky and Ingrid Gustafson
$1,675
Expand the Scratch programming language curriculum to an after school club. This program will allow students to learn the advanced features of Scratch and provide more time to develop projects related to the seventh and eighth grade curriculum.
The Nature's Classroom Teacher Resource Kit
Mill Pond SchoolStephanie Garrett, Caitlin Gardner, Diane Johnson, Kristen Kilpatrick, Colleen Thomas and Wendy Oeser-Rhein
$2,000
Interdisciplinary approach to integrating nature into the curriculum. The conservation area around the school will be used to teach standard-based lessons in all disciplines.
$2,000
Interdisciplinary approach to integrating nature into the curriculum. The conservation area around the school will be used to teach standard-based lessons in all disciplines.
Africa United Day (Second year of a three-year grant)
Mill Pond SchoolShannon Barca, Caitlin Gardner, Stephanie Garrett, and Diane Johnson
$2,700
$2,700
Supports the development of a 6th grade interdisciplinary unit on Africa. This unit culminates in the presentation of research to students and community members on African countries
Parent/Child Book Club (Second year of a two-year grant)
Mill Pond School
Lois Mason
$325
$325
An after school program to encourage reading for enjoyment and social interaction. These discussions will integrate the values established by the Character Education Program.
Text Talk: Robust Vocabulary Instruction for all Learners
Armstrong, Hastings, and Fales Elementary SchoolsSusan Bardsley, Joanne Fridley
$2,904
A new program to strengthen the vocabulary of students in grades K-3. This will build new vocabulary strategies into the curriculum.
$2,904
A new program to strengthen the vocabulary of students in grades K-3. This will build new vocabulary strategies into the curriculum.
Let’s Think About Animals in Winter
Fales and Armstrong Elementary SchoolsPatricia Gallo and Jill Guimond
$1,220
Expand an inquiry-based program for first grade students to learn about New England animals and how they survive in the winter.
$1,220
Expand an inquiry-based program for first grade students to learn about New England animals and how they survive in the winter.
W is for Westborough
Fales and Armstrong Elementary SchoolsVirginia Erwin
$1,250
Revise and publish more alphabet books on the history of Westborough. This book was written to provide a user friendly text for the third grade unit on Westborough history.
$1,250
Revise and publish more alphabet books on the history of Westborough. This book was written to provide a user friendly text for the third grade unit on Westborough history.
Kindergarten Playground Greetings: Building Foundations, Family Connections, and Friendships
Hastings Elementary School
Lauren Kennedy, Mary Cullen, Gina Depaolo, and Cindy Hodgdon
$200
Lauren Kennedy, Mary Cullen, Gina Depaolo, and Cindy Hodgdon
$200