TCSD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR '09 GRANT CYCLE
March 22nd, 2009
The awards for the winter
grant cycle of the Trumansburg Central School District Foundation
(TCSD) have been awarded to grant recipients. TCSD Board members
individually presented each recipient with the awards totaling close to
$2500.
The programs being funded are for projects developed by teachers of the
Trumansburg Central School District that applied for the Teaching
Grants which were the focus of the winter grant cycle through TCSD. Of
the numerous grant proposals, four projects were chosen to receive
funding.
The projects receiving the awards consist of the following:
A fifth grade project “Canadian Culture” which will welcome Canadian
residents to interact and share with students various aspects and
experiences inherent in Canadian culture.
“Eat Well, Live Well,” is a project that will acquaint fourth grade
students with healthy living habits by learning to use the public
transportation system, TCAT, to travel to Wegmans and taste and learn
about nutritious foods.
“Sensory Materials” is a project that will address sensory processing
disorders. Serving the K-2 and 3-4 grade elementary school classes,
this project will provide the school with the resources to help detect
sensory processing disorders early which will be able to prevent more
serious behavioral problems in the future.
“More Peas, Please,” is a collaborative program between the Trumansburg
Kindergarten classes and Tompkins Community Action’s Head Start program
that will develop a garden project that aims to teach science, math,
socialization skills, and well being by exposing children to learn
about where food comes from.
Of all of the proposals received and reviewed by the Trumansburg
Central School District Foundation, each was for a project developed by
district educators that directly involves and benefits students, and
would otherwise not be funded through existing avenues of school
district support.
Tara Masters, President of the Board, states, “Many teachers presented
wonderful project ideas and we are excited to award these grants that
will allow our teachers in the Trumansburg School District to carry out
their work with the kids. The children in the district will be directly
impacted by these projects. The experiences they have will be something
for them to draw on for years to come. We want to thank everyone who
contributed that helped to make this possible.”
