Lauren Kelly Talanian, Jen Root, Niki Duffy, Caitlin Golden, Hannah Anderson, Emily von der Heyde, Deborah Comer, Katy Walther, Kelly Grieco, Sarah Ostler

Amount Funded: $7,540.00

This grant provides funding for a set of 105 blocks made of soft, lightweight, and waterproof non-toxic foam in a variety of shapes (bricks, cubes, cylinders, and connectors), and for storage of the blocks for easy access on Claypit Hill playgrounds.  This grant will allow students of all ages and abilities to create innovative and creative structures while collaborating and playing together, and provides an alternative to a physical playground.

Jennifer Socha, Meghan Sullivan, Kelly Grieco, Sarah Gordon, Sarah Ostler

Amount Funded: $3,946.11

This grant funds 15 white board tables for K-5 students in the ILC, SKIP, and LBC programs housed at Claypit but available for district-wide students.  Students in these programs represent a diverse range of needs and learning styles, and white board tables provide seamless, transition-free, inclusive opportunities for students to brainstorm ideas, collaborate, and engage in kinesthetic learning.  For educators, the tables offer opportunities to differentiate instruction, offer quick checks for understanding, and develop flexible lesson plans.  Additionally, the tables provide space for students and educators to work across all curriculum areas in an accessible manner.

Alissa Gillis

Amount Funded: $10,854.00

This grant funds shelving and cabinets for the Claypit Hill art room.  These new storage solutions will provide accessibility, ensure safety, improve mobility, and foster independent learning for all students.  The room transformation supports the Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) instructional model, an innovative approach to art education that centers the student as the artist and considers the classroom as their studio.tion

Shelly Fraser

Amount Funded: $16,187.00

This grant funds an adapted traverse climbing wall at the Loker School.  The adaptive wall hand holds make the wall inclusive to all students, regardless of their varying physical needs.  It will add a fun, engaging, and motivating way for students to build skills and confidence while improving overall gross motor skills.  

Jennifer Mohr and Brian Jones

Amount Funded: $3,280.00

This grant funds improvements to the existing Loker garden. Improvements include raising the height of the current garden beds to accommodate additional varieties of fruits and vegetables, and building a permanent fence to enclose the garden and make it more secure. The Loker garden is a special spot for students to use their classroom learning and apply it in a hands-on, real-world way. Throughout the years, students have grown many varieties of fruits and vegetables and have delighted in learning about sustainable gardening practices.