The Education Foundation Board of Trustees was very pleased to receive 10 applications totaling $15,600 for the Fall 2017 grant cycle. After discussion, the Board voted to approve seven of these for a total of $4,915.
The seven grants were …
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From 6:00 – 8:30 pm on Monday, October 16, 2017, the BH-BL High School cafeteria will be bustling with food and fun as local folks sample signature dishes from 12 local eating establishments at the 18th annual Taste of …
Got an idea that would enhance instruction or enrich student life in the BH-BL schools? It’s time to write and submit your proposal. The deadline for submissions to the Foundation’s Fall 2017 Grant Cycle is November 15.
All the information …
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During the 2016 Taste of Burnt Hills, the 1st Annual Jennie C. Pennington Award was given to Marge Rizzo and Joyce Brown, each longtime educators at the O’Rourke Middle School. They had a vision to encourage middle school students to …
Read Article1. Kevin DeBonis, O’Rourke Middle School Guidance
The funds will be used to purchase a 46 gallon Aqua Oasis Aquarium for the Counseling Center.
“Research in the journal Environment and Behavior suggests that a fish aquarium promotes the lowering of …
Read Article1. David Besozzi and Kim Orlicz, High School Social Studies & Science Departments
The funds will be used to purchase Atlantis raised relief globes.
“Globes are beneficial and practical for both the Global History & Geography and Earth Science courses. …
Read ArticleDavid Somoza, Stevens Elementary
The funds will be used to acquire a set of microscopes and the equipment necessary to connect a microscope to a projector.
Grant: $1,977
Susan Tomlinson and Katherine Kindl, Charlton Heights Elementary Library
The funds …
Read ArticleLindsay Armbruster and Lyndsay Stein, O’Rourke Middle School
“The funds will be used to purchase tools to assist us in integrating social-emotional learning and mindfulness education into our Health and Science classes.”
Grant: $1,459.42
Lindsay Armbruster, O’Rourke Middle School…
Read ArticleMelissa Thomas, Margaret Kelliher, and Dan Swan – BH-BL High School
“The funds will be used by our certified Library Media Specialists to acquire resources in all five schools. Since these resources will be added to the library collections, they …
Read ArticleAlison Cuyler, BH-BL Library Media Department
“The funds will be used by our certified Library Media Specialists to acquire resources in all five schools. Since these resources will be added to the library collections, they will potentially benefit each …
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