 |
|
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation is proud of the teachers in our schools. We are always so impressed by the creativity and innovation found in the requests for grants. The Foundation looks forward to our ongoing support of these Great Idea Grants into the future. The 2012 - 2013 Great Idea Grant application is available to download. AAPS staff can seek grant support from other funders by working with Chris Barry, AAPS Grants Coordinator. Here is a link to the AAPS Grants Blog. Photo's from Fall Award Day. Congratulations to all grant recipients and the many students who will benefit from these grants.
In addition to grants by the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation, other organizations provide grants to teachers. Please visit these sites for more information: Filed Trip Funds for Teachers: Learning opportunities extend far beyond the classroom. But schools are finding it more and more difficult to bring students to museums, historical sites and cultural organizations. Target Field Trip Grants help give children these unique, firsthand learning experiences. Each grant is valued up to $700. Deadline is October 1 annually. Pets in the Classroom: Pets in the Classroom grants are offered to Kindergarten through Sixth grade classes only in both public and private schools. These grants are intended to support pets or aquariums in the classroom for the purposes of teaching children to bond with and care for their pets responsibly. Grants or coupons in the amounts of $50, $100 or $150. Fund for Teachers: Fund for Teachers enriches the personal and professional growth of teachers by recognizing and supporting them as they identify and pursue opportunities around the globe that will have the greatest impact on their practice, the academic lives of their students and on their school communities. Toshiba America Foundation grants for Grades K - 5. The Grants Program for K-5 Science and Math Education provides grants of up to $1,000 to teachers in public or private schools in order to improve the teacher's science and math teaching units. The application deadline is October annually. Louis Calder Foundation Invites Letters of Inquiry for Core Curriculum Education Programs, Grades K-8. Deadline varies. Lexus and Scholarship Announce Launch of Environmental Challenge Education Program. For middle and high school students and teacher-advisor working to address an environmental issue. Deadline varies. |
|
|
Prior grant recipient presentations by AAPS staff. Helen Bunch, Pioneer High School, "Vulcanizer Class RIng Project" Tom Pachera, Skyline High School, "Skyline Wind Turbine Project" Edie Linton, Ann Arbor Open, "Buzzing a Hive" Shawn Davis, Carpenter Elementary, "Kindergarten ABC's"
|
|
