The Bronxville School Foundation Awards $741,000 in Grants

The Bronxville School Foundation announced its 2016 grant awards, giving $741,000 in resources to benefit children in Kindergarten through 12th grade at the Bronxville School. The Foundation grant requests came from teachers, administrators, parents, and students. This year’s grants continue to reflect the school’s work towards creating a sustainable model of excellence, aligned with the District’s goals of delivering the best possible curriculum and instruction, integrating new technologies, and providing improvements to school facilities and equipment that best support the current and future learning needs of students. After careful consideration from the Grants Committee and the Board of Directors, grants were awarded to all areas of the school.

“Grant awards will enhance the educational environment for Bronxville students, faculty and administrators by supporting programs that strengthen the Bronxville Promise,” said Jennifer Thomas, Vice President of Grants. The Bronxville Promise is a framework of four dispositions -- innovation, leadership, critical thinking, and engaged citizens that the School Board adopted last year.

Foundation Chair Ashley Hanrahan added, “These grants continue to support our mission to focus on pursuing innovative ideas, piloting new programs, providing state-of-the-art technology, and making improvements to our facilities. We are very grateful for the community’s support.”

The following is a complete list of the approved grants for the 2016-17 school year:

PROGRAM, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT & EQUIPMENT

i2 Learning STEM Immersion for ES/MS

Challenge Success Student Engagement Project for MS/HS

Social Studies Classroom Library for ES

Mindfulness and Yoga for ES

Singapore Math Manipulatives for ES

Play Group Theater Artists-in-Residence for ES

Playwrights in Performance Course for HS

Poetry Coffee House for HS

Movie Making with Jacob Burns for ES

Lego Classroom Sets for ES

Flashmaster Math Devices for ES

Leveled Library Intervention for ES Special Ed

Author Visit Writer’s Workshop for ES/MS

Entrepreneur/Tech Incubator Club for HS

National History Day Coaching for HS

INNOVATIVE LEARNING SPACES

MakerSpace ES Library

Alternative Classroom Seating Options Pilot for ES

Art Room Renovation

Architects’ Assessment & Design for new HS Innovative Spaces

Innovative Science and Math Classrooms for HS

Special Ed Learning Studio Renovation

School Energy Audit with Student Input

NEW TECHNOLOGY

Mac Book Lab for Teacher Training, Theater Tech and Student Help Desk

iPads and Professional Development for ES

Chromebooks and Document Cameras for MS Special Ed

Classroom Sound Amplification System for ES

Presentation AV Equipment for Cafeteria

Film Equipment for HS

TI-Nspire Calculator System for HS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Columbia Teachers College Writing/Reading Program for ES/MS

Project-Based Learning Strategies for ES/MS/HS

Socratic Seminar Teaching Strategies for ES/MS

Inquiry-based Learning for Innovation Classrooms

Teaching with Technology for ES/MS

Bronxville Promise Assessment Framework

Computer Science Conference

Classical Studies Conference

Strength, Conditioning and Sports Nutrition Training

ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT

Cardio Center and Weight Room Renovation

Athletic Hydration System

Mountain Biking Team Equipment

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Bronxville School Foundation. Christine Fitzgibbons, Vice President of Development, noted that the Foundation’s Community Drive had a strong year. “Fundraising support came not just from school families but from families all across the Bronxville community, from teachers, school administration and from generous local businesses.” Thanks to the generosity of our community, we raised over $600,000 from the Spring Swing and Community Drive. All of these proceeds have been used to fund grants.

The Bronxville School Foundation depends upon contributions from school families and the community. If you would like to learn more about the Foundation, please contact Foundation Executive Director, Peggy Williams, at 395-0515 or visit the Foundation website www.BronxvilleSchoolFoundation.org. Online donations will be accepted.

Article written by Eileen Marshall, Member of PR Committee, The Bronxville School Foundation

Photo courtesy of Helena McSherry