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Sensory & Skill Building Activities

Project Title:  Sensory & Skill Building Activities Teachers: Gabrielle Manzano and Tara Hanson School:  Lincoln Elementary School Students Impacted: 50-60 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $500 This grant will support the purchase and implementation of a comprehensive set of sensory … [Read more...]

The World at Play: Preschool Academy Adventures

Project Title:  The World at Play: Preschool Academy Adventures Teachers: Tammara DeJesus & Abby Doherty School:  Miltona Science Magnet Students Impacted: APS Preschool - Early Education Center & Carlos Elementary Sites Amount Funded: $2,500 This project aims to enhance preschool … [Read more...]

Cardinal Book Nook: A Magic Vending Machine for Soaring Young Readers

Project Title:  Cardinal Book Nook: A Magic Vending Machine for Soaring Young Readers Teacher: Rose Weisel School:  Carlos Elementary School Students Impacted:  School-wide, approximately 110 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $7,557.50 The Cardinal Book Nook is an innovative literacy … [Read more...]

Creativity and Construction through Cardboard Cutting

Project Title:  Creativity and Construction through Cardboard Cutting Teachers: Miltona Staff School:  Miltona Science Magnet Students Impacted:  School-wide, approximately 130 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $728.00 This project provides safe, effective cardboard cutters for our young … [Read more...]

Miltona Rock Climbing Wall

Project Title:  Miltona Rock Climbing Wall Teacher: Riley Gustafson School:  Miltona Science Magnet Students Impacted: School-wide, approximately 130 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $9,285 A Traverse Rock Climbing Wall will be a fun and exciting way to build muscular strength and … [Read more...]

Invention Convention in 3D

Project Title:  Invention Convention in 3D Teachers: Kari Gilbertson & Kelly Herrera School:  Voyager Elementary School Students Impacted:  150 students in grades 2 & 3 Amount Funded: $2,000 All 2nd and 3rd-grade Voyager students would be able to create 3D models of their inventions … [Read more...]

Let’s Get Growing

Project Title:  Let's Get Growing Teacher: Elizabeth Boike School:  Voyager Elementary School Students Impacted:  80 students in grade 2 Amount Funded: $1,200 This grant will allow students to experience growth from seed to full-grown plants. Students will use certain pods to show plant … [Read more...]

Playground Communication Board

Project Title:  Playground Communication Board Teacher: Renae Christenson School:  Voyager Elementary School Students Impacted:  20 students in grades PreK-5 Amount Funded: $1,629 A post-mounted communication board on the playground at VES would allow students to have effective and efficient … [Read more...]

Vertical Non-Permanent surfaces

Project Title:  Vertical Non-Permanent surfaces Teachers:  Katie Lagergren and Amanda Meyer School:  Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted:  1,000 students 9th-12th grade Amount Funded: $6,000 AAHS Mathematics classrooms will receive Vertical Non-Permanent surfaces to "build thinking … [Read more...]

Building Thinking Classrooms

Project Title:  Vertical Non-Permanent surfaces Teachers:  Megan Paulson and Jill Fuglestad Schools: All Elementary Schools Students Impacted:  400 elementary students district-wide grades 2-5 Amount Funded: $2,525 “Thinking Classrooms" are created by using Vertical Non-permanent surfaces as … [Read more...]

Musical Learning for Littles

Project Title:  Musical Learning for Littles Teachers:  Rhonda Blaser Schools: Voyager Elementary School Students Impacted:  School-wide, approximately 450 students in K-5th grade Amount Funded: $1,500 AEF will provide barred instruments, and activity balls that are suitable for young … [Read more...]

American Ninja Warrior Equipment

Project Title:  American Ninja Warrior Equipment Teachers:  Patti Hinrichs Schools: All Elementary Schools Students Impacted:  1,660 elementary students K-5 district-wide Amount Funded: $8,210 Ninja Warrior equipment will be utilized at all the elementary levels within the Alexandria Public … [Read more...]

African Percussion

Project Title:  African Percussion Teachers:  Kayla Noble Schools: Lincoln Elementary School Students Impacted:  School-wide, approximately 490 students K-5th grade Amount Funded: $7,250 AEF will purchase a set of African Percussion instruments. Students will experience various African drum … [Read more...]

Hydroponic Grow Towers and Food Table

Project Title:  Hydroponic Grow Towers and Food Table Teacher:  Linnay Schweisthal School:  Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted:  100 students 9th-12th grade Amount Funded: $4,574 The agriculture classes at AAHS will receive Hydroponic towers and a food table. Hydroponics are a way … [Read more...]

Harmony Bridge

Project Title:  Harmony Bridge Teacher:  Nick Mason School:  Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted:  130 students 9th-12th grade Amount Funded: $2,500 Harmony Bridge is a musical initiative designed to help bridge the generational gap between teenage students and the senior living … [Read more...]

Early Ed STEM Cart

Project Title:  Early Ed STEM Cart Teacher:  Tammara DeJesus School:  Early Education Center Students Impacted:  200 preschool students Amount Funded: $2,500 The Early Education Center will receive a STEM Cart to use in the Alexandria and Carlos location. A STEM cart will offer early exposure … [Read more...]

Real time Data Collection Materials

Project Title:  Real time Data Collection Materials Teacher:  Rachel Bothun School:  Discovery Middle School Students Impacted:  330 students in grade 8 Amount Funded: $2,221 This grant will purchase Vernier data collection probes to enhance the capabilities of students to collect and analyze … [Read more...]

Hanging Out in Nature

Project Title:  Hanging Out in Nature Teacher:  Amy Revering School:  Miltona Science Magnet School Students Impacted:  School-wide, approximately 143 students in grades K-5th grade Amount Funded: $2,865 AEF will provide a "Hammock Forest" consisting of 28 double hammocks, which will lend … [Read more...]

Build the Change

Project Title:  Build the Change Teacher:  Valerie Jahnke School:  Discovery Middle School Students Impacted:  8 students in grades 6-8 Amount Funded: $500 The Lego Build the Change curriculum that will be purchased empowers DCD students in a transformative journey, fostering essential skills … [Read more...]

Dragster Flow Tunnel

Project Title:  Dragster Flow Tunnel Teacher:  Jon Hennen School:  Discovery Middle School Students Impacted:  180 students in grades 7-8 Amount Funded: $2,495 Students will engage in hands-on learning by utilizing a flow visualization tunnel provided by AEF to enhance the design and … [Read more...]

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