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Video Production Students Partner w/the CAF Jumbotron

Project Title:  Video Production Students Partner w/ the CAF Jumbotron Teacher:  Eric Hartmann School:  Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted:  48 currently enrolled in class - school-wide/community-wide impact Amount Funded:  $10,000 This video production course will partner with the … [Read more...]

DMS Bands Recording Equipment Project

Project Title:  DMS Bands Recording Equipment Project Teacher:  Derek Ziemer School:  Discovery Middle School Students Impacted:  Over 300 band students in grades 6-8 Amount Funded:  $3,500 The Band Department will build an audio recording setup for the band room at DMS.  This will allow the … [Read more...]

Knitted Circle Looms for Fiber Art Projects

Project Title:  Knitted Circle Looms for Fiber Art Projects Teacher:  Mitch McGuire School:  All elementary schools in District 206 Students Impacted:  approximately 600 4th and 5th-grade students Amount Funded:  $8,856 Minnesota’s newly-released art standards require elementary students to … [Read more...]

Orff Approach used in the Music Classroom

Project Title:  Orff Approach used in the Music Classroom Teacher:  Rhonda Blaser School:  Voyager Elementary Students Impacted:  500 Students Amount Funded:  $4,280 This grant will provide additional instruments needed to balance out the bass sound to the existing classroom Orff … [Read more...]

Screen Free Zone Campaign – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: April Larson School: Early Education Center Students Impacted: 350 Amount Funded: $1,150 A “Screen-free Zone” campaign at the Early Education Center will make the entryway and hallways a technology free space to encourage healthy limits and ensure that time spent there is used for … [Read more...]

Farmbot – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Linnay Schweisthal School: Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 70 students annually in grades 9-12 Amount Funded: $2,150 The Farmbot integrates robotics, nutrition, soil science, biology, coding and technology for more precise use of resources. Students will experience … [Read more...]

Mobile Magnet Wall – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Amy Revering School: Miltona Science Magnet Elementary Students Impacted: 140 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $3,500 The mobile magnet wall will be used to examine slope, cause and effect, momentum, gravity, and laws of motion through hands-on experimentation. Students will … [Read more...]

Outdoor Makerspace – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Barb Walswick School: Woodland Elementary Students Impacted: 300+ each year in grades K-3 Amount Funded: $2,000 The Outdoor Makerspace will allow students to investigate, explore, create, and expand their horizons in a natural setting through interactive stations set up for … [Read more...]

Expanding Sphero EDU – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Lukas Gotto School: Discovery Middle School Students Impacted: 1050 students each year in grades 6-8 Amount Funded: $3,849.94 With this grant newer models of Spheros will be purchased. This will provide every middle school student with the opportunity to learn basic coding and will … [Read more...]

Delta Wasp Clay Extruder – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Nathan Knick School: Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 180 students each year in grades 10-12 Amount Funded: $5,637.83 The Wasp clay extruder is similar to a 3D printer and can print anything designed out of clay. This grant incorporates technology with art, allowing … [Read more...]

Network Cable Termination – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Jan Finazzo School: Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: 25 students per year in grades 10-12 Amount Funded: $550 Funds will be used to purchase network took kits, RJ-45 connectors and Ethernet cabling. Students will experience first-hand how to create an Ethernet … [Read more...]

Redbird Aviation Flight Simulators – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Corey Halstead School: Alexandria Area High School Students Impacted: Up to 60 students per year in grades 10-12 Amount Funded: $9,261 This grant will contribute to the purchase of three flight simulators for a new course, Aviation, being offered for the 2021-2022 school year. … [Read more...]

Dash and Dot Robots – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Jillian Burns School: Lincoln Elementary Students Impacted: 400 each year in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $1,900 This grant will fund the purchase of a K-5 classroom pack of robots and allow for a 3:1 student-to-robot ratio. The Dash and Dot robots come with "Learn to Code" curriculum to … [Read more...]

Gross Motor Movement – 2021 Grant Award

Teachers: Kayla Walsh and Maari Ost School: Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 20-35 students each year in grades K-2 Amount Funded: $1,000 This grant will provide gross motor movement options for students. Various equipment will be purchased and used when students need to take a break and … [Read more...]

Orff in the Music Classroom – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Rhonda Blaser School: Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 500+ each year in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $3,258.35 This grant will provide additional instruments needed to complete the set of Orff instruments at this school so that there are enough for an entire class. These … [Read more...]

Traverse Climbing Wall – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Patti Hinrichs School: Lincoln Elementary Students Impacted: 500 students each year in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $5,814.10 Students will be able to use the climbing wall to improve physical skills such as upper body and core strength, balance, endurance and flexibility. It also … [Read more...]

Stem Bins – 2021 Grant Award

Teacher: Lynn Strandskov School: Voyager Elementary Students Impacted: 1 Kindergarten class Amount Funded: $701.60 Stem bins will provide students with activities that promote exploration and play. They will include hands-on manipulatives to be creative with.   … [Read more...]

Technology – 2020 Grant Award

School: Districtwide Students Impacted: Grades K-2 Amount Funded: $41,473.00 Funding provided for the purchase of Chromebook devices to support distance learning in Alexandria Public Schools. The Beverly “B” Lohrman grant of $5000 was a part of the total funds to purchase the Chromebooks. The … [Read more...]

Traverse Climbing Wall – 2019 Grant Award

Teacher: Leigh Mattox School: Woodland Elementary Students Impacted: 450 students in grades K-5 Amount Funded: $6,535.20 Students will be able to use the climbing wall to improve physical skills such as upper body and core strength, balance, endurance and flexibility. It also provides … [Read more...]

Super Hero Training – 2019 Grant Award

Teachers: Shari Petersen, Molly Taylor, Lori Hochhalter and Amy Borden School: Lincoln Elementary Students Impacted: 80 students in 3rd grade Amount Funded: $2,000 The core of this program will be character education centered around a theme of "Super Hero Students" and the Code of Conduct … [Read more...]

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