Past Recipients
Innovation Grants 2017-2018
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Constructing a Perpetual Motion Machine that will Generate Power
David Abate, Hamden High School
Funding for materials to construct a perpetual motion machine for the generation of power
Engaging Students in Fluency and Fitness
Anastasia Ganim and Kelly Sullivan, Church Street School
Funding for power point presentations that allow students to practice math and literacy skills while simultaneously participating in physical exercise
Social Thinking Curriculum and Materials
Kelly Hillard, Spring Glen School
Funding for social thinking curriculum and materials to teach and support pro-social behaviors for use in the individual or group setting to teach students of all ages and abilities
Dragon Buddies
Tracey Riordan Jacobson, Hamden High School
Funding to support the creation of a mentoring program that pairs an HHS athlete
with at-risk elementary school students
Chinese Classroom Library
Meiya Ma, Hamden High School
Funding for the acquisition of Chinese books together with teacher’s guide and supporting materials to help build an in-class library
STEM Matters
Christina Mesner, Renee Pietrosimone, Central Office
This project will come to life as a Family STEM Night for all elementary schools with the activities to continue throughout the year, throughout the district
Navigating into the Community
Andrew Marzano, Rob Mandel, Tara Riley, Nick Ugolik, Hamden Middle School
Funding to assist in the development of a cross curricular project that involves Lake Wintergreen, the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop to create trail markers to be placed around the Lake
Discovering the Wildlife of Bear Path Preserve with Infrared Cameras
Scott Trauner, Principal, Bear Path School
Development of Bear Path’s nature preserve, through the installation of multiple infrared motion-detecting wildlife cameras to explore animal traffic
Series Books Create Serial Readers
Allison Wills, Bear Path School
Funding for the acquisition of a variety of series books to promote a love of reading and involvement in a book club
Climate Lab Renewable Energy Kits
Matthew Dole, Hamden High School
Funding for renewable energy kits which will allow students to investigate key concepts around energy transformation and factors that affect the efficiency of wind turbines and solar (photovoltaic) cells
STEM Kits and Activities
Lisa Goodrich, West Woods School
Funding for STEM kits and activities for the special education learning environment
Cubulets (Robots) Battery Packs
Grace Guidet & Aileen Ishmael, Alice Peck – TAG Program
Funding of battery packs for STEM robots
STEM Kits and Activities
Lisa Goodrich, West Woods School
Funding for STEM kits and activities for the special education learning environment
STEM Kits and Activities
Lisa Goodrich, West Woods School
Funding for STEM kits and activities for the special education learning environment
Students Can Publish Too
Lori Maslowski, Dunbar Hill School
Funding of the publishing of student authored books which incorporate the non-fictional writing skills taught, modeled and practiced through the district Lucy Calkins writing curriculum
Once Upon a Time in Kindergarten
Betsy Pattison and Meghan Witheril, Dunbar Hill School
Funding for craft supplies and books to assist in the use of fairy tales and fractured fairy tales to teach children how to compare story elements such as setting, characters, problems and important events
Station Type Special Needs Learning Activities and Supplies
Cathy Teulings, Hamden High School
Purchase of tools and supplies to be used in the special needs classroom by students to explore methods of making art with techniques and tools that are designed for their needs and limitations
Sensory Garden
Amy Watson, Alice Peck Early Learning Program
Funding for the creation of an outdoor garden to develop competency and interest in physical, biological and earth sciences
Innovation Grants 2016-2017