With your financial support, each grant awarded has the power to
reach across the entire district, influence every curriculum and touch
every student. Here is a sampling of our 2010/2011 school year grants:
At Mamaroneck High School
- Computers, cameras and darkroom equipment to update
curriculum and accommodate digital applications in the
Photography Program
- State-of-the-art physics lab equipment, workstations and
improvements for the Original Science Research program
- Scoreboard and updated sound system for the new all-
weather Memorial Field
- GPS systems for the SafeRides program to help volunteers
meet their destinations quickly, accurately and safely.
At Hommocks Middle School
- Twelve new Smart Boards for the entire Science Department
allowing an integrated curriculum approach
- Fifteen new iPod Touch units for the Podcasting Studio
connecting an entire science class wirelessly to the Internet,
providing lesson enhancements with videos, images and
audio clips.
- High-interest historical and non fiction books to engage
students increasing the depth and breadth of collaborative
Team teaching.
- Feasibility Study and architectural drawings to help realize
Hommocks’ dream of installing a greenhouse as a learning
center
At the Elementary Schools
- Document cameras to capture teachable moments at all four
elementary schools
- Student-favorite “Playaway” audio books at Central School
- Sustainability education for Chatsworth Avenue through an
outdoor classroom/garden and ecological foot printing program
- Curriculum-related trunks for third and fourth graders at
Mamaroneck Avenue to encourage them to speculate, think
critically and synthesize information from multiple sources.
- Smart Boards for three fifth grade classrooms at Murray
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