Congratulations, 2007-2008 Teacher Grant Recipients
IPEI's Teacher Grant program encourages curricular innovation that brings community projects into the classroom. Funds to support this program come from individuals and businesses that sponsor teams at the annual Adult Spelling Bee--including True Insurance's event sponsorship--and from gifts to our annual community campaign.
In 2006, Tompkins Trust Company established a $100,000 endowment honoring Charles E. Treman, Jr., a 1926 graduate of Ithaca High School and the bank's longtime president and chairman. The income from this fund provides IPEI with additional Teacher Grant funds.
For academic year 2007-2008, IPEI has awarded a total of $19,500 in teacher grants to support the following projects:
| Grant writer/school | Grant Title | Community Partner |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Jane Bokaer/LACS | "Flair Extraordinaire!" | Nick Goldsmith |
| David Buchner/DeWitt** | Robotic Scare Gull | Dr. Stephen Kress/CU |
| Louise Furnas/Fall Creek** | Our Community Dances Together-Again, with Swing and Joy!! | Victoria Armstrong |
| Heather Scott/HIS | Spring Break Outdoor Environmental Education Experience | Kim Olsen/Ithaca Youth Bureau |
| Paul Zarach/LACS | Outdoor Adventure Program | Kim Olsen/Ithaca Youth Bureau |
| Claudia Miettunen/LACS ** | Exploring Chinese Language & Culture | Jim Hardesty/Minfong Ho |
| Louis Hicks/LACS | Katrina Relief Trip | Love Knows No Bounds |
| Monica Lang/Belle Sherman | Every Pictures Tells a Story | Anitra Wilson |
| Nicole Dauria/BJM | Getting Our Feet Wet! | Charlie Dorsey/Ithaca Youth Bureau/YMCA |
| Allison Deutsch Andersen/ Fall Creek | Ithaca is Growers: From Tiny Spaces to Farmers' Places | Erin Marteal |
| Kelly Craft/Northeast Elementary | Literacy Through Photography | Lita Remsen/Longview Head Start |
| Todd Crawford/Boynton | Think Time | Johnson Art Museum |
| Jon Raimon/LACS | A BJM and LACS Publication | Cornell Press: Jim Graney, publisher; Maura Stephens, editor; Robin Coleman |
| Jon Raimon/LACS | Are you STILL on the Bus? | Jeff Furman and Ithaca Bio-Diesel |
| Randi Beckmann/Belle Sherman | Recording our Community | Chad Crumm/Music Tank Recording Studio |
| Meggin Rose/LACS | Alternative Community Audio Theater Project | The Kitchen Theatre |
| Vito Brancato/Boynton | Dragon Boating: Team Building with a Cultural Experience | Dragon Boat Club |
| Linda Duttweiler/South Hill** | Story Art Workshop | Andrea Hazard |
| Yvette de Boer/DeWitt | Trout "IN" the classroom and "OUT" in Cayuga Lake | Bill Foster |
| Diana Levy/BJM ** | "D is for Dancing" | Lisa Tsetse |
| Pam Merola/CHES | The Person Inside: Understanding Disabilities | Finger Lakes Independence Center |
| Kluane Snyder/Caroline | Rural-Urban Community Connection | Family Reading Partnership |
| Kim Snow/CHES | "I Yo Tambien Hablo Espanol?" | Nora Schapira |
| Sheila Kissiloff/Enfield | Enfield Green Team | T.C. Solid Waste Management Division |
** Charles E. Treman Jr. Grants
Red and Gold Opportunities Grants
In addition to the Teacher Grants, applications for Red and Gold Opportunities Grants are considered on a rolling basis throughout the school year.
For information about grant applications for the 2008-2009 school year, contact George Taber at gwt1@cornell.edu.
Kids Discover the Trail!
A Collaboration of Discovery Trail, ICSD and IPEI
Each spring, more than 2500 Ithaca elementary-aged children in the Pre-K through 5th grades "hit the trail," thanks to an unprecedented community collaboration between IPEI, the Discovery Trail, and the Ithaca City School District called Kids Discover the Trail! The program is funded through the generosity of foundations, corporations, and individuals in our community.
Special thanks to the program sponsor for 2007-2008, the Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County.
Contact: kdt@ipei.org, 256-IPEI (4734)
Click here for more information about the Discovery Trail.
"Connecting School and Community" Campaign
All gifts to IPEI are tax deductible and support the overall mission and programs of IPEI. In addition, special sponsorship opportunities are available for all our programs and affiliates.
See a list of giving opportunities. Find out more about making a gift.
Our most sincere thanks to all who have already provided support and our invitation to those who have not to please consider making a gift to this campaign which ends June 30, 2008.
Fine Arts Booster Group
Fine Art Booster Group (FABG) is an IPEI affliate.
Next Teacher mini-grant deadline: October 15, 2008
Next general meeting: September/October, 2008.
