COSMIC Celebration

The COSMIC Team (Canterbury Organization Supporting Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Curriculum) organized two whole school units to broaden and deepen multicultural understanding. The Harlem Renaissance unit culminated in Canterbury goes to Harlem Night. Community members and students will explore diverse cultures during the all day Cosmic Celebration.

Year:	2001
Subject:	Art & Music
Amount:	$1000
Project Manager:	Ida Bergson
School:	Canterbury Elementary

Claymation Mania

Art students created figures out of plasticine clay and used a grant-funded camcorder to create short animated videos of their figures. Project Manager: Jim Harmon Character is Contagious - Bellefaire School - $1000 Artists and performers will motivate and engage students to value and incorporate ten character traits into their daily interactions.

Year:	2001
Subject:	‘Art & Music’
Amount:	$700
Project Manager:	Marc Baker
School:	Monticello Middle School

Introduction to Control Technology

Students from all three grade levels are learning engineering principles and thinking about careers while building fun machines using computers and Lego Dacta kits.

Year: 2001
Subject: Science
Amount:$800
Project Manager: Lorraine Turner
School: Monticello Middle School

Scintillating Science

The science specialist is supporting lively hands on learning using a physics machine and live animals.

Year: 2001
Subject: Science
Amount: $1,500
Project Manager: Margie Dunlevy
School: Boulevard

Character is Contagious-Catch a Character

All students will work to incorporate ten character traits into their daily interactions. Community artists and performers will demonstrate each trait in all school assemblies and students will participate in expressive arts activities. Grant funds will pay for the speakers and art supplies.

Year: 2001-2002
Subject: Special Education
Amount: $1,000
Project Manager: Marc Baker
School: Bellefaire School

What Could Become of Me?

Forty developmentally handicapped students will participate in a school club activity or observe a work place and report on their experience. Grant funds will be used for documentation materials transportation and a culminating luncheon.

Year: 2001-2002
Subject: Special Education
Amount: $800
Project Manager: Ruth Crosby
School: Cleveland Heights High

Camp Out!

The 15 students in the Developmentally Handicapped class will go on a three day and two night camping trip accompanied by their teacher aide and social worker. They will focus on nature studies and outdoor skills that are a structured program at the Centerville YMCA Camp. The experience is also expected to improve communication, cooperation, teamwork and decision making to benefit the group.

Year: 2001-2002
Subject: Special Education
Amount: $1,380
Project Manager: Kathy Gill
School: Boulevard

Globe Program Speakers Bureau

During monthly seminars scientists and researchers shared their expertise with students in the Globe Program, a double period combined math and environmental science course.

Year: 2001-2002
Subject: Science
Amount: $1,000
Project Manager: Ari Klein
School: Cleveland Heights High

Swimming to Success

Kindergartners helped assemble and stock an aquarium and older students are maintaining the tank. Teachers use the tank for habitat and ecology lessons.

Year: 2001-2002
Subject: Science
Amount: $250
Project Manager: Leslie Ferguson
School: Canterbury Elementary

Building Early Literacy in Early Childhood Special Education

The Preschool Intervention Program promotes early literacy using a storybook curriculum that gives children active ways to experience books. This grant added more titles to the existing program and extended this successful approach through the whole year.

Year: 2001-02
Subject: Reading
Amount: $1,200
Project Manager: Sally Hanrahan
School: Millikin Early Childhood Cente

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