December 11, 2024, San Jose, CA: Moreland School District schools have been awarded nine Enrichment Grants through the Moreland Education Foundation (MEF) Grants Program. A total of $15,000 in grant money was awarded to six schools and various programs to enhance student learning.
The funding supports a range of opportunities including a coding robot, an outer space data collection program, and a student knitting club. This year, MEF focused on applicants working towards the Moreland School District Strategic Plan Goal 2: “Students are Actively Engaged in their Communities and Globally Aware.”
The following grant award recipients were chosen for programs or materials that go beyond the school budget.
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School
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Project
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Amount
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Moreland Middle
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Engages 7th grade students with data collection through Exolab Missions live programs on the International Space Station.
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$2,000
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Moreland Middle
Latimer
Easterbrook Discovery
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Personalized branded canopies for Middle School athletic teams to support student athletes, school pride and provide needed shade at sporting events.
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$4,000
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Easterbrook Discovery
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Purchase and use of Sphero Bolt+robots, a coding robot to help middle school students plan for natural disasters.
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$2,000
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Baker
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Engage students in the Resource Specialist Program (RSP) in understanding some Bay Area cultural experiences with a field trip.
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$300
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Country Lane
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Supplies for classes to make blankets for Project Linus to donate to shelters and community-based services.
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$500
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Latimer
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Program and supplies for
Ancient Artifacts so 4th grade students can participate in Human Geography, Migration and Immigration Project-Based Learning Project.
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$1,500
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Latimer
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Solar supplies to provide power in the Latimer Garden and teach students about solar energy.
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$2,000
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Moreland Middle
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Supplies for a student knitting club.
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$150
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Anderson
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Outdoor equipment and tricycles for Tk & Kindergarten to promote physical movement.
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$2,550
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The MEF Grants program supports innovative and creative approaches to education in all areas of learning, student enrichment, and community engagement.
MEF will issue a second round of grants for the 2024-25 school year. The process to gather applications will begin in January 2025.
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