2018-2019 AEF Mini-Grant Recipients List
For over 20 years, the Arcadia Educational Foundation (AEF) has supported the teachers and staff of the Arcadia Unified School District through its signature Mini-Grant Program. This year, we are excited to announce we have funded 29 applications, benefiting 40 teachers and staff for a total of over $21,000!
AEF’s Mini-Grant Program channels our supporters’ donations directly into the classroom allowing our inspirational teachers and staff to enrich their current curriculum and enhance student learning. The largest individual grant of $5,000 was awarded to Holly’s Garden Makeover: Nurturing Nature and Sprouting Gardeners. Applicants, Cecile Bons-Jogminas, Susan Saenz, and Cathy Hurley wrote, “These unique hands-on experiences not only help students develop life science knowledge, they also instill in students a natural curiosity and respect toward nature now and into adulthood.” In addition, grants were also approved for school libraries at the three middle schools and the high school.
All of this would not be possible without the support of our donors. A BIG thank you to our donors for partnering with us as we strive to make a direct impact on the educational experience of all students. Together, we can help Arcadia Unified as they strive to Imagine…Inquire…Inspire!
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2018-19 Mini-Grant Recipients Poster
2018-19 Mini-Grant Award Announcement Photos
View Holly’s Garden Makeover: Nurturing Nature and Sprouting Gardeners Photos
View Longley Way 5th-Graders: “We Are All Wonders” Photos
View AHS AP Environmental Science: Garden Tools For The Community Garden photos
Arcadia High School
Jason Barclay: On the road to 5s for APUSGOV!
Christopher Saucedo: Chemistry is Everywhere!
John Panza: Wireless Key Boards for Classrooms
Bill Chapman: Programming with Motor Controllers
Lesley Ogle & Valdoria Axtell: HardCORE Novels for Hardcore Apaches
Neda Kuso, Peter Vo & Zachary Baroni: Building a Community Garden
Dana Middle School
Rania Ibrahim: Zoom in with Microscopes!
Paul Kelly: The Need for Speed
Lesley Ogle & Cheryl Tarsala: Books are Back! Quality Research through Curated Print Sources
First Avenue Middle School
Anddie Chen: Bottle Rockets, Version 2.0
Donna Noda: Lexile Levels are Rising!
Foothills Middle School
Mitzi Franco: Speak Up & Be Heard
Lisa Lucas: Lexile Levels are Rising!
Lisa Lucas: Leyendo con la Familia
Esther Oh & Pearlin De Long: Mindful Moments
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
Erica Hecht: Traditional Stories – Non-Traditional Presentation
Camino Grove Elementary School
Sharon Pasqua: Who Are The Real Ecosystem Engineers
Shannon Solis": TK Engineers
Cherie Yang & Lisa Tedei: Go CORE!
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Janae Williams, Jennifer DeClerk, Tiffany Mejia & Billy Homan: Bringing Student Creations to Life
Pam Britt: Capture! Alt School Program in action
Amy Hargrave: Personal Whiteboards
Amy Hargrave: Capture! Alt School Program in action
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Marti Duyshart: All Aboard! We’re full STEAM ahead in first grade!
Susan Develle: Game On! Put That Device DOWN!
Erin Dahle: Whisper Reading…Quiet Collaboration
Cecile Bon-Jogminas, Susan Saenz & Cathy Hurley: Holly’s Garden Makeover: Nurturing Nature and Sprouting Gardeners
Longley Way Elementary School
Andrea Frutis, Stacie Wearp & Alicia Crouse: We’re All Wonders
Yul Lee: Kinder Prodigies
Susie Lee: Let’s Get Digital, Digital!