The Worcester Educational Development Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce the following mini-grants for Spring 2015 totaling more than $ 5,000.  Funded proposals include those that were creative, innovative and interdisciplinary.

Ebru:  The Flowing Colors of the Middle East – Mary Ann McFarland – City View School
Art Reads:  Literacy in the Art Classroom – Victoria Caezza – Burncoat Middle School
Kids on the Go! – Carolyn Sacco – F.J. McGrath School
Sensory Garden Experience – Maureen O’Brien – North High School
Reading Buddies & Literacy – Lynn-Anne Handleman – ACT/Chandler Magnet
Break It Down – Jill Thibodeau – Sullivan Middle School
Vernon Walking Club – Patricia Murphy-Brown – Vernon Hill School
Pickle-Ball – Victor Navedo – Burncoat Middle School
ABC VWA Project – Lynn Reed – Union Hill School
My Plate is Full! – Meghan McDonald – Goddard School
Bridging the Gap for Life – Nico Flowers – West Tatnuck School
Bringing Brain Together – Amy Pettingell – Lincoln Street

The request for proposals and a technical assistance session was offered to all instructional personnel in the Worcester Public Schools. A broad-based committee included representatives from the community and district and also included high school students.

Mini-grant recipients for Winter 2013 focused on core curriculum and arts related programs.

These funds were made available by the Stoddard Charitable Trust and the Distinguished Alumni and Friends of the Worcester Public  Schools event.

Zohar Badenhausen – Midland – Searching for Weather Patterns, $490
Victoria Caezza and Dierdre Carlson – BMS – Flat to Form:  Medieval Castles, $400
Deirdre Carlson, Cindy Roach and Arthur Jarrett – Claremont – What Happens to a Dream Deferred?, $500
Roger Clapp – Jacob Hiatt – That’s for the Birds!, $295
Andrea Cook – Sullivan Middle – Bucket Brigade, $500
Deborah Engstrand, Carmelo Borges and Luann Gallagher – Chandler Elementary  – A World of Wonder, $500
Elizabeth Fortin, Mary Caputo Daniel Gay and Maureen Irish – Chandler Magnet – Altered Books, $300
Frances Friedman – Burncoat High – Introduction to African Art, $163
Shannon Hammond and Jason Kobialka – UPCS – Building a Sixth Sense Device, $419
Phil King and Michele Fournier – Burncoat Middle -Put Down That Sword, Knave!, $500
Mary-Margaret Mara and Joanne Baudin – Chandler Magnet – ABC’s and 123’s, $399
Pascalia Mattioli – South – Interdisciplinary Unit, $500
Susan McCarty – Gates Lane – So That’s Where I Live!, $500
Lnda McSweeney and Glenn Tucker – Lake View – All Hands On Deck, $383
Jenny Montiverdi – Gates Lane – Whooo Takes Flight, $330
Judy Niddrie  and Emily Kay – Tatnuck – It’s A Bug’s Life!, $500
Daniel Patrone – ACT– Journalism Club, $500
Josh Torchia, Jill Camilieri and D’Angelo Fernandez – Woodland Academy – City of Worcester, $500
Mary-Margaret Mara and Joanne Baudin – Chandler Magnet – ABC’s & 123’s, $399
Monica Wolf and Karen Glick – Flagg – ANIMALS…Share the Knowledge, $407
Eileen Dame – WEMS – Shakespeare Can Be Fun!, $475