$38,611 for Thiems Grant Awards, Up to $25,000 for Instructional Programs, Minimum of $12,000 for Technology
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What Your Support Gets
Our Kids
518 Thiems Grants Awarded To-Date
Strength in Numbers Strengthening students' ability to understand, engage, compute, apply & problem solve in Math through scientifically based instruction.
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Art Room of the Future A SMART board & 3 iPads bring technology & art together for a unique, interactive approach to instruction & enrichment. |
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Modeling the Molecular World II 3D molecular modeling kits make the world of molecules tangible & relevant to students, sparking curiosity in the rapidly expanding fields of molecular bio-science. |
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Simulating Healthy Learning A giant obstacle course that recreates the four chambers of the heart & circulatory systems allows students to "journey through" the learning experience. |
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TAPit Touchscreens TAPit touchscreens in special education classrooms givie multi-need students the opportunity to develop a new level of independence & skills for their future. |
Looking Back & Preparing for Future Creating hands-on experiences in the Biology lab extracting mitochondrial DNA for researching family ancestry.
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Linking with Literature Teachingbook tools provide thousands of multimedia resources to explore children's literature & authors, igniting students enthusiasm, interest & engagement. |
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Education Begins with Reading Improving reading comprehension strategies through state of the art software & targeted intervention programs.
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Complex Construction Providing hands-on learning through the construction & analysis of simple & complex electrical circuits in Physics.
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Learning Electricity is a Snap Enhancing elementary learning with hands-on creation of circuits that demonstrate different uses of electricity.
| Developing Citizenship Enhancing student, staff & community connections through the hands-on experience of planning, implementing & maintaining a diverse ecological environment. |  |
Study Skills Academy in 4th Year
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Improving academic achievement in a structured environment outside of the classroom Every K-8 school receives funding to address the academic needs of their students with instruction in specific curricular areas, assistance with homework completion & recovery, as well as help in developing effective time management, organizational & test-taking skills. |
Every $100 gift sponsors participation for one student $2,500 funds one schools entire program
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