Grants awarded to date: $130,327!

HIGH SCHOOLS

Fairfield Warde High School

• Forensic Science Geocaching, 2010, teacher Claire Gloria, 11^th and 12^th grades, $1,088.
• Teen Parenthood, 2011, Martha Becker, 9^th through 12^th grades, $511.85.
• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• Trout in the Classroom, 2013, teacher Tim Foster, 9^th through 12^th grades, $907.
• Warde Day, 2013, Sara Peck, 9^th through 12^th grades, $2,000.
• Java Lego Rebots, 2014, teacher Paul Zhitomi, 9^th through 12^th AP Computer Science, $2,150.
• Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate & Cathleen Hamill, $3,090.
• Bluebirds in Paradise, 2014, teacher John Kassay, 9^th through 12^th grades, $486.
• Google Cardboard, 2016, teacher Karin King, 9th through 12th grades, $600.
• Still Life for the High School, 2016, teacher Monica Cimina, 9th through 12th grades, $1,000.
• The Creative Studio, 2017, teacher Allison Norrie, 9th through 12th grades, $695
• Drone Documentary and Production, teacher Michele D. Hermsen, 9th-12th grades, $2,222
• Virtual Reality, teacher Karin King, grades 9th through 12th, $2,600.
• Warde Zen Den, teacher Sonia Coelho, grades 9th through 12th, $900.
• Maker Space: Chroma Key, teacher Susan Selk, 9th through 12th grades, $780.
• American Art Design, teacher Marc Cehovsky, 11th grade, $840.
• Red Cross Adult & Pediatric First Aid, teachers, Chrissy Sforza, Lauren Arpino, grades 9th through 11th, $1,797.
• Wellness Week, teacher Susan Selk, grades 9th through 12, $2,700.
• Drew Park Management, teacher Tim Foster, environmental science students, $4,000.

Fairfield Ludlowe High School

• Forensic Science Geocaching, 2010, teacher Claire Gloria, 11^th and 12^th grades, $1,088.
• Light in Art Classroom, 2010, teacher Monica Cimina, 9^th-12^th grades, $500.
• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate and Cathleen Hamill, $3,090.
• Google Cardboard, 2016, teacher Karin King, 9th through 12th grades, $600.
• Still Life for the High School, 2016, teacher Monica Cimina, 9th through 12th grades, $1,000.
• Creating a Reading Life, 2017, teacher Molly D’Andria, 9th through 12th grades, $250
• Drone Documentary and Production, teacher Michele D. Hermsen, 9th-12th grades, $2,222
• Growing Boxes, teacher Mark Robinson, 9th-12th and preschool 3 and 4, $788.
• Epoxy Resin Materials, teacher Mark Robinson, grades 9th through 12th, $1,219.17.
• Red Cross Adult & Pediatric First Aid, teachers, Chrissy Sforza, Lauren Arpino, grades 9th through 11th, $1,797.
• FLHS Engineering Club, teacher Tracey Ormond, $1,636.
• Solar Observations, teacher Leah Dalton, grades 11th and 12th, $2,327.

Walter Fitzgerald Campus

• 3-D Creator, teacher Janes Pruitt, grades 10th through 12th, $1,440.
• WFC Immersive Learning Environment, teacher James Pruitt, grades 9th through 12th, $1,700.
• Outdoor Classroom Experience, teacher James Pruitt, 9th though 12th grades, $1,550.
• Red Cross Adult & Pediatric First Aid, teachers, Chrissy Sforza, Lauren Arpino, grades 9th through 11th, $1,797.
• Fritz’s Flowers: Community Garden and Pollinator Pathway, teacher Chelse Zantay, 9th through 12th grades, $700.
• Fitz-tronics, teacher Trisha Pytko, grades 9th through 12th, $2,581.

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Fairfield Woods Middle School

• Listen Up – Audio Books to support Independent Reading, 2011, teacher Kevin Donovan, 6^th-8^th grades, $400.
• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• Teaching Diversity through Latin Dance, 2013, teacher Karin Martel, 8^th grade Spanish students, $600.
• Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate and Cathleen Hamill, $3,090.
• Everyone Reads: E-Readers to Support Literacy in Classroom, 2014, teacher Anne Joyce, 7^th grade, $860.17.
• Cinco de Mayo Celebration, 2015, teacher Karin Martel, $400.
• Read and Ride, teacher Jacqueline Galante,, grades 6th through 8th, $998.
• Where Will You Be In 20 years? The 6 O’clock News Report!, teacher Cathy Hamill, 6th grade, $227.12.
• Connections through Virtual Travel, teacher Karin Martel, world language students, , $359.88.
• Growing Jazz in the Woods, teachers Jeffrey Desrosier, CJ Frawley, James Buchta, Cheryl Labrecque, Rodger Bryan, Adam Cyr, Jeff Babey, grades 6th through 8th, $5,000.
• Video Studio, teacher Mark Robinson, grades 6th through 8th, $766.
• Enhancing the World Language Classroom Using Virtual Reality Technology, teachers Ursula Lopez, Carmen Yordan, grades 6th through 8th, $3,423.

• Salmon-in-School Program, 2010, teacher Leah Brown-Wilnsz, 7^th grade, $870.
• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate and Cathleen Hamill, $3,090.
• A Capella Clinics with Shams Ahmed, teacher Sara Hoefer, 8th grade, $2,600.
• Guest Clinicians, teacher Nicole Bilotto, 150 band students, $700.
• Using Abstract Art to Teach Area and Perimeter, teacher Kristina Barnaby, grade 7 math and pre-algebra students, $234.
• LMC Unplugged, teacher Joelle Kilcourse, grades 6th though 8th, $932.

Tomlinson Middle School

• Audio Books in a Language Arts Classroom, 2010, teacher Karin Shaughnessy, 7^th and 8^th grade, $1,150.
• SAM Animation, 2012, teacher Catherine Audet, 8^th grade, $708.95.
• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• Health Education/Special Education Guide, 2014, teachers Lori Mediate and Cathleen Hamill, $3,090. 
• #Word Matter, 2017, teacher Barbara O’Brien, 7th grade, $1,730
• Program A Smart Shield-Bot Robot with an Arduino Brain, teacher Cathy Audet, 8th grade, $819.
• Let’s Read in French, teacher Carmela Lostumbo, French language studentsm $947.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 

Burr Elementary School

• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500. 
• Sphero STEM, teacher Judy Salemme, 3rd through 5th grade, $1,030.
• Growing Plants & Minds, teachers Judy Salemme, Kerry Abramson.
• Playaways Save the Date!, teachers Judy Salemme and Lizzy Hayes, grades 3rd through 5th, $1,412.78.
• Artie Max, teacher Kerry Gilhuly, 3rd through 5th grades, $440.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.
• Communication for Everyone! Communication Boards, teacher Leah LaFreniere, kindergarten through 5th grade, $1,235.

Timothy Dwight Elementary School

• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500. 
• K-1 Maker Space Bee-Bots, teacher Kristin Robinson, kindergarten and 1st grades, $582.
• Lights, Camera, Action!, teacherNicholas Brophy, grades 3rd through 5th, $1,208.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.

Holland Hill Elementary School

• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• Social Centers, 2013, teachers Lisa Santiana, Maureen Mocker, Paulette Paoetti, Fran Wider, kindergarten, $3,770.78. 
• Lego We-Do 2.0, teacher Lynne Fuchs,, grades 2nd through 5th, $1,117.
• Promoting a Growth Mindset, teacher Tara Bainer, 3rd grade, $238.
• Sensory Path Decals, teacher Claire Stafstrom, grades kindergarten through 5th, $267.
• Social Emotional Literacy, teacher Laura Dacorte, 1st grade, $250.
• Social Skills Literacy Library, teacher Jacquelyn DePierro, 1st grade, $250.
• Holland Hill Chess Club, teacher Dennis Pryor, 2nd through 5th grade, $100.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.

Jennings Elementary School

• Life Skills Enhancement Program, 2011, teacher Christine Daria, $1,500.
• Assess, Inform, Enable!, 2011, teachers Lisa Friedrichs, Catherine Scholl, Lou Deprofio, K thru 5^th, $1,650.
• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• Music and Books, 2014, teachers Mariana Psenicnik and Lorraine Fiero, $1,049.
  
• Lego STEM Exploration, 2016, teachers Mariana Psenicnik and Kathleen Ruppert, 3rd through 5th grades, $1,752.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• Playground Communications Boards, teacher Lauren Cappellieri, ES students. $1,970.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.

McKinley Elementary School

• Spanish Lending Library, 2010, teacher Angelina Giovanetti, $300.
• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• American Mural Project/Instrument Fountain, 2015, teacher Kathleen Reddy, $2,459.
• The World’s Greatest Artists!, teacher Amy Gorruso, K through 5th grade, $531.
• Building Thinking Classrooms, teacher, Jessica Curtis, $891.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.

Mill Hill Elementary School

• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• One Book One Town, 2014, teachers Joan Huff and Ann Oliver, $1,8000. 
• Take A Stand for Learning, 2016, teachers Cara McDermott and Susanne Stephens, 4th grade and special education, $1,110.
• Lego WeDo, 2017, teacher Gina Han, $934.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.
• Playground Communication Board, teacher Kirsten Sabrowski, grades kindergarten through 5th, $1,060.

North Stratfield Elementary School

• Supporting Inclusion Students with an iPad, 2010, teacher Paula Healey, 1^st grade, $816.
• Music and Games from Abraham Lincoln’s Era, 2011, teachers Tricia McDonald and Patti Kassay, 4^th grade, $1,079.
• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500. 
• Kinesthetic Learners – Using Desk Cycles, 2017, teacher Tracie Alley, K through 5th grade, $990.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.
• Nick Page Community Sing, teacher Ashley Zadravecz, grades kindergarten through 5th, $2,055.

Osborn Hill Elementary School

• There’s An App for That, 2011, teacher Alan Lipman, 2^nd-5^th grades, $540.
• Butterfly Garden & Communication with Experts in the Field, 2011, Denise Rehder, K-5^th grade, $860.
• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• We Care! Book Bag Project, 2014, teacher Deanna Renzulli Behpour, $1,850.
• Lego WeDo, 2017, teacher Sandy Kosh, 3rd through 5th grade, $1,000.
• Kano PC Kits, teacher Sandra Kosh, 4th and 5th grades, $3,630.
• Graphic Novels + All Readers = Success!, teacher Deanna Behpour, 3rd grade, $1,000.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.

• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• The News is Elementary, 2014, teacher Diane Faiella, kindergarten through 5^th grade, $610. 
• Riverfield’s Buddy Bench, 2016, teachers Kevin Nealy and Jackie Manzo, kindergarten through 5th grades, $1,188.
• Flexible Seating, 2017, teacher Kevin Nealy, 4th grade, $620.
• Bee Bots, teacher Joelle Kilcourse, grades kindergarten through 2nd, $610.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• TLC Garden, teacher Aubrey Nolan, Mike Glasgow, grades kindergarten through 5th, $1,150.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.

Roger Sherman Elementary School

• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500. 
• STEM Lab Startup, 2017, teacher Stephanie Goldberg, K through 5th, $1,039.
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.

Stratfield Elementary School

• Electrify Your Strings!, 2012, teacher Cindi Eckhardt, 4^th through 12^th grade string students, $3,500.
• Enhancing Fitness with a Traverse Wall, 2013, teacher Amy Gagnon, K through 5^th grade, $1,325.
• Linking Student Success with Data and Interactive Technology, 2016, teachers Tara Bainer, Darren Molony and Johanna Dyki, $1,899.
• Maker Space, teacher Carolyn Matthews, grades kindergarten-5th, $900
• Putting Around Fairfield, teacher Janice Mayeran, kindergarten through 5th, $2,962.
• Inclusive and Diverse Singalong Books in the Music Class, teacher Jacqueline Sugrue-Tait, all ES students, $800.
• From the Mind to the Paper: Composing Music, teachers Anthony Granata, Jennifer Ficks, Carrie Trombley, Jenna Trunk, Katie D’Angelo, Nathaniel Brown, 5th grade orchestra students, $3,500.

ECC Special Education & Pre-K

• Let’s Grow A Lunch, 2016, teachers Caitlyn Willcox-Biron and Susan Doucette-Cox, $704.