Date: Spring 2012 Amount: $1,000 Group of MLD students placed 2nd in states competition for Destination Imagination and needed funding help to get to Global Finals in Knoxville, TN. Destination Imagination is an enrichment program where students work together as a team using creativity and ingenuity to problem solve. Destination Imagination creates challenges to connect Read the full article…
Date: Spring 2012 Amount: $650 KHS staff member to attend robotics conference at Tufts University LEGO Engineering Institute this summer. Training will assist teacher with leadership of KHS Robotics Club as well as assist him with incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) related principals into his curriculum.
Date: Spring 2012 Amount: $2185 KHS students have formed robotics club and need funding to complete FIRST Tech Challenge, which is to design, build and program their robot to compete in a blind alliance against other teams. Perfect example of STEM in action. Group has worked with community, district and corporate sectors to finance parts Read the full article…
Date: Spring 2012 Amount: $1350 Nine bicycles requested by the gym teacher at KES to add to her third grade physical education curriculum. Teacher notes importance of physical activity and how it enhances learning and ability to focus.
Date: Spring 2012 Amount: $600 grant/$900 loan KHS students open The Bunker, a school store to sell Rams logo wear. The students are Future Business Leaders of America members.
Date: Spring 2012 Amount: $2550 KHS senior class will attend Financial Literacy Day at UNE March 22. The guidance department worked on the program with Kennebunk Savings Bank and Finance Authority of Maine to provide students with sessions on borrowing and loans, understanding credit, scams and digital safety, and other financial concepts. KSB and Read the full article…
Program: Brain Ware Safari Software Date: Spring 2012 Amount: $2158 Brain Ware Safari Software is a video game format program that develops 41 cognitive skills with students ages 6 and up. The program will be piloted with 50 students at KES, grades 1-3. Teacher Suzanne Healey learned of Brain Ware Safari Software at a Read the full article…
School: Middle School of the Kennebunks Date: Winter 2012 Amount: $2,020.00 River Tree Arts will provide several different arts and music workshops for 6th graders that are intended to inspire and challenge students in new ways that are beyond the traditional experiences they receive now.
Program: Professional Development Date: Fall 2011 Amount: $4,735.00
Schools: All elementary schools in RSU21 Date: Fall 2011 Amount: $15,825.00 Twenty-five classrooms in the elementary schools in RSU21 are getting stability balls, which are proven to improve posture and focus of children in the classroom.
School: Mildred L. Day Date: Fall 2011 Amount: $1750.00 Junk to Funk is a unique combination of visual and performance art, fashion, sustainability education, interactive activities and entertainment. The program encourages positive behavioral change by asking audiences to reconsider their consumption and disposal choices in an innovative and playful way.
School: Middle School of the Kennebunks Date: Spring 2011 Total: $18,000 Middle School of the Kennebunks 7th graders will attend Camp Kieve in the fall of 2011. Camp Kieve is a leadership school where students work with counselors on self-confidence, teamwork, communication and healthy decision making. The children work in groups in a cabin style classroom, Read the full article…
School: Mildred L. Day School Date: Spring 2011 Total: $175 Twelve Reading Comprehension CDs for grades K – 6 are purchased to encourage use of Smartboards, which are new to the school. Mildred L. Day teachers researched the software and will pilot its use; if successful the program could then be introduced to other Read the full article…
School: Middle School of the Kennebunks Date: Spring 2011 Total: $247.55 Students create a piece of “stained glass” using new geometric knowledge and a report that details seven points of geometry and dilation. It will be a the culmination of the a newly created math unit on Geometry.
Schools: Kennebunkport Consolidated School, Kennebunk Elementary School, Mildred L. Day School, Sea Road School Date: Spring 2011 Total: $3,200 Mobile carts outfitted with supplies allow students to cook in their classrooms. Students grow produce in school gardens and can enjoy healthy foods while learning math, reading, geography and life skills. This program aligns with Read the full article…
School: Sea Road School Date: Spring 2011 Total: $$1,160 Sea Road School 4th and 5th graders view and participate in presentations by the Boston Museum of Science on various topics associated with the learning goals of the Science Frameworks for Maine schools.