Grants

Grade Level
Name and Description of Grant
Grade 6	Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School
Provided funding for the purchase of bathing suits for 60 students to attend summer camp to learn how to swim, sail, kayak and snorkel.
Grades 3 – 5	Jennings Dual Language and International Magnet School
Provided funding for students to perform at the Providence Bruins Hockey Game in Providence RI during the half-time show.
Grades 9 – 12	NLHS
Provided funding for the NLHS Drama Club’s performance of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Grade 12	NLHS
Provided funding for the NLHS Senior After-Graduation Party
Grade 12	STMHS
Provided financial assistance for Vanessa Garcia-Brito’s research project, “A Fresh Look at Acne Therapy.”
Grade 9 – 12	STMHS
Provided funding for the Hospital Occupation of America (HOSA) Club to attend the international conference.
Grades 9 – 12
	NLHS Community Garden Project
Build and develop gardens on the NLHS campus to engage students in the process of growing their own produce and using their crops to cook healthy foods. An amphitheater will also be designed to allow for outdoor demonstrations.
Grade 5	Nathan Hale Bus Transportation
To ensure that Nathan Hale’s a capella group was able to accept an invitation to go to Boston to participate in a workshop.
Grade 2	Winthrop STEM Magnet School Exploration Camp
This initiative afforded students the opportunity to discover and internalize the wonders of science. This program is intended to: supplement the participating schools’ existing science programs with thoughtful rigorous lessons, bring the excitement of science discoveries into the classroom and create connections with local scientists/community professionals.
Provided funding for all 4th Grade students at Jennings School to attend Project Oceanology
Grades 6 – 8	Guitars for Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School
Visit www.nleducationfoundation.org for details about this grant.
Grades 9 – 12	Metals and Stones
To provide students enrolled in “Introductory to Crafts and Jewelry” classes with tools and material to design, create and learn new techniques in Silversmithing and Stone Setting
Kindergarten	Instilling Manners:
A project designed to build self-esteem and increase confidence for sustaining positive student behavior and an improved learning environment.
Grades 1 & 2	Bugs & Dirt
Provide a deeper understanding of science standards.
Grades K – 12	District Wide
Provided funding for the development of a NLPS Guide to Partnerships
Grades 6 – 8	BDJMS Book Room Project
Reestablishment of library services for middle school students
Grades 9 – 12	NLHS Culinary Arts Program – Whaler Cafe
Provided funding for the summer session programs which included the purchase of tee-shirts for students attending the summer program, 2 fishing trips for students in July and August, food products used for the summer camp and the staffing of 2 teachers for the summer program.

Grade 9 – 12	Education-at-Sea Program aboard the SSV Oliver Hazard
Visit www.nleducationfoundation.org for details about this grant.
Grade 7	Making Connections through the use of Multicultural Reading Materials
To improve student performance on the CMTs
9 – 12	Whaler Café Pride
Whaler Café caters many community functions. New uniform tops were purchased for students.
9 – 12	Empty Bowls Project
International effort to feed the hungry of this planet.
Grade 5	SEMI (Gifted & Talented) – Challenger eMission: Moon, Mars and Beyond
To partner with the Challenger Learning Center and engage SEMI students in missions based on the authentic science and math used in space missions.
PreK – K	The Zoo and You
Introduce PreK – K special needs and regular education students to live animals and their environment
9 – 12	Reality Baby Experience
Allow students in the Parenting Class an extended hands-on opportunity to be responsible for a new-born baby.
9 – 12	Multigenerational Connections Through Art
Students work with senior citizens to create art. This provides students an opportunity to display good citizenship and enhance their interpersonal skills. Very moving experience.
Grades 10 – 12	Bon Apetit! French Outside the Classroom
Advanced French Class field trip to French Restaurant – no English spoken from the time they leave school until they return.

K – 5	Science Notebooking
Pilot new educational tool to provide a creative approach to help students 1) formulate scientific explanations from evidence 2) analyze scientific data 3) formulate conclusions
9 – 12	NJROTC Leadership Training
Send an ROTC cadet to leadership training in Newport, RI.
Grade 4 & 5
SEMI (Gifted & Talented Program)	NUTS for Reforestration
Sponsor a forest through Reforest the Tropics that will offset NLPS carbon emissions
Grades 11 -12	Senior Citizen Spring Luncheon
Prepare and serve a free meal to seniors from the New London Senior Citizen Center

Winthrop School
Grades 1 – 3	Mondo Level Readers
Improve reading scores on standardized tests and gain experience with written responses to literature.
SEMI
(Gifted & Talented Program)
Grades 4 & 5
	Garbage to Gardens
Teach science and math through a hands-on study of plants and soil This project will be a partnership with FRESH New London http://www.freshnewlondon.org/
and the Denison Peqoutsepos Nature Center
http://www.dpnc.org/
Jennings
Grade 5	Language Development Through Writing and Sequential Art
Students will work with local author/illustrator Jason Deeble from Niantic to create a narrative which will demonstrate their ability to utilize their descriptive language skills through the integration of the writing process and visual arts.
Grades 9 – 12	NJROTC Leadership Training
Send ROTC cadets to leadership training in Newport, RI.
Grades 11 -12	Senior Citizen Spring Luncheon
Prepare and serve a free meal to seniors from the New London Senior Citizen Center
Grades 9 – 12	Pollos a la Brasa a Peruvian Culinary Experience