2015-2016 Grants Awarded
Click on the links below to see how individuals and organization have helped us throughout the 2015-2016 school year. If you’re interested in helping out, contact us or get involved. Click here to view a complete list of all the 2015-2016 awarded grants. Click here is you are interested in sponsoring a grant.
All Elementary Schools
- Expressive Elocution— Vocal Empowerment
Elise May
A standards-based program helps vocally empower and prepare students to present speeches, reports, dramatic enactments, debates, and themselves in interviews and performances.
SPONSORED BY THE HIRSCH FAMILY
- Expressive Elocution-Vocal Empowerment
Elise May
A standards-based program to help vocally empower and prepare students to present speeches, reports, dramatic enactments, debates, and themselves in interviews and performances.
- Dancing With Our 5Th-Grade Stars
Sheri Suzzan, Pia Ferrante, Dr. David Meoli, Barbara Giebel, Bonni Cohen, Kevin Scully, Jamiee Loewy, Debra Danow, Lisa Spiryda, Cindy Moroney, Michelle Duran, Erica Tropp, Pam Ollendorff, Ba-Nhi Sinclair, Liz Greilsheimer, Cathy Galanis
All 5th-grade students participate in a ten-week residency with Dancing Classrooms to cultivate essential life skills through the practice of social dance.
- Dancing with our 5th Grade Stars
Sheri Suzzan, Chris Shields, David Meoli, Barbara Giebel, Bonni Cohen, Kevin Scully
All 5th-grade students will participate in a ten-week residency with Dancing Classrooms to help cultivate essential life skills through the practice of social dance.
- Bringing Voices Together:
A Multi-Level Choral Commission
Kevin Scully
The commissioning of a multi-grade choral piece by Dr. Sara Carina Graef for the students of Port Washington that will be performed at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts during the District Choral Festival in March.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR: THE PETER & JERI DEJANA FAMILY FOUNDATION
- Biobus For 4Th Graders
Sara Federlein, Meghan Getting-Stresser, Cathy Galanis, Liz Greilsheimer, Michelle Duran, Cindy Jan, Jennifer Schupak, Sima Vasa, Melissa Steeves, Deb Danow, Jennifer Fernandes
All 4th-grade students experience the Bio Bus, a solar-powered science lab on wheels where students use video microscopes and learn about biology, environmental science, and physical chemistry.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR: THE PETER & JERI DEJANA FAMILY FOUNDATION
Daly
- New York State Of Mind
Phyllis Record, Nancy Flynn, Casey Cheffo, Kaitlin Zara
All 4th-graders have the opportunity to work with teaching artist Susan Geffken Burton to create a permanent, detailed, topographical map of New York State, learning about geography and history in the process.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR: THE PETER & JERI DEJANA FAMILY FOUNDATION
- Children + Parents + Educators = A Strong Home School Partnership
Lucy Gable, Giovanna Fitzpatrick, Marie Slavens, Claudia Ciotti, Joni Sturge, Natalia Gomez, Sheri Suzzan
Workshops in English and Spanish give Pre-K parents the tools to support their children and close the achievement gap. Students receive readiness bags with school supplies and books
- Bringing Words To Life
Deirdre McCooey, Jennifer Anicito, Marion Traynor, Beatrice Gavin-Pate, Carolyn Rochel
The purchase of a Boardmaker Online subscription allows speech teachers to adapt curriculum and learning goals to individual student needs in grades 3 through 5.
Daly Pre-K
Guggenheim
- Pal-O-Mine Equestrian
Jen Norton, Loren Maroof, Amy Branch, Nora Balber
Students in the self-contained classroom visit the therapeutic Pal-O-Mine Equestrian center for horse-based activities requiring non-verbal communication, assertiveness, creative thinking and problem solving.
- Bringing Words To Life
Deirdre McCooey, Jennifer Anicito, Marion Traynor, Beatrice Gavin-Pate, Carolyn Rochel
The purchase of a Boardmaker Online subscription allows speech teachers to adapt curriculum and learning goals to individual student needs in grades 3 through 5.
- Basis Of Portrait Sculpture
Daphine Harkins
LIU Professors Frank Olt and Dan Christoffel instruct 5th-grade students on the history of head bust sculptures in ancient Rome; students will create their own interpretations of themselves in clay.
SPONSORED IN MEMORY OF KAREN REICHENBACH
- A Night At The Museum—The Trilogy
Natalie Miller, Virginia Verdirame-McMahon, Erica Albin, Christine Piserchia, Cassidy Wolfert
An action-packed sleepover at the American Museum of Natural History featuring exhibits, an IMAX lm and lots of social interaction for English Language Learners and selected students in grades 3 through 5.
- A Closer Look: Digital Microscopes In The Classroom
Serena Cavolo, Sara Chin, Melissa Riordan, Kerri Tarasenko, Debbie Hart, Claire Galanek, Christine Cuomo, Dennis Trottier, Maribeth Betsch, Amy Branch, Marci Haworth, Natalie Miller, Mike Duda
Handheld digital microscopes for each classroom in 3rd through 5th grades enhance the depth of the science curriculum.
- “Playaway” The Struggles Of Reading: Increasing Fluency And Reading Enthusiasm
Suzanne Mody, Melissa Koulouris
Audio books are paired with print books to increase student vocabulary, comprehension of text, and listening abilities while encouraging sustained reading for 3rd- through 5th-graders.
Manorhaven
- Shape (Society Of Health And Physical Education) America
Megaera Regan
Attendance at the National SHAPE America conference provides training in active learning, mindfulness in PE, promoting active lifestyles, aligning PE with common core, and health and nutrition topics.
- Manorhaven Mentors
Barbara O’Donnell, Bonni Cohen, Pat Charles, Kim Singh, Diane Haut
This thriving program matches adult volunteers with selected 4th- and 5th-grade students who form positive relationships in a school-based mentoring program.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR: ELLEN & RICHARD FOX
- Manorhaven Edible Schoolyard Project
Elizabeth Milbank Sobel, Stacey Drucker, Bonni Cohen, Lynette O’Brien, Laurey Brevig, Marianne Nell, Fredda Meltzer, Patricia Rex, Lisa Hershman, Ilyssa Goldsmith
The creation of a schoolyard garden with a range of fruits, vegetables, and herbs serves as a curricular tool for the promotion of proper nutrition and physical activity for all students.
SPONSORED BY THE MELKONIAN FAMILY IN MEMORY OF KAREN REICHENBACH
- Manorhaven Early Birds
Megaera Regan, Christine Vasilev, Lucy Gable, Marialina Corbo, Pat Charles, Bridge O’Keefe Green
A before-school physical activity program for selected students in grades 3 through 5 which has been proven to significantly improve academic performance.
SPONSORED BY THE SPILKO FAMILY
- Creating Storytellers And Naturalists With James Bruchac
Maryellen Noone, Chantelle Persaud, Lynette O’Donnell, Renee Schettino, Laurey Brevig-Almirall, James O’Brien, Diane Haut
A residency program for 3rd- and 4th-graders with Native American author, storyteller, and naturalist James Bruchac enhances storytelling skills and brings Native American culture to life.
SPONSORED BY JULIE COHEN & DAN GOLDMAN
- Bringing Words To Life
Deirdre McCooey, Jennifer Anicito, Marion Traynor, Beatrice Gavin-Pate, Carolyn Rochel
The purchase of a Boardmaker Online subscription allows speech teachers to adapt curriculum and learning goals to individual student needs in grades 3 through 5.
- Action-Based Learning Lab On A Cart
Megaera Regan
This roving Fit Kart allows all Manorhaven students to integrate movement with learning, increasing academic achievement and physical activity throughout the school day.
Port Washington Parent Resource Center
Schreiber
- Virtual Enterprise International
Stephanie Saraceni
Through the purchase of new technology and trade show booth supplies, students in this business simulation course become executives, collaborate to create their own company, and participate in trade shows with students from other schools.
SPONSORED BY KAY & LEO ULLMAN
- Vex Robotics
Thomas Stepanek
The purchase of materials used to design, construct and program functional robots allows the Schreiber Robotics team to prepare for Vex Competitions.
- Medieval And Renaissance Painting
Miranda Best, Terri Hall
Drawing and Painting students practice traditional medieval and renaissance techniques through the creation of their own original egg tempera paintings on a panel.
- Landmark’S In-School “Artist In Residence” Program
Kevin Scully, Laura Mogul
Continuing a successful partnership, band students participate in workshops led by an artist/band from the Landmark’s 2016–17 roster in collaboration with the school district.
SPONSORED BY THE SANI FAMILY
- Interactive Technology In
Art And Music
Anthony Pinelli, Jr., Peter Koch, Mark Brenner, Shane Helfner, Kevin Scully
The addition of a Group Educational Controller (GECIII) system for the TV studio workstations allows students and teachers to utilize current technology, increasing autonomy and differentiated instruction capabilities.
- Guided Application Of Statistics
And Biostatistics
John Schineller, Marla Ezratty, Chris Dardzinski
Biology, STEM, and Research students in all grades receive guidance in topics involving data and statistical analysis through a series of visits from the Feinstein Institute statisticians.
- Facs Small Appliance Update
Robyn Block, Margaret Rizzo
The addition of food processors and standard and high capacity blenders expands recipe choices and improves efficiency for the Family and Consumer Science (FACS) cooking and baking program.
- Chromebook Carts for English Classrooms
Eileen Mills
The purchase of Chromebook carts allows all Schreiber English teachers to integrate Google Classroom learning and teaching strategies into their classrooms.
- Achieving Math Success Through Castle Learning
Bryan Gorman, Andrea Basile, Robin Hashinsky, Sara Choit, Don Zuvich, Elizabeth Carstens, Emily Pillar, Allen Verity
Through individualized accounts, students in all math courses engage in mathematical practice through web-based review, testing, and assessment tools.
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Expanding Expression For High School Students
Silvia Ostrowski
This program utilizes visual prompts and other tools to strengthen verbal and written expression capabilities of students receiving speech-language services.
Sousa
- Stepping Stones Class
Parent Resource Center
Leila Noor
This class prepares at-risk immigrant children with limited English proficiency for the Port Washington school district’s Pre-K program.
- Sousa Strong:
Anchors Of Emotional Intelligence
Jennifer Biblowitz, Dr. Nadine Fitoussi, Suzzane Potucek, Dr. David Meoli
Four teachers train and turnkey in an evidenced- based school-wide social and emotional program called RULER: Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating emotions. RULER is designed to foster healthy relationships and decrease bullying and aggressive behavior.
- Introduction To Computer Science Workshop
Marisa Johnson, Annmarie Pullicino, Stephanie Yardeni, Dr. David Meoli
An after-school workshop for select 1st- and 2nd- graders introduce the fundamentals of computer science programming and teach them to plan and execute a code.
- From Stem To Steam At Sousa: Integrating Science And Art
Dr. David Meoli, Kevin Scully
Through field trips to the Science Museum of Long Island and visits by artists-in-residence such as Lawrence Chrapliwy, students in grades K, 2, and 4 make connections between hands-on science and the study of the creativity of art.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR: THE PETER & JERI DEJANA FAMILY FOUNDATION
- Encouraging Parents Of Ells To Become Literacy Models And Reading Partners
Jo Ann Miles, Debra Calluzzo
Parents of English Language Learners are coached in literacy skills and reading concepts during three evening workshops. Literacy kits will be provided for home use.
Weber
- Weber Robotics Club
Jeanne Zeh
Students in 4th through 8th grades continue to learn about robotics, computer science, and coding and compete in various competitions.
- Stem Inventors Lab — Classroom Of The Future
Michael Shampanier, Thomas Stepanek, Daniel Ciccone, Kenneth Justiniano
This addition of iPads and an Apple TV to the Technology Education Department expands the robust curriculum for all Weber students through daily digital projects.
- Sky Eyes At Weber
CarrieAnn Lindstadt-Iurka
The purchase of a Celestron NexStar telescope with StarSense auto alignment allows all Weber students to observe and magnify both near and deep-space objects.
- No Student Left Indoors: Understanding Weather
Gloria Gill-Klesaris, Irving Tom, Stacey Susinno, CarrieAnn Lindstadt-Iurka, Helen Hatzignatiou
All 8th-grade science students engage in hands-on weather lessons to collect and analyze meteorological data using modern eld equipment.
- Dancing Through The Decades
Holly Gober, Jeff Moss
Eighth-grade students study the differences between pre-WWI society and the 1920s through dance by learning the Waltz and Charleston in a historical context.
- Classroom Set Of Chromebooks
Matthew Holzer, Jennifer Ariel, Laurie Silverman
A classroom set of Chromebooks creates an interactive learning environment for 8th-grade students in the Red House.
- Blues: An 8Th-Grade Experience
Jeff Moss
All 8th-grade students have the opportunity to appreciate and experience the American folk art known as the blues. Students read, listen to, discuss, and compose poetry and music. The program culminates with an extended workshop and performance with Toby Walker.
