BLACKSTONE VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EDUCATION FOUNDATION

2010-2011 Grants to Teachers

For the 2011-2012 Grants to Teachers, a little over $9,000 was awarded to the member schools of the Blackstone Valley Education Foundation for grants that support the development of 21st century work and learning skills among our students. This year we received requests from 8 member schools with requests close to $34,000. Many thanks to the businesses and individuals who contribute to the Foundation and who participate in the annual Golf Tournament, and particularly of the Lampin Corporation in Uxbridge for their generosity and consideration for a stronger community of learners.

Congratulations to the 2011-2012 Successful Teacher Grant Applicants!

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District

• $750 Watch your Mouth
  This project is in its 5th year of funding and continues to be an impactful and worthwhile support for Dental Assisting students and over 400 Valley-wide Middle School as target audience. Their goal is to educate these young people on the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene, the importance of seeing a dentist and of protecting their teeth in order to maintain them for a lifetime. Students are expected to learn about dental research, public presentation and the nuance of their profession.

Millbury High School

• $500 Determining Your Customers Needs
  This grant will support the continued development of a Marketing career pathway at Millbury High School. Built on the success from last year's $2,000 grant for a school store start-up, this year's grant will enable the marketing students to further deepen their experience with marketing principles, which will then be used as a foundation for the next year's students.

Northbridge High School

• $2,400 Culinary Vocational Program
  Northbridge was awarded funding for a culinary vocational program that will include curriculum a Massachusetts Culinary Vocational strand of 8 courses over the student's high school career and further prepare students for entry level food service positions
• $700 Throwing Caution to the Wind
  This project will expose students to the art form of ceramics that as affected and shaped human society for thousands of years while building focus, determination and a new found skill. Throughout the program, students will have the opportunity to interact with outside professional artists engaging in critical conversations, critiques and critical thinking. Come spring, students artworks will be displayed in Evening of the Arts.

Douglas Elementary Middle School

• $5000 "Space Week"
  This grant will enable Science, Math, and Music teachers from grades 6-8, in concert with a pre-school component and linked to the annual Science Fair and other Douglas STEM initiatives, will develop a week-long program devoted to study of space, effects of space debris, rocketry, and other STEM initiatives for Pre-School through 8^th grade students.