THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, June 2, 1996 TAG: 9605310207
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 14 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: SUFFOLK LENGTH: 30 lines
The Suffolk Education Foundation has awarded mini-grants to six local teachers. Projects were funded for a total of $2,027. The projects to be funded in the most recent round of mini-grants include:
The Election of a President, submitted by Kathy Brady, Driver Elementary School, to help students understand how presidents are elected by following the campaign trail themselves through a variety of hands-on projects - $300.
Bilingual Basics, submitted by Beverly Washington-Williams and Carol Johnson, Southwestern Elementary School, to help Spanish-speaking kindergarten students learn English and English-speaking students learn Spanish through a peer tutoring language project. - $300.
Modulated Meteorological Lasers, submitted by Michael Hill at John F. Kennedy Middle School, to help students learn about light and optics using lasers to spark scientific investigation - $489.
Around the World in 150 Days, submitted by J.B. Varney at Nansemond River High School, to provide world maps and globes for international marketing students - $300.
The Warriors' Den, submitted by Michele Duncan at Nansemond River High School, to add a cash register bar code scanner in the school store so marketing students get real-world retail experience - $313.
Photographic Kaleidoscopes, submitted by Sue Ardelji and Laura Morris at Lakeland High School, an interdisciplinary project mixing photojournalism and geometry concepts into an individualized creation of art. - $325. by CNB