Classroom Grants to Teachers 2002-2003

Elementary Schools

BERKELEY ARTS MAGNET $6,708 (420 students)

Famous Artists, Year 6
Lucy Ames, $580
Students will learn about the lives and art work of several famous artists. Inspired by these artists, students will paint, sculpt, draw, and make collages using a variety of the famous artists' styles and techniques.

Berkeley Arts Magnet Percussion Program
Chris Brague, $1,000
Funds provide upgrades of the instruments of the percussion band.

"Gold in Them Thar Hills"
Carole Goyen, $500
Children will travel to Jamestown, Jenness Park, and Columbia to explore events that took place during the California Gold Rush and, among other activities, pan for gold, experience a hayride, and tour a working mine.

Artist Time Production
Kelly Graham, $750
Every fourth, fifth, and sixth grade student at the school, approximately 150 students in total, will put on a year end musical extravaganza and will be involved in both the design and performance of the show.

Point Bonita, Marin Headlands
Kelly Graham, $300
Students will study the plants and animals of the Marin Headlands on a 3 day, 2 night field trip.

California Comes Alive!
Signe Harnett, $300
Students will travel to the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for two days of study with trained naturalists. Topics will include geography, topography, plants, animals, Native Americans, and current environmental issues.

Seeing Literature Through a Puppet Theatre
Charlene Kalagian, $300
Students will work together in small groups to make various types of puppets and write scripts for puppet shows based on the literature that they have read.

"Eating to Grow, Growing to Eat"
Alex Langford, $294
Students will learn basic kitchen skills as they attend cooking and nutrition classes.

Linking Performance, Math and Literacy Learning
Madhuvanti Khare, $300
Third graders will adapt a self-selected, math-themed piece of literature into play form, create sets and costumes, and perform fully staged versions for the school and the community.

Physical Education for Every Student
Nicole Martinovitch, $500
Additional physical education equipment will allow students and teachers to make physical education an enjoyable part of their lives.

Clay Animation Project
Rosemary Robinson, $484
Students will use clay animation to make literacy and math, particularly fractions, come alive.

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Music Education Program
Lorna Skantze-Neill, $1,000
The Berkeley Symphony Music Education Program includes a staff teacher training, in-class training from musicians, and attendance for students at two concerts with a chance for students to perform with the orchestra musicians in addition to listening CDs, a variety of teacher training materials, and a visit from the Education Director and a member of the orchestra to every classroom.

"Understanding Words" - Vocabulary Development
Cameron Teasdale, $300
Additional "Language Master" hand held calculator-looking dictionaries are needed for the classroom to aid students' study of vocabulary, spelling, and writing.

CRAGMONT $4,443 (400 students)

Chess in the School
Kathleen Guistino, $1,000
Chess teaches children to follow complex rules, to concentrate and plan strategy, and to have good sportmanship. The program provides equal access across racial, gender, language, and socioeconomic levels to chess instruction and has proven extremely popular.

Master Dance Teacher Program Pilot
Valerie Gutwirth, $750
The Nigerian Brothers, masters in African music and dance, will teach a seven-week workshop to Cragmont students.

Mosaic Making Field Trip
Susan Katz, $500
Students will be exposed to various artists and visual art mediums and will travel to the Legion of Honor Museum.

Monterey Field Trip
Nancy King, $600
Students will travel to Monterey where they will visit the Steinbeck National Center, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Mission San Juan Bautista, and Point Lobos.

Human Anatomy and Physiology
Lang Luong, $593
All 4th and 5th graders will study the human body through the use of a model human torso with removable parts. They will also study nutrition and the respiratory system, with particular emphasis on the harmful effects of smoking.

"Poetry Inside Out"
Jason Lustig, $1,000
Under the guidance of poet and teacher John Simon, students will translate the work of famous poets from Spanish to English and English to Spanish. Students will also write their own poetry and translate each other's poetry.

EMERSON $7,270 (335 students)

Science and Math Come to Life
Lori Barnes, $1,000
First graders will participate in three Lawrence Hall of Science workshops: Blocks, Beams, and Bridges (construct beam bridges using geoblocks), Electrical Connections (use wires and switches to create an electric circuit), and Giant Geometry (build structures with giant "tinker toys").

Emerson After-School Enrichment Program
Emily Davidow, $1,000
Funds will pay for an instrumental music class and a hip-hop dance class for students in the after school program.

Coloma Outdoor Discovery School Teambuilding
Steve Eslami, $600
The Coloma Teambuilding Course, an overnight field trip, greatly enhances student self-confidence, responsibility, and serves as a bonding tool for our two fifth grade classes.

Science Exploration: Living Science Through Experiences
Meredith Gold, $1600
Second Graders will experience workshops from Lawrence Hall of Science staff on the subjects of Slime! (proprerties of solids, liquids and gases), Crime Lab Chemistry (chromatography, forensic science and patterns), and Ponds Alive! (habitats, life cycles, locomotion, the food web, and diversity of life).

Closing the "Vocabulary Gap"
Tom Prince, $1,000
Funds will allow the creation of a take-home listening library of books on tape. This listening library will help close the "vocabulary gap" by dramatically increasing the 2nd and 3rd grade students' exposure to language above their reading level.

Buddy Reading Program
Monica Santos, $750
Fifth graders will serve as peer mentors to Kindergarten and first grade students for buddy reading.

Emerson School Physical Education Materials and Equipment
Philip Wiegand, $480
Additional recreation equipment will enhance the physical education activities for Emerson students.

Science Solutions
Laura Winter, $840
Science teachers from the Lawrence Hall of Science will present two workshops for 3rd graders: Slime! (matter has three forms: solid, liquid and gas) and Discovering Animal Adaptations (when the environment changes, some animals survive and reproduce; others die or move).

JEFFERSON $2,478 (335 students)

Assembly Pianist for Jefferson School
Sarah Goldstein, $500
Funds will go toward paying Ellen Hoffman, an accomplished musician and music educator, to continue to serve as pianist at the weekly school-wide assemblies.

"Beyond the Bridge"
Marguerite Hughes, $227
Varied art materials will allow more interesting art projects in the classroom.

Family Stories: A Celebration of Diversity
Margaret M. Riddle, $551
A Celebration of Diversity is a year-long study into the rich cultural, racial and family structure diversity in our classroom community. Families share their unique stories; students chronicle the stories in scrapbooks.

Jefferson Thursday Morning Assemblies
Anna Wong, $1,000
The Thursday Morning Assembly Programs will bring a variety of artistically and culturally diverse performances into Jefferson's weekly tradition.

Lively Literature with Sculpey Clay
Anna Wong, $200
Students will create characters from literature read in the classroom with sculpey clay and retell the story through their creations.

JOHN MUIR $6,211 (250 students)

Story Quilts
Anne Donaker, $500
Throughout the year the students will hear stories about quilts. They will dictate and write stories about some of the quilt squares and make quilts to take home.

A Trip to the John Muir House and Farm
Anne Einstein, $411
A trip to the John Muir House and Farm, as well as books on the subject, will enhance 3rd graders' study of the man and his accomplishments.

Sports Clinic
Lisa Jackson, $500
A sports clinic will be created for the students at John Muir School Kids' Village and will teach a variety of sports (soccer, basketball, baseball, etc.) at all skill levels.

Starry Night Quilts
Kathleen Van Zandt, $300
Each student will paint his/her version of Van Gogh's "Starry night" on a square yard of white muslin fabric which will be made into quilts.

Learning with Computers
Kris Waters, $500
A new computer will allow deaf and hard-of-hearing students to learn computer skills and run interactive CDs.

C.A.R.E. Children At Risk - Empowered
Nancy D. Waters, $3,000
On-site counseling services will be provided to John Muir students and their families in need by a clinical psychology trainee.

A Recipe for Learning
Joanne Weil, $500
Monthly cooking projects will help students learn about themselves, their heritage, good nutrition, math, reading, writing, and cooperation.

LECONTE $4,267 (340 students)

LeConte Kindergarten Playground Tilemaking Project
Lynda Arnold, $805
Kindergarteners will paint ceramic tiles which will be fired and permanently installed in the Kindergarten playground.

Opening Inclusive Dialogue Through Literature
Carrie Bartlett, $200
Books dealing with "ability awareness literature" will be purchased so General Education students can learn about issues of Autism/Aspergers and other differences.

Touch Math to Touch the Mind
Carrie Bartlett, $470
The "touch math" program will be used to help teach the specific math skills associated with Time, Money, Fractions, and Subtraction. This is a multi-sensory approach to math skill development useful for those students who need several approaches to learn math skills.

A Piece of Gold - Reliving the Days of the Gold Rush
Denise Brown, $300
Students will relive the days of the California Gold Rush by visiting an old mining camp, panning for gold in the river, and visiting the town of Columbia.

Ano Nuevo-Visions of Ohlones and of Elephant Seals and Their Environment
Bessie Citrin, $250
Students will visit Ano Nuevo State Reserve to study the region's history and ecology.

LeConte Farm and Garden
Benjamin Goff, $650
Funds would purchase garden supplies and a wash station to provide a sanitary place to wash hands and food grown in the garden.

Oceans, Currents, & Sea Creatures Program
Jonathan Mayer, $500
Funds will be used to purchase crabs, squid and fish for dissection, supplies for science lessons on currents and salt and fresh water densities, and books for marine biology study. Students will also go on field trips to the Berkeley Marina, Ano Nuevo State Park, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Farm and Science Lab Animal Care
Mary Beth Sako, $401
Funds will purchase appropriate food for the Farm and Science Lab animals at the Farm and Garden. Students learn proper care and handling of animals, habitat requirements, and behavioral patterns.

"Phun" with Physics
Mary Beth Sako, $290
Using the K'NEX Simple Machines Master Set, students will build and experiment with structures using levers, pulleys, wheels, and gears.

First Grade Lending Library Proposal
Edy Scripps, $400
In order to encourage regular reading at home, lending libraries will be established in the first grade classrooms containing leveled books. Three parent literacy nights are planned to model strategies for reading at home with children.

"Organization Matters"
Jennifer Smallwood, $401
Book baskets for organization, copies of English Words from Latin and Greek Elements, and other materials will help students with language arts.

MALCOLM X ARTS AND ACADEMICS MAGNET $8,165 (430 students)

Music Lessons at Malcolm X
Cheryl Chinn, $1000
Funds will provide small group instruction in wind instruments to be offered after school to low-income fourth and fifth grade students.

West Coast Literacy Conference
Cheryl Chinn, $1,000
Six teachers will attend the West Coast Literacy Conference in May, 2003. The conference is a training opportunity for literacy coordinators and teachers using the CELL/EXLL framework.

Exploring Desktop Ponds
DeEtte LaRue, $550
The additional third grade class at Malcolm X will receive hands-on science materials and reading books related to pond study to match the materials of the other classes.

Parent-Child Story Project
Mary Machens, $390
Special Day students will write and publish an illustrated book with a parent, grandparent or guardian.

Integrating Science and Literacy in the Primary Classroom
Amy Norris, $1,200
Students will learn from hands-on science units from the Lawrence Hall of Science (Terrarium Habitats, Secret Formulas, and Life Cycles).

Architecture Unit for First Grade
Kai Shen, $1300
The study of architecture will be the link between visual arts and math, language arts and social studies for first graders. Books on the subject, model building materials, and visits to the offices of Ratcliff Architects and the Lawrence Hall of Science round out the project.

Reading Recovery Training Site Enhancement
Donna Van Noord, $225
A set of blinds for the reading recovery training site will ensure privacy.

Berkeley Symphony Music Education Program
Jai Waggoner, $1000
Professional musicians from the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra come into the classroom and engage the students in a variety of activities that teach listening, performing and composing skills.

Malcolm X Tile Project
Jai Waggoner, $500
Funds will provide tiles and glazes for Malcolm X students to create a 10" decorative border around the art area on the school playground.

OXFORD $4375 (300 students)

Ceramics Studio
Rita Davies, $1,000
Ceramicist Pam Woodbridge will conduct workshops for five classes of 2nd and 3rd graders in working with clay, including its physical properties and its history and significance in everyday life.

A Classroom Greeting Card Business
Carla Inniss, $500
Students will create original greeting cards as a vehicle for developing language arts, math, business and artistic skills. They will sell the cards during Open House.

Architecture and History for Third Graders
Katie Johnson, $500
Three classes of second and third graders will be studying a comprehensive unit in architecture and Berkeley history as part of the social studies curriculum. An extensive exploration of cities integrates math, reading, writing, science, visual arts, architecture, history and social studies.

Guided Reading in Science
Cathleen Jones, $300
Second grade students will read nonfiction books at the appropriate guided reading level about the science topics they are studying.instrumental music in the later grades.

Insect Discovery Lab
Cathleen Jones, $265
The Insect Discovery Lab will visit the second grade classrooms for hands-on exploration of local and tropical insects.

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Music Education Program
Kathleen Lewis, $1,000
Members of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra visit classrooms, give a concert at the school, and allow students to participate in a final concert.

Pursuing Dreams, Learning, Playing Golf Along the Way
Virginia Muller, $460
Using the life of Tiger Woods as an example, students will learn the importance of setting and pursuing goals, while finding ways of helping others along the way. They will study the game of golf, with the culminating activity a trip to the Tilden Golf Course for lessons with the pros.

Oxford Kitchen Garden
Chris Nakao, $350
Funds will purchase materials and plants to be used by K-3 grade students in maintaining their small organic vegetable garden.

ROSA PARKS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MAGNET $5,050 (375 students)

A Recipe for Healthy Living
Ely Amador-Edelin, $400
Students will learn strategies for living a healthy lifestyle by studying the connection between regular exercise and nutritious foods.

Water, Water Everywhere: Learning About the Importance of Water in the Bay Area
Kathy Freeburg, $1,000
Six field trips (Tilden Park, Berkeley Marina, Lawrence Hall of Science, ferry boat, etc.) will help third graders learn about the water in the Bay Area from an environmental, scientific and historical perspective.

The Music-Literacy Connection
Karen Gordon, $700
Music will increase literacy by using singable text and learning basic music skills through the use of Kodaly-Orff methods and instruments.

Rhythms to Brighten the Day and Accelerate Learning
Cheri Hinkley, $350
Orff Schulwerk rhythm instruments will enhance the use of songs and stories for Kindergarteners.

Physical Education for Every Student
Nicole Martinovitch, $1,000
New Physical Education equipment will provide an exciting program for students at Rosa Parks.

Being There: Present Day and Historical California
Jeannie Osuna-MacIsaac, $600
Fourth graders will travel to Ano Nuevo for an overnight visit to study tidepools and the coastal native natural region.

Poetry Inside Out
John Oliver Simon, $1,000
John Oliver Simon will bring his Poetry Inside Out program to Rosa Parks for the bilingual two-way immersion students. Students will translate great poetry from Spanish to English and will write their own poetry in both languages.

THOUSAND OAKS $3,456 (390 students)

The Ecology of Blackberry Creek
Jon Bindloss, $500
This project will involve students in a variety of activities that will introduce them to the problem of urban runoff and the consequent impacts on stream ecology.

Nuestros cuentos; family stories
Constance Jubb, $500
This project will publish multiple copies of eight different stories from bilingual students' families. The stories will reflect students' transnational experience and will be used to support the school-wide literacy program.

Kindergarten Music
Zoe Kalkanis, $486
Appropriate musical instruments for Kindergarteners will allow them to have music lessons every week.

Improving Kindergarten Literacy Through Storytelling
Daniel Meier, $500
Kindergarteners will expand their literary world with presentations from a professional story teller, innovative activities based on story books, and a Family Storytelling Night.

Thousand Oaks Elementary School Garden
Chris Nakao, $350
Gardening equipment, seeds and plants will allow Thousand Oaks students to learn the important elements needed for successful organic gardening.

"Heigh-Ho! Off to Old Sacramento"
Sharon Strachan, $1,500
All 4th and 5th graders will take Amtrak to Sacramento to visit historical and government sites. Students will learn about Western Expansion, California History, and State and Federal Government.

WASHINGTON $7,397 (420 students)

Taste, Touch, Hear California History
Dawn Bail, $600
Social studies curriculum will be enhanced with music recordings, cooking projects, gardening projects, arts projects and supplementary books which will deal with California history and geography, Native Americans, Explorers, and Missions.

Addressing the Needs of At-Risk Students
Dorothy Clark, $567
Funds will pay for additional training for the Reading Recovery Teacher to attend a workshop which addresses the needs of at-risk students in the areas of reading, spelling and handwriting. The training would benefit all of the teachers at Washington.

Washington Environmental Yard Project
Tara Creehan, $750
The Washington Environmental Yard Project enables the school community to explore the connections between people, culture, and environmnent, the way food grows, and health. This project exposes students to the cycles of nature and life, as they actively engage in planting, growing, harvesting and tasting.

"Books Go Home" Creating a Classroom Library for Everyone - - Especially Helping our English Language Learners and Struggling Readers
Mindy Geminder, $500
Funds will purchase appropriate books for students to check out and take home. English language learners and struggling readers will benefit from having easy access to these books.

Latino Family Literacy Project
Kate Graves, $750
Funds would pay for books and for training leaders for a ten week program aimed at Spanish speaking families. Parents will learn simple techniques for reading aloud with their children and establishing a reading routine at home.

Storytelling
Jodi Hardy, $250
Storytelling, reading, and dramatic performances will enhance students' language arts skills. Funds would purchase literature big books, puppets, and costumes and props.

Berkeley Symphony
Rita Kimball, $900
Professional musicians from the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra will visit classrooms and give a concert at the school in which students can participate.

Put Away Worn Out Words
Jennifer Landaeta, $120
Funds will purchase 60 thesauruses to help 5th graders expand their vocabulary and enrich their writing.

Drum Orchestra
Todd Marsden, $480
Funds will purchase various kinds of drums for use by Washington students for concerts throughout the year.

Green Gulch Farm Trip
Hilary Mitchell, $480
Funds will pay for a trip to Green Gulch Farm in Marin County where students will learn composting, planting, and harvesting organic foods.

The Washington Cooking and Nutrition Program
Kathleen Russell, $750
Cooking supplies will allow all Washington students to prepare and eat new dishes and snacks and teach them alternatives to fast food.

Literacy for All!
Kay Sims, $400
Funds will purchase books, bins, and videocassettes to continue the "buddy reading" program between second and fifth graders.

Literacy Packs for Modern Kids and Other Helpful Literacy Tools
Shawna Mie Suzuki, $600
Literacy packs for students will provide students across grade levels with resources to independently listen to books on tape and watch videos related to literacy.

Book Links
Ted Watson, $250
Funds will purchase non-fiction books appropriate for third graders on Sports and Hobbies, Science and Nature, and true-life events from different cultures.

Middle Schools

KING MIDDLE SCHOOL $18,859 (840 students)

The Alpha Smarts Project
Julie Bowers, $800
The use of Alpha Smarts will make writing more accessible and enjoyable for Special Day students. The students will create, edit, and publish written pieces in all subject areas. They will be able to overcome physical and processing disabilities through the use of the Alpha Smarts.

Positive Support Plans
Linda Clark, $150
Funds will supply snack foods, art supplies, games, and outings as incentives and rewards for good behavior, hopefully increasing positive student participation in all curriculum areas.

Enrichment Programs for Social Living Students
Jay Cohen, $500
Guest speakers from various agencies (Catholic Charities, Thunder Road, Highland Hospital, etc.) provide unforgettable emotional and cognitive experiences for the students regarding challenges that occur during adolescence and help them to make safe and responsible choices in their lives.

Natural Dyeing; Creating Color with Plant Pigments
Lissa Duerr, $500
The intention of this natural dyeing project is to teach King students about the multi-cultural and multi-functional importance of plants. Students will learn to identify and distill plant pigments and then dye fabrics with the plant based colors.

Meet the Author
Alix Friedman, $400
Local authors will come to the King library to talk about their work and the writer's life, an activity aimed at furthering student engagement in the writing process.

Homework Club
Teri Gerritz, $600
The Homework Club provides a place for students to work together, receive tutorial help, get supplies to complete assignments, and develop good study habits.

Literacy Pals
Josie Gerst, $743
Literacy Pals links middle school students with adult volunteers from the community through monthly letter writing about books.

Celebrating Student Voices Through Poetry
Jan Goodman, $751
Class poetry books will be created by students as they explore their lives, passions, and identity issues, and celebrate the diverse perspectives of teenagers.

Pillar Point Tidepool Trip
Akemi Hamai, $500
Seventh grade science classes will attend a day trip to the Pillar Point Tide Pools, near Half Moon Bay, to investigate the flora and fauna of the area. Each student will have a field journal to complete that includes detailed drawings and identification of various organisms.

Hyper Studio 4.0 Upgrade for the Computer Lab
Barbara Lind, $783
The King computer lab has recently been upgraded with new I-Macs and newer systems for the remaining older computers. Funds are needed now to upgrade HyperStudio 4.0 at $20 a computer because the older version no longer works.

King's Athletic Program
Anthony Mason, $600
Funds would pay for new uniforms for King's Athletic program.

Art in the Garden of the Mind
Betty Merritt, $253
A few basic art materials will allow King sixth grade science students to preserve plant parts, study and interpret them. Indoors, classes will use oil pastels and charcoal pencils to set down their visualizations of story settings, characters and themes.

Chicano/Latino Studies After School Club (La Raza Club)
Rebeca Mireles, $500
La Raza promotes cultural awareness, pride and self-esteem, while helping to prevent school drop-out and gang behavior through interactive games, activities, and field trips.

The Photography Project
Andrew Moisey, $653
Students in the King After-School program will study photography. They will master the use of the 35mm camera, the photograhic enlarger, film development and printing. The course will culminate in a final portrait project.

Newsletter Translation for Spanish-speaking Parents
Alison Nakasako, $750
The monthly newsletter will be translated into Spanish for our Spanish-speaking parents as it is a vital source of communication between home and school.

Sixth Grade Environmental Education Retreats
Joy Osborne, $2,000
The Annual Sixth Grade Retreats (3 days/2 nights) at Pt. Reyes National Seashore build community and awareness of the environment through a science-based program combined with art, music, and storytelling.

School Newspaper
Darren Pagtakhan, $760
Students meet at lunch to organize the school newspaper, The Dream, which consists of contributions made by the entire student body.

English as a Second Language Tutorial
Patricia Rathwell, $1,800
Funds pay for tutors for the After School ESL Tutorial. Most tutors are Berkeley High students who have attended King and serve as good role models.

Art Carts
Liz Scarboro, $600
Funds will supply art reprints for instruction and carts to bring art supplies into all sixth grade classrooms.

Mosaic Stepping Stones
Joyce Seitz, $320
Two eighth grade classes will create mosaic stepping stones to be set in the Edible Schoolyard Garden.

Landscape Mural
Joyce Seitz, $365
Students will design and paint a landscape mural for the now dark and uninspiring hallway.

Counseling & Performing Art Provide AIDS Awareness/Education, Plus. . .
Jan Sells, $385
Funds would pay for bringing the play "The Inner Circle" to King to educate 8th grade students about HIV/AIDS. In addition the counseling center needs some sports equipment and some more figures for the sand trays.

Gay/Straight Alliance - Counteracting Homophobia
Jan Sells, $350
Funds would support the activities of the Gay/Straight Alliance including bringing the play "The Other Side of the Closet" performed by the New Conservatory Theater Center to the school for seventh graders.

The Art of Natural Building
Kelsey Siegel, $500
The building of a cob structure in the garden at King will provide students an opportunity to construct with local natural materials. Cob is a structural composite of earth, water, straw, clay and sand and is hand-sculpted while still pliable.

Eyewitness
Richard J. Silberg, $507
A full set of Eyewitness Books: World History, which can travel from class to class, is a way to teach note taking and report writing skills to sixth graders. By being in one collection it will allow simple note taking lessons to be done quickly and with high interest materials.

Juglito Ergo Sum (I Juggle Therefore I am)
Richard J. Silberg, $287
Drama classes will be taught 3-ball juggling. Juggling teaches focus, coordination, and "taking it one step (or ball) at a time."

Poetry Project
Thomas Sinsheimer, $500
Students will create poems based on the poets of the Harlem Renaissance or poets who were influenced by the Harlem Renaissance. They will select one poem to create a mural and will design and create a page for an anthology.

Ecology
Beth Sonnenberg, $500
Copies of Hidden Connections by Fritjof Capra will be purchased for King teachers to read; a slide show for classroom use focusing on the six principles of ecology will be produced; and materials for the annual Ecology Fair will be purchased.

Wings in the Night: Bat Education Program
Leslie Stenger, $500
Patricia Winters, known by young people throughout the Bay Area as the Bat Lady, will dispel myths and present a myriad of facts on bats through a captivating slide show as well as by seeing several different kinds of live bats.

Getting a Healthy Start: Breakfast in the Classroom
Elizabeth Wihr, $350
Special Day students will prepare and serve a healthy breakfast daily in the classroom.

LONGFELLOW ARTS & TECHNOLOGY MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL $9,481 (440 students)

Cobb Greenhouse Building Project
Liz Bianco, $1,000
A cobb greenhouse will be built in the outdoor classroom, supporting the whole garden program.

Vocational Preparation Through Aquarium Care
Brian Brady, $400
Special Day students will be responsible for the care and maintenance of an aquarium to help prepare them for the vocational skills they will need. The aquarium will be available as a resource for science classes at Longfellow.

Real World Math & Skill Building
Carole Brandmeyer, $404
Specialized materials and activities will help special needs students in developing their math skills.

Middle School Math/Science Professional Libraries
Heidi Boley, $1,002
The purpose of this grant is to create a middle school mathematics/science professional library at each of the three middle schools.

Ellison Letter Machine
Rebecca Cheung, $982
The Ellison Letter Machine will be used to make attractive displays and bulletin boards in an efficient manner for the staff.

Asian Studies Book Groups
Patrick Z. Collins, $497
This project will teach 7th grade English and History through the study of novels set in Japan, Korea, and China.

Solar Calculators for the Classroom
Roald Dejean, $500
Student learning will be supported by a class set of solar calculators which will provide equitable access to algebraic concepts and related math strands.

Oaxacan Paper Mache Animals
Ruth Dorman, $500
Guest artist Ernesto Hernandes Olmos will teach second semester art students the process of making paper mache animals.

Demonstration Table
Cherene Fillingern-Selk, $1,132
A demonstration table with a mirror overhead will make experiments and demonstrations more accessible to all students.

Multimedia for Spanish Classes
Sandra Guerra, $225
Multimedia videos and CDs will help students studying Spanish learn about people of historical and artistic importance.

Current Events Enrichment
Brett Levy, $169
Students will use weekly editions of Time For Kids to enhance their interest in and understanding of current events.

English Language Learners Homework Club
Tina Lewis, $1,500
Funds will pay for ELL teacher to staff the English Language Learners after school homework club.

Science Reading Corner
Suzanna Loper, $170
Bean bag chairs, a "map of the world" rug and display shelves will create a cozy reading area in the science classroom.

Parent/Student Information & Education Series
Adeife Omotade, $1,000
The Longfellow Collaborative will hold monthly information/education nights for parents at the Longfellow Family Resource Center. Topics will include: UCOMESA (algebra), Writer's Room, SAT9 Testing, Improving Reading, Financial Planning. Ongoing workshops and classes include meditation; arts and crafts, grandparents support, parent/caregiver leadership training.

WILLARD MIDDLE SCHOOL $10,414 (720 students)

Wilderness Club - Motivating Students to Succeed
Jennifer Antonuccio, $600
The Wilderness Club is designed to give students an incentive to achieve in school while building their confidence and self-esteem through a wilderness experience. The Club will plan trips to the Marin Headlands, Mt. Diablo, Pt. Reyes and Tamalpais Bay.

Middle School Math/Science Professional Libraries
Heidi Boley, $1,002
The purpose of this grant is to create a middle school mathematics/science professional library at each of the three middle schools.

Teaching LD Kids Algebra
Vera Bomse, $375
Through the use of visual and kinesthetic devises, disabled students will be helped to learn algebra.

The "Becoming Readers" Project
Cathy Campbell, $350
Through purchase of age-appropriate literature, this program will benefit the students of a pilot project currently underway for thirty 8th grade students. These students are struggling readers who have difficulty using text to learn and keeping up with the reading demands of their core classes.

Willard Jazz Band
Tifanny Carrico, $1,000
Memory upgrades, headphones, cases for software, etc. are needed to create technology work stations in the classrooms.

Science Discovery Boxes
Ryan Chinn, $500
Funds will purchase costumes, set materials and other technical tools for the fall production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as well as a spring production yet to be determined.

Physical Education Video Project
Tanya Dennis, $250
The video library will enhance the nutrition, sexuality and mental health portion of the health unit as well as being very useful on rainy days.

Sumi-E, the Art of Japanese Brush Painting
Jeb Evans, $521
Students will learn the art of Sumi-E, a unique oriental art form that requires black ink, water and white paper. Students will learn basic brush strokes, shading technique, and strategies for creating images of bamboo and calligraphy.

Our Bodies, Our Words
Michael Flushman, $300
Students will write poetry about their attributes, which will be displayed with a picture (photograph) of their favorite body part.

Hands-On Exploration of Anatomy, Physiology, and Development of Life
Debra Hill, $461
Supplies (sheep hearts, kidneys, worms, cow eyes, fish, butterfly larva, etc.) will allow the hands-on study of anatomy and physiology.

Willard Greening Project
Yolanda Huang, $750
Garden equipment and supplies, animal food, and lumber for new compost bins will enhance the Willard Garden Project.

Water Polo & Wrestling Unit Upgrade
Scott A. Long, $661
Balls and headgear will allow waterpolo to be added to the PE curriculum.

Geography Materials: Willard Sixth Grade
George Rose, $485
Funds will supply materials for sixth grade earth science curriculum, focusing on plate techtonics, sea floor spreading, study of longitude, latitude, and global climate.

Increase Potential in Gym
Joshua C. Rosenthal, $559
The addition of a commercial quality exercise bicycle will allow more students to take advantage of the facilities in the weight room,

Willard Library's Literacy Hub
Stacey Uyeda, $1,402
The teacher/librarian at Willard seeks to develop a "literacy hub" to attract student book clubs and to renovate a book room.

Student Tech-Aides
Bhupinder Virk, $450
Seventh and eighth grade students will work as tech-aides; they will be responsible for trouble-shooting software and hardware, installing soltware, networking computers and printers, and maintaining files, adding memory, etc. They will be "paid" with "money" which they can spend at the "store" in the lab (poster, pens games, disk carriers, books and magazines).

Student Success Program-Celebrating Success
Timizia Wagner, $750
Certificates, awards, and trophies will be purchased in order to celebrate the academic success of African-American students.

High Schools

BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL $29,775 (3200 students)

Oral History Project
Rick Ayers, $500
The Oral History Project is a gathering of interviews and profiles of community elders with a goal of documenting how California was constructed through immigration from other countries and other states. Students will integrate reading of Grapes of Wrath with their own investigations.

The Good Food Cafe Partnership
Barbara Beal, $1,000
Students from the Good Food Cafe attend camp in Yosemite where they cook, clean, and take nature hikes.

BHS Language and Culture Exchange
Myron Berkman, $600
Funds would allow the students who participate in the BHS Language and Cultural Exchange program to travel to the Jefferson Adventure Ropes Course in La Honda.

The College Application Handbook for Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores & Their Parents
Rory Bled, $1,000
This handbook gives every senior, junior and sophomore at BHS the information they need to know about how to plan for college and the application process.

Guest Choreographers Series
Linda Carr, $500
Professional dancers from the Bay Area will teach master classes in a variety of modern dance techniques to BHS dance students.

Mirrors For Dance
Linda Carr, $1,000
Funds will pay for the purchase and installation of mirrors for the Community Theater stage for dance classes.

The Many Faces of Latin American Artists
Wendy Ellen Cochrane, $500
The Many Faces of Latin American Artists brings dance artists from Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazil, Argentina and Yemen to Berkeley High's Baile Folklorico, Freshman CAS and Common Ground PE and Spanish classes. The artists and students will team with students from Washington and Jefferson Schools several times each month.

Writers' Room
Mary Lee Cole, $1,500
The Writers' Room will hire an administrative assistant 5 hours a week during the school year to develop and maintain individual writing porfolios for each of the 1380 students who will receive one-on-one coaching.

Colex 32" RA-4 Color Paper Processor
Lucinda Daly, $1,500
Funds will purchase a Colex 32" RA-4 color paper processor for photography classes at Berkeley High School. The overall cost of the chemistry will provide significant savings over a relatively short period of time.

Peer Health Education (BHS Health Center)
Sonya Dublin, $500
Funds will pay for a leadership training retreat and a ropes course for peer health educators at the BHS Health Center. Through classroom presentations that the peer educators will conduct, over 1500 young people will receive effective and empoweirng HIV/STD and pregnancy prevention education.

Full-Inclusion Garden Project
Janet Dunlop, $450
Special Education students will continue to develop and maintain a garden area at Berkeley High School as part of the "Adopt-A-Plot" project.

BHS Cross Country Mountain Bike Team
Matthew Fritzinger, $500
Funds will pay for a part-time assistant coach for the BHS Mountain Bicycle Racing Team.

Recorded Book Talks for Literature Circles
Ernesto Gonzalez, $500
English Language Learners read novels in literature circles and tape record structured conversations. This technique helps ELL students who need to practice their verbal skills.

Lab Supplies for Enrichment Biology Lab Periods
Kate Haber, $3,000
Advanced biology students are enrolled in one additonal lab period per week. Funds would pay for supplies to run these additional labs.

Jazz Lab Band Mentoring Program
Charles Hamilton, $500
Once a week three professional jazz musicians will coach Lab Band sections on the current assigned repertoire. A fourth musician will coach the students in the two Lab Band combos. This combined support will enhance the students' performances and encourage them to continue and to audition for the BHS Jasz Ensemble.

Building Community
Annie Johnston, $1,000
Juniors in the Computer Academy will go to a day-long outdoor community building activity conducted by Teachers Association for Outdoor Education to hopefully build stronger community connections.

Berkeley High School Spanish PTSA Newsletter Project
Laura Leventer, $1,200
The PTSA Newsletter will be translated into Spanish for the 350 BHS families who speak Spanish as their home language. This will help provide access to school information for these families to help integrate them into the school community.

BHS Organizer Book
Laura Leventer, $500
This project provides an Organizer Book (student planner) free of charge to every BHS student. The book contains 28 informational pages specific to Berkeley High School, 28 pages of study guides provided by SchoolMate: time management skills, goal setting study skills, personal directory page and class schedule page.

Best Buddies Healthy Snack Cart
William Macklin, $500
The Healthy Snack Cart will offer healthy snacks and bottled juice and water to BHS students. It will be operated by students with physical and developmental disabilities who will learn employment skills in the process.

Toxics Tour and Community Service for CAS
Dana Moran, $375
Eleventh grade students in the CAS program (Communications Arts and Sciences) will visit Bayview Hunters Point where they will have a walking tour of one of the Bay Area's most toxic neighborhoods.

Presentation Frames for Photography
Eric Norberg, $700
Funds will purchase frames for the BHS photography lab. Students will learn to cut and frame their work.

BHS Parent Resource Center
Irma Parker, $2,500
The Parent Resource Center will hold workshops for the purpose of educating and empowering students and parents. Topics will be: Parent/Teen Communications; Learning Anger Management; Parent Training Mini Conference; Stepping Up to the Challenge.

Reduction (Gas) Firing Glazes
Andrea Sanguine, $500
Glazes appropriate for use in the repaired gas kiln will provide students with a broader ceramics experience.

Pressed For Time
Miriam Stahl, $500
Funds will go towards the purchase of a 24 inch etching press for the art department which will allow the curriculum to expand to include larger linoleum prints and other printmaking techniques.

Visiting Artist Presentations
Miriam Stahl, $500
Seven guest artists will present their work to students and engage students in a dialogue about the content of their work as well as their experience as working artists.

Young Entrepreneurs Project
David Stephens, $500
The Young Entrepreneurs Project is a program designed to incorporate vocational and entrepreneurial training into math and science classes. Content from the classes is infused in a practical manner into the production of a variety of products which are then marketed through the creation and distribution of a catalog.

Professional Music Mentors for BHS Orchestra Student Musicians
Karen Wells, $600
This grant will allow for the continued building of musical bridges between professional Berkeley Symphony Orchestra musicians and their young counterparts in the BHS orchestra through mentorships and coaching.

Ujamaa Newspaper
Avram Wild, $1,000
The Ujamaa newspaper is a publication of the Berkeley High School African-American Journalism class which strives to report on the diverse African-American population at the school.

Costume Director
Jordan Winer, $2,500
Funds will pay for the position of costume director (Corinne Eno) for the BHS drama productions. She is responsible for the running and maintenance of the extensive costume collection.

"Some People" -The Monologue Project
Jordan Winer, $350
Students in Dramatic Arts will create two totally different character monologues, transforming themselves into people of different races, genders, ages. Thirty of the best monologues will be performed at La Pena, and be put into a book.

BHS Chess Team to National Championships
Charles Wolff, $750
The BHS Chess Team is the defending State Championship Team and plans to go to the National High School Chess Championships in Columbus, Ohio, from March 20-23, 2003.

Asian Pacific Islander Festival
Eugene Wu, $500
BHS students plan and organize the Annual Asian Pacific Islander Festival in May. The purpose of the Festival is to celebrate the Asian Pacific Islander/American heritage and to hold an event where the diverse culture and talents can be showcased.

BERKELEY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL $4,048 (120 students)

Monologue Workshop
Katherine Palau, $300
Guest performer, Opal Adisa, will conduct a workshop on the dramatic use of monologue for students studying African-American History through Drama. Students will then create their own monologues about a personal event in their lives.

Motown Performance
Katherine Palau, $1,200
All BAHS students will attend a performance of Motown at the Black Repertory Theater. Students in the African-American History through Drama class will study the Motown era and will then write a play based on some historical event or a person in whom they are interested.

New Traditions Organic Garden
Travis Smith, $1,000
Plants and gardening equipment will allow BAHS students to have an organic vegetable garden on the campus grounds.

School-Wide Ceramic Tile Mural
Larry Stefl, $750
Alternative High School students will continue to build on the success of the ceramic tile mural projects at the school.

CPR Project (Second Year)
Jeanne Whittlesey, $500
Students in Integrated Science and Internship programs will learn CPR, AED and choking assistance from Fast Response trainers.

Current Science Supplementary Reading
Jeanne Whittlesey, $298
Copies of Current Science will provide important reading for BAHS students.

PRE-SCHOOL AND EXTENDED DAY CARE $2,894

Learning About the Different Cultures of the World
Gurjeet Ahluwalia, $400
Funds will be used to buy supplies including globes, atlases, and multi-cultural books and videos that will be used annually to enhance children's cultural awareness and understanding.

King Cycle Shop
Joshua Church, $500
Extended day students will learn to overhaul and maintain bicycles. Students will work in teams, overhauling donated bikes.

Science Enhancement
Robin Jew, $250
Science books, posters, props and general supplies will enhance the Extended Day students' knowledge of science.

Roaring Camp Educational Field Trip
Mary Owens, $500
Students will travel to Felton to go to the Roaring Camp and ride the train.

Cooking, Planting & Caring for Pets
Guadaloupe Rivas, $200
Cooking activities, gardening, and science books will enhance the experiences of pre-school children.

Kidney Shaped Table
Zosia Topolnicki, $494
Due to the sad state of the furniture in the EDC classroom, funds will be used to purchase a new kidney shaped table and seven chairs which are ideal for giving individual help in a small group and for working on group projects and teacher directed activities.

Our Shared History
Susan Torbohn, $350
Students in Extended Day Care will become photographers and by sharing the photos and displaying them, they will learn they are part of a caring, cooperative community that has a shared history.

Science Books for Extended Day Care
Joella Trupin, $200
Science books will enhance the experiences for Extended Day students.

OTHER BUSD AND MISC. GRANTS $6,906

Reluctant Reader Library
Christina Balch, $162
Appropriate level books will allow Reluctant Readers to gain in reading comprehension, fluency, and appreciation.

Communication Help for Special Ed Parents
Teri Gerritz, $320
This project will set up a domain name for the Berkeley Special Education Parents Group which will be used for an e-tree and web site.

Improved Practice Through Teacher Book Group
Josie Gerst, $808
Fourteen teachers will read, discuss, and apply ideas from the book The Differentiated Classroom. In a supportive, collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment, participants will be encouraged to improve instructional planning and strategies to meet the full range of student needs.

Jumpstart in Music
Greg Gomez, $4,000
Berkeley schools and Cazadero Performing Arts Camp are offering young Berkeley musicians two weekend intensive camps for rehearsal and performance -- one for fifth graders and one for middle school students.

School Arts Celebration
Suzanne McCulloch, $1,000
The School Arts Celebration will be held in March 2003 and will feature a day of concerts, performances, and exhibits at the Community Theater.

Our Families: Multicultural ESL
Ann Overton, $162
This project will study ESL "family vocabulary." Students will bring in family photographs, glue them into a journal, and write about their families.

Digital Documentation
Regina Woodard, $316
The use of a digital camera will allow better documentation of activities, events, and projects at Independent Study.

Basic Yoga for High School Students
Nancy Silver-Alvarez, $138
This project will supply five basic yoga videos and a basic kit with yoga props for the students in Independent Study to be exposed to yoga asanas for physical conditioning.