Croton-Harmon Education Foundation Awards over $44,000 in Grants for Spring '07

The Croton-Harmon Education Foundation (CHEF) awarded over $44,000 in grants to the Croton-Harmon Schools. Grants were awarded for a wide array of programs for all three schools, including:

Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School

• CHEF awarded CET the funding for 6 laptops, 5 wireless tablet computers, 9 cameras and books and related materials for a new CET Learning Hub to be located in the CET library and accessible to children in all elementary school grades.

Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School

• CHEF awarded the PVC math department funds to enable it to acquire state-of-the-art RM Math Educational Software for customized math instruction to 6th-7th graders.

• To enable PVC to incorporate guitar instruction as part of its music curriculum, CHEF will provide the funds necessary to purchase 25 acoustic guitars, related books and stands.

• CHEF provided the funding for the materials and construction of a school garden and greenhouse by the 7th grade at PVC, who will be responsible for the design, background research and care of the garden as part of its Living Environment Curriculum. The garden is expected also to be incorporated in the study of invertebrates by the 5th grade and to generally benefit the entire PVC community.

Croton Harmon High School

• CHEF’s most recent grant to the Arts-In-Our-Schools Committee will enable CHHS to hire a member of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival to teach an after-school class on contemporary acting techniques.

• To support both the choral program and video production classes at CHHS, CHEF provided the funds for a digital piano and related software.

• CHEF continued its commitment to technology at CHHS by providing the funds for the purchase of 2 additional SmartBoards and related peripherals, one for the dedicated use by the CHHS Art Department and the other to enhance the CHHS special education program.