Project Description Cobblestone magazine is an exceptional history magazine for kids, used by teachers like myself, for decades. Their issue on voting rights in America traces voting rights back to colonial […]
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Bring the World to International Night
Project Description Wareham Public School’s International Night has been a hugely popular community event since 2003. We usually have 300-500 community members in attendance including students and their families. Volunteers […]
Read moreLord of the Flies Unit/ Mock Trial
Project Description In 1995 the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School was founded, and one of the early traditions was reading the book The Lord of the Flies in 8th grade. […]
Read moreBHS Poetry
Project Description BHS Poetry was established in 2008 to provide a creative venue for Barnstable High School’s community of writers. We are currently unfunded, except through grants. In the 2008-2009 […]
Read moreGoogle Cardboard for Virtual Reality in lessons
Project Description My goal is to incorporate virtual reality into the classroom to provide a virtual field trip for my students. My hope is that the virtual field trips will […]
Read moreVirtual Reality Field Trip: Ancient Greece, Rome and China
Project Description The goal of this project is to immerse students in several virtual field trips. These trips will expose students to the lives, culture and architecture of Ancient […]
Read morePatriot Symbols Come Alive
Project Description Kindergarten students from 2 classrooms at West Villages Elementary school will learn about American symbols and will put on a play for their families and school. Goals and […]
Read moreA Piece of Peace
Project Description The goal of our project is to provide art, music and social skills activities throughout the year to prepare for a culminating event, which will be a school-wide […]
Read morePodcasting to Preserve History
Project Description The main goal of this grant is to have students produce short podcast episodes highlighting historical events from our US History Curriculum as well as local history. Students […]
Read moreCommunity Lunch
Project Description The community lunch involves students in preparing healthy meals, often using fresh produce from our garden. It brings the community together with parents, teachers, students and local visitors […]
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