Ashland Schools Foundation

2004-2005

Impact Grant Application Form

ASF USE ONLY

Grant #: _________

Date Rec’d: _______

Action: __________

Date:____________

Assigned to:

 ________________

Part A - Summary

1.   Project Title:

A Giving Heart

School:

Walker

2.   Project Start Date:

November 1, 2004

End Date:

February 1, 2005

3.   Total amount requested:

$ 250.00

4.    Name(s)

LEAD TEACHER:

Grade / Subject (if app)

Work Phone & Extension

E-Mail

(if other than standard school email)

Morgan Cottle

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ASSISTING TEACHERS:

Sharon Dvora

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5. Brief Summary of the Project:

*No more than 2-3 lines, you may expand your description in the next section.

Students will create a hand made tie-dyed quilt that will be donated to a local women’s shelter.  The students will learn to dye, sew and quilt, as well as learn the value of giving to others in need within the community.  The students will also create a tie-died T-shirt that they will be able to keep as a memento of this project

5. How many students will this project serve directly?

27

    Indirectly?

    Ex: Students learn a skill (direct benefit) and then teach younger students in the school (indirect benefit.)

6.  Which curricular area(s) does this project address?

X

Math

Lang. Arts/World Lang.

Science

Health/PE

X

Fine Arts

Professional / Technical

X

Soc.Studies/History

Additional Comments (if desired):

Along with math and fine arts, the students will also learn about our community, and how outreach programs affect those in need.

Part B – Grant Description

On no more than two pages, provide the following information:     (Boxes will expand with your text)

1. Describe the project.

Our project, “A Giving Heart” will allow students to learn the art of tie-dyeing, sewing, and quilting, while at the same time stress the importance of community involvement and helping those in need.  The students will create a hand-made quilt that will be donated to a local women’s shelter.  The students will learn about the shelter, its purposes and goals.  They will learn how their quilt will help a family in crisis.

2. Explain how the project addresses the class or school-wide curricular goals.  What is the enrichment objective you intend to address?

This project addresses the class and school wide goal of community involvement and giving.  One of the over riding missions in the Walker community is to…. “develop lifelong learners in a nurturing environment, which focuses on self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, problem solving and self-expression.”  This project allows the students to create individual works of art, knowing that it will become part of a larger project that will be donated to help the community.  The enrichment objective is to develop a sense of community outreach and responsibility in our young students.  I believe that this project will succeed in that objective.

3. Describe the publicity/media opportunities that will occur during project activities.

I will document the progress of our quilt with our digital camera, and post the results on our website.  I will also send out an invitation to the Daily Tidings with hopes that they will cover the donation of the quilt.

4. Explain how you will evaluate the success of the project.

I will evaluate the success of our project in many ways.  First, I will carefully watch and assist the students while they learn how to tie-dye.  I will be assisted with this by Sharon Dvora who has years of tie-dying experience.  Next, with the help of local sewing experts, we will analyze how carefully the quilt is constructed. We will also have a presentation from the women’s shelter and will have a focus write from the students explaining what they have learned from that presentation.  After the quilt is donated, the students will generate a statement about how their donation will benefit the shelter.

5. Explain how, if at all, local community members will be involved in the project.

Local community involvement will include volunteer helpers who will help with the quilting in the classroom and leaders of the women’s shelter who will give a presentation to the class and accept the finished quilt.

Part C – Applicant’s Signature

I hereby confirm that the grant application that

I have submitted meets the criteria of the

Ashland Schools Foundation and that I have

read and agree with the grant requirements.

(If no electronic signature, type in name below)

Morgan Cottle

Electronic Signature  h

Name:

Morgan Cottle

School

Walker Elementary

Date:

9/27/04

Part D – Principal’s Concurrence

 As Principal of

Walker

School

I hereby confirm that the grant application that

is submitted here meets the curriculum goals of

the school and has the concurrence of the

school administration and/or site council.

Electronic Signature  h

Name:

Michelle Zundel

School

Walker Elementary School

Date:

September 29, 2004

APPLICATION DUE DATES:

Fall 2004:  Wednesday, September 29, 2004, midnight

Spring 2005:  Wednesday, January 26, 2005, midnight