Moore Educational Trust

PURPOSE: THIS GRANT WILL HELP FUND THE CREATION OF AN OUTDOOR ADAPTED PLAY AND LEARNING AREA WHERE STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE AND/OR SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES CAN COME TOGETHER WITH GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS TO PLAY AND LEARN IN A FUN, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. PROJECT LEAP, LEAMING AND EXPLORING THROUGH ACTIVITY AND PLAY, IS A DREAM OF INCLUSIVITY FOR ALL STUDENTS. PLAYING IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS PROBLEM SOLVING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILLS, INDEPENDENCE, AND CREATIVITY. BUT IN MOST COMMUNITIES, PLAY STRUCTURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AS THEY AGE OUT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO SET ITSELF APART BY PROVIDING AN ENTIRELY INCLUSIVE AREA FOR BOTH PLAY AND EDUCATION, WHERE ALL STUDENTS, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR DISABILITY, WILL BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND INTERACT WITH THE EQUIPMENT, PEERS, AND ACTIVITIES.

PURPOSE: THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW THE ADDITION OF A ROCK BAND LAB AND MUSIC TECHNOLOGY LAB TO THE NORTHERN CAMPUS MUSIC PRODUCTION AND RECORDING TECHNOLOGY (MPRT) PROGRAM. THESE LABS WILL BE USED FOR STUDENT MUSIC CREATION AS WELL AS COLLABORATION IN SMALL GROUPS TO PRODUCE AND PUBLISH CONTENT. THE MISSION OF THE MPRT PROGRAM, NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, IS TO EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP SKILLS FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT WITHIN ALL ASPECTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. THE PROGRAM IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STREETWISE STUDIOS, INC., A 50I (C)(3) NONPROFIT, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION, AND NETWORKING FOR TALENTED STUDENTS WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Woodstock, VA

PURPOSE: DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY (DPIL) IS A PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE DOLLYWOOD

PURPOSE: THIS GRANT WILL FUND THE PURCHASE OF MOBILE BOOKSHELVES AND CONNECTORS FOR THE MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY. LIBRARIES NOW SERVE A MORE DYNAMIC PURPOSE - A MAJOR SHIFT FROM BOOK STORAGE TO ACTIVE LEARNING CENTER. AN EFFICIENT AND MEANINGFUL LIBRARY HAS THE ABILITY TO TRANSFORM SPACE QUICKLY TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS' EVOLVING RHYTHMS OF LEARNING AND THEIR NEED TO CHANGE A SPACE SWIFTLY AND PRODUCTIVELY. MOST SCHOOL LIBRARIES STRUGGLE WITH SPACE TO ADJUST TO THE VERSATILE NEEDS OF STUDENTS. MOBILE SHELVING ALLOWS FOR AN INSPIRED AND SELF-DIRECTED INTEGRATION OF SPACE. THE FLEX ZONE - A MULTIPURPOSE SPACE HOUSING MOBILE BOOKSHELVES - TRANSFORMS RAPIDLY AND EFFICIENTLY INTO CROSS-FUNCTIONAL ZONES, SUCH AS STUDENT STUDY SECTIONS, A STAFF OR COMMUNITY TRAINING ROOM, MEETING AREA, SPECIAL EVENTS SPACE, OR WORKSHOPS. THE QUICK AND SEAMLESS TRANSFORMATION OF SPACE WITH MOBILE BOOKSHELVES IS POWERFUL FOR STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS, ALLOWING THEM TO CREATE THEIR OWN PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

PURPOSE: THIS GRANT WILL SUPPLY THE MATH DEPARTMENT AT STRASBURG HIGH SCHOOL AND TWO LEAD MATH TEACHERS AT SIGNAL KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A 35" EGLASS TRANSPARENT WRITING GLASS FOR THEIR CLASSROOM, AS WELL AS ONE ADDITIONAL EGLASS FOR EACH SCHOOL TO BE PUT IN A COMMON AREA THAT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL OTHER FACULTY. EGLASS ALLOWS TEACHERS TO DEMONSTRATE SKILLS AND STRATEGIES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROJECTING ON A BOARD AND RECORDING FOR LATER USE. THIS WILL HELP MATH TEACHERS PREP NEW AND ENGAGING LESSONS IN A HYBRID ENVIRONMENT. TEACHERS WILL SUBMIT AT LEAST TWO RECORDED LESSONS TO BE PLACED IN AN ONLINE MATH LIBRARY TO HELP STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH SKILLS WHEN NOT IN SCHOOL. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC MANY MATH TEACHERS STRUGGLED TO FIND WAYS TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THEIR STUDENTS WHILE MAKING SURE EACH STUDENT WAS ABLE TO SEE LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS OF CONCEPTS. EGLASS WOULD MAKE THE OBSTACLE SEAMLESS BY PROVIDING TEACHERS WITH A WAY TO INSTRUCT THE STUDENTS IN FRONT OF THEM, BOTH IN PERSON AND

PURPOSE: THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH PREMADE MOBILE MAKER KITS ALIGNED TO THE STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLS). THE PROJECT WILL CREATE KITS OF MULTIMEDIA LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT CAN BE USED BY TEACHERS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS, IMPACTING ALL STUDENTS ON THE SOUTHERN CAMPUS. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD AND CREATE A WIDE ARRAY OF PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THEIR LEARNING. TEACHERS WILL BE EMPOWERED TO ADD VARIETY TO THEIR CURRENT CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT METHODS BY THESE KITS, WHICH WILL PROVIDE STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE COACH (ITRC) SUPPORT, AND SUGGESTED LESSONS THAT CORRELATE TO GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS. STUDENTS WILL BE ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE OF APPLYING KNOWLEDGE IN A NEW FORMAT WHILE BEING CREATIVE, COLLABORATIVE, CRITICAL THINKERS, PROBLEM SOLVERS, AND CLEAR COMMUNICATORS.