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FUNDING: Successful Strategies

I was able to work collaboratively with a local land trust that received a grant to take an inventory and document a local watershed (The Medomak River Watershed). My photography students took over 100 photos of the area. The English classes also contributed with personal writings. A traveling exhibit was created and shown in the local communities. Also, much of the student work was put into the comprehensive report that went out to the communities within the watershed. Peoples’ sensitivity to the environment is definitely heightened when creativity is factored in.

Ken Martin, Tenants Harbor, ME

Thank you for all of your ideas and information in helping me get to the Educator's Workshop in Peru. It worked! When I showed my superintendent a letter from Mercedes-Benz offering to give the school $1,000 for a showcase, he reconsidered my request for grant money. After weeks of waiting, he signed my grant approval offering $1,400 toward the workshop. I kept in touch with the man from Public Service Electric & Gas and had another contribution for supplies from him.

Joan Horn, Scotch Plains, NJ

I recently presented a one-day workshop on the rainforest for 35 educators. It was funded by a grant that I received from AmSouth Bancorporation in the amount of $6300. Many local companies are willing to fund rainforest workshops and inservices.

Pam Henson, Daphne, AL

The K-6 students of Indian Fields and staff members sold approximately $7,000 in environmental t-shirts, $3,600 is profit. Some of it will be used on school projects - tree planting, bulb planting, and creating a quilt to represent the need to conserve the planet’s resources. Another $2,500 is earmarked for the Monteverde Conservation League.

Denise Touhey, New Brunswick, NJ

As my students are involved in their study of rainforest ecosystems, they use the writing process to produce calendars. Our district prints the calendars for free. The calendars are then sold for $3.00 and the proceeds are donated to the Peruvian Adopt-A-School project.

Beth Sherrod, Southport, NC

My teaching partner and I received a $3,000 Wyoming Arts Council Grant. We hired a professional puppeteer to come to our classes to work with our students. He worked with my geography class. We adapted the book The Great Kapok Tree for a puppet play. The students made all the rainforest animals in the book and worked on the script. After two week, we went on the road and took the show to four elementary schools. The audiences loved the production. I work with at-risk students, who for the most part had never performed in front of a group. This experience built their self-esteem and confidence.

Judy Kallal, Cheyenne, WY