Sycamore Education Foundation

Archive: 2022

Classroom and Family Games

  Nicole Cabral of Southeast School received $592.11 to purchase games for her classroom that can be checked out and brought home. These games will aid students in learning basic reading and math concepts as well as social emotional learning.

Spartan TV

  Greg D'Addario and the TV Production Students we awarded $8,530.38 to purchase new lights, audio and camera equipment for the Spartan TV program. This grant was made possible by The Munter Fund.

Hallway Chats

  Heather Porter was awarded $301.99 to purchase Hallway Chats--poster sized pictures that can be used to help build vocabulary and concepts in early education students to help support them in the classroom.

Sycamore Middle School Basketball Hoops

  Jennifer Brannstrom was awarded $3,338.58 to purchase permanent outdoor basketball hoops at the Sycamore Middle School.  These hoops will not only be used for P.E. classes but will be available for students after school and on the weekends.

Social-Emotional Books

West Elementary School Mrs. Ihm received $1,272.99 to purchase social-emotional books for her classroom. This grant provides our students the opportunity to work through social and emotional topics through the use of fun books.

Graphing Calculators

Sycamore High School Mrs. Zucker and Mrs. Koehne received $1,040 in grant funding to purchase graphing calculators. Many students do not have access to a calculator to complete their work. By providing these tools for classroom use, SEF is helping to provide an equal opportunity for all students to achieve success.