Garden Classrooms
Southeast, South Prairie and West Elementary Schools Katie Davis received SEF funding to support garden classroom programs within third grade throughout select elementary schools in the Sycamore School District.
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Character Studies through Series Books
South Prairie Elementary School Third grade teacher, Kim Zeitler, received SEF funding to purchase character studies through series books for her classroom.
Sensory Supplies
OSCAR SEF has provided funding for the Sycamore School District's Out of School Care Program (OSCAR). These funds will go toward purchasing sensory items that will assist students requiring special accommodations.
Makerspace
West Elementary School SEF has provided funding for makerspace items that will benefit the entire school. Items include classroom sets of Knex, Magna Tiles, Snap Circuits, Legos, Zoob, etc.
Drones
Sycamore High School SHS teacher, Christian Thurwanger, received funds from SEF to support the Agriculture/CTE Department. The funds will purchase drones so that students can learn how they could use these devices in their future careers within industries such as construction, surveying, forestry and agriculture.
SparTECHus IT Help Desk
Sycamore High School SHS teacher, Annette Keca, received funding from SEF to purchase equipment to support the SparTECHus IT Help Desk program which services the Chromebook computers throughout the Sycamore School District.
Sphero Robots and iPads
Sycamore Middle School
The STEM/CTE Department at the SMS received 15 Sphero Bolt Robots and 8 iPads to support all 6th grade students enrolled in STEM: Engineering and after school clubs. These devices are designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and invention through coding. This technology will help students to foster a ...
Standing Desks
Sycamore Middle School
Each 6th grade classroom received three standing desks. The students have greatly appreciated having the opportunity to learn in a non-traditional style. Standing has proven to be an effective way to improve memory and focus, and research shows that classroom standing desks can also enhance cognitive skills and ...
Diverse Books
Sycamore Middle School
The seventh grade population for years to come will benefit from diverse books funded through a grant provided by SEF. Using literature as a tool, the novels purchased have created an opportunity for students to talk about race, ethnicity, gender, identification, sexual orientation, and disability in a transformative ...
iPads to support Seesaw application
North Grove Elementary School
All 1st grade classrooms received five new iPads for the students to share. The addition of the new iPads for each classroom has created a 1 iPad per 3 student ratio. While using the Seesaw application, students can practice their reading fluency, math skills and knowledge, storytelling/summarizing, ...
