2008 Grant Recipients

Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA

$35,000
Support for the development of a Colonial New England History Kit.

Boston Plan for Excellence, Boston, MA

$35,000
Support for teacher residencies in Boston, MA

Villa Esperanza Services, Pasadena, CA

$35,000
Support for professional development for teachers of developmentally disabled students.

Friends of Bella Vista, Oakland, CA

$10,000
Support to create park-related, hands-on curriculum that will enable the teachers to meet their art and science standards for each grade level.

Friends of the Future, Kamuela, Hawaii

$10,000
Support for the development and implementation of Earl’s Garage Fab Lab activities for kids ages 7 and up.

Longley Elementary School, Lewiston, ME

$10,000
Support for literacy initiatives

Mills College Children’s School, Oakland, CA

$10,000
Support for the implementation and use of the Japanese elementary mathematics curriculum in a U.S. elementary school, The Mills College Children’s School (MCCS).