The Baraka School, Inc.
$500,000 / 2001 / Education
For the continuation of The Baraka School residential program for the 2002-2003 school year.
Baltimore City Public School System/Edgecombe Circle Elementary School
$42,676 / 2001 / Education
In support of the Bridges to Learning Program for the 2001-2002 school year. The program consists of individualized assessments of students’ cognitive and perceptual learning abilities and individualized plans for remediation based on the Structure of Intellect model of intelligence.
Core Knowledge Foundation
$140,750 / 2001 / Education
Planning grant to fund the search for a project director, and for creation of prototypes and related materials for the language arts lesson plans focused on vocabulary. The goal of this project is to reduce the literacy gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students.
Baltimore City Public School System/Harford Heights Intermediate School
$5,000 / 2001 / Education
For teacher stipends and expenses to support a music summer camp implementing the Orff Method.
Earthspan/Center for Conservation Research & Technology/University of Maryland Baltimore County
$91,000 / 2001 / Education
For the implementation of Eye of the Falcon, an educational pilot program in math, science and wildlife conservation research within the Ingenuity Project curriculum in Baltimore City public middle schools.