Baltimore City Public School System/Tench Tilghman Elementary School
$6,000 / 2001 / Education
For the continued support of the Inside-Out Program, an environmental education program for third- and fifth-grade students. This scientifically-based curriculum involves creating a “green space” schoolyard garden, cooking classes, clean-ups, and a three-day camping trip with pre- and post-expedition briefings.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
$38,000 / 2001 / Education
For the implementation of the Get Ready to Read! assessment tool in the Baltimore County Head Start Centers, designed to determine extent of the children’s reading readiness.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
$46,000 / 2001 / Education
To provide tuition assistance at St. Elizabeth of Hungary School for children of the purchasers of Patterson Park Community Development Corporation’s renovated homes.
Baltimore Curriculum Project
$180,655 / 2001 / Education
Three grants for the implementation of a blend of the French model of preschool curriculum and the Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence in Baltimore County Head Start Centers and three Baltimore City Public School System preschools. The objective of this effort is to develop an effective preschool curriculum that will prepare at-risk two- to four-year-olds for kindergarten in a structured preschool setting.
Parks & People Foundation
$190,000 / 2001 / Education
In support of the SuperKids Camp 2001, a six-week summer school educational, cultural and recreational program for inner-city Baltimore City public school students entering third grade who are performing below grade level.