Baltimore City Public Schools – City Neighbors Charter School
$50,000 / 2011 / Education
In support of the development of a new charter high school, now serving 180 ninth- and tenth-grade students. Based on the progressive model charter school, the City Neighbors High School features the independent project-based learning and advisory system called PODS (groups of 15 students) that meet and work with a teacher for 90 minutes in their own workspaces. PODS were designed to provide leadership development and mentoring for academic skills and work habits.
Carver Vocational-Technical High School
$5,000 / 2011 / Education
Toward travel expenses for students who participated in the Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Exchange Program in the summer of 2011.
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$5,000 / 2011 / Education
For support of the Educational Funders Affinity Group.
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$120,000 / 2011 / Education
For continued funding of the Supporting Public Schools of Choice initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to provide the technical assistance needed to ensure increased student achievement.
Arts Every Day
$25,000 / 2011 / Education
To increase the number of Baltimore City Public Schools’ students and teachers participating in the Arts Every Day Schools Program. The objective is to incorporate arts into the lives of students through a curriculum that meets Maryland content standards. The program offers professional training to classroom teachers and artists-in-residence, and maintains an updated website promoting opportunities to collaborate with local cultural institutions, and the use of arts integration tools and strategies.