Past Grants

Baltimore City Public School System/ National Academic League

In support of the 2004-2005 National Academic League in 30 Baltimore City middle schools. The league provides extracurricular interscholastic programming in an atmosphere of competition traditionally associated with athletic events.

Baltimore City Public School System/The Midtown Academy

To help cover costs of improvements at The Midtown Academy, operating as a K – 8 “new school,” formed by a grassroots coalition of parents and teachers in the Reservoir Hill and Bolton Hill neighborhoods. In addition to its basic curriculum, the school, enriched by private funding, offers art, music, Spanish, and physical education.

Baltimore Clayworks

For planning and marketing of the 2005 Tour de Clay, a six-week exhibit of 878 regional, national, and international ceramic artists in more than 99 venues located in Baltimore City and around Maryland. This visual arts event, now one of the largest in the country, was planned to coincide with the 39th Annual National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference and the annual American Craft Council show.

Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc.

For continued implementation of the Baltimore Curriculum Project for the 2004-2005 school year. The project, which provides management oversight of three Baltimore City public schools as part of the New Schools Initiative, offers a combination of the Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge curricula, and serves as an incubator for pilot strategies. During the current year, the Baltimore Curriculum Project will continue to align Direct Instruction and test preparation to the new Maryland State Assessments and develop a middle school curriculum integrating Core Knowledge, Direct Instruction, and Algebra I.

Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc.

For the purchase of books and materials to establish 22 classroom libraries at Collington Square Elementary School.