Since the Haddon Township Education Foundation started in late 2017, we have awarded more than $250,000 in grants.
This grant will support the Jennings Elementary School Literacy Intervention program by purchasing Syllasense Decodable Readers. The Syllasense Decodable Readers will provide Kindergarten & 1st Grade students high-quality, high-interest, fiction and non-fiction, research-based texts designed to support explicit phonics instruction and systematic reading development.
This grant will provide the Haddon Twp. High School math classes with portable in-class workstations to increase student collaboration while working on assignments. The portable workstations will be utilized so math students can work with one another to strengthen critical thinking, problem solving skills while completing assignments.
This grant provides Haddon Twp. High School science classes with new digital calipers that will replace older, less accurate ones. The new digital calipers will allow students in a variety of science classes offered at the high school to gather more precise small distance measurement data while performing various experiments.
This grant will support all Elementary School teachers by providing developmental opportunities focusing on hospitality inspired skills to enhance classroom culture and student experiences. The goal will be for elementary school teachers to apply hospitality principles to classroom instruction and routines, strengthen student engagement through relationship-building practices and have all elementary school teachers build a shared instructional mindset across all grade levels.
This grant will support the Stoy Elementary School library by enhancing the current collection of non-fiction books, as well as, allow for the purchase of new activities for students that are designed to foster early literacy learning. The non-fiction books will support Stoy students at all reading levels, while the library enrichment activities will be geared primarily towards students in the pre-K through Grade 2 classes.
This grant will supply the Haddon Twp. High School 9th/10th Special Education and Social Studies classes with headphones for all students to utilize while in the classroom. By having headphones available in class, distractions during independent work are expected to decrease which in turn will allow students to focus better to complete their assignments.
This grant will provide the Haddon Twp. High School Emerging Technology classes a router integrated with computer aided design (CAD) software to use during woodshop projects. The router coupled with CAD software provides students modern woodworking skills that are also relevant in career fields like manufacturing, engineering, architecture and product design.
This grant provides Jennings Elementary School with a large projector screen and microphone system for the All-Purpose Room (APR). The projector screen allows teachers and staff in Jennings the opportunity to hold large scale learning opportunities, as well as, broader school community events in the APR.
This grant will support the Stoy Elementary School 3rd Grade with a stationary desk bike to be used as an interdisciplinary learning initiative to integrate physical movement with academics. The stationary bike will provide all students, including those with ADHD, anxiety and sensory regulation needs, a tool to enhance classroom learning across multiple subjects, as well as, help with social-emotional development.
This grant will support the Stoy and Edison Elementary Schools pre-K students with supplemental non-fiction reading/learning materials for the classroom throughout the school year. The “My Big World” magazine subscription will provide students age-appropriate non-fiction reading options that are currently lacking in the classroom reading resources.
This grant will support the Haddon Twp. High School Science department by allowing students who complete class work early to solve Rubix cubes puzzles when time allows. The Rubix cubes will give students an alternative “screen-free” problem solving activity that promotes persistence, logical reasoning and fine motor skills.
This grant will provide Haddon Twp. High School math classes with a variety of hands-on, problem-solving mathematical puzzles that will supplement current classroom learning. These puzzles provide students with a “device-free” learning activity promoting logic and creative thinking skills that challenge them in a fun and creative way.
This grant will provide the entire Rohrer Middle School 6th grade with copies of “The Amazing Generation” book to read as part of a whole-class reading initiative. The common reading experience is designed to unite students and staff around a common literacy goal while improving vocabulary, critical thinking and comprehension skills.
This grant will provide the Haddon Twp. High School Science Department with new Vernier Voltage Probes to replace the current stock of outdated lab equipment. The new probes will allow students to have improved accuracy and precision while conducting lab experiments needing voltage data.
This grant will allow the Van Sciver School to initiate the Best Buddy Club school-wide to foster inclusion, empathy and collaboration between general education and special education students. The Best Buddy Club creates structured opportunities for play and learning through shared activities to promote friendship and reduce social barriers in an inclusive school environment.
This grant will allow the Haddon Twp. High School computer lab and Graphic Tech classes access to a color printer in the classroom. The color printer will allow students produce professional quality printed materials for class projects, presentations and learning assignments.
This grant will support Haddon Twp. Elementary School counselors with licenses for “Your Compass Counseling” curriculum. Counselors having access to a shared counseling curriculum will ensure elementary school students receive equitable, high-quality instruction in social emotional learning coping skills conflict resolution and academic readiness.
This grant will support High School students who have an interest in E-Sports to participate in a recently formed after school club. The E-Sports club plays las against other high school E-Sports teams in South Jersey in an organized league.
This grant will support Jennings and Stoy Elementary Schools with reading and math materials that will allow students to improve literacy and numeracy against classroom benchmarks. The hand-on materials transform abstract math/reading concepts and strengthen students fundamental numeracy/literacy understanding.
This grant will support the High School Chemistry and Biology classes with advanced instrumentation to collect pH data when conducting laboratory experiments. The Vernier pH probes are more precise and provide greater sensitivity than the current pH data collection methods (i.e. test strips or chemical indicators).
This grant will support Van Sciver Elementary School special education classroom with a one-year pilot subscription for IXL Language Arts. The IXL program uses adaptive, data-driven learning experiences for literacy instruction tailored to individual needs of the classroom.
This grant will support the Rohrer Middle School special education program with age-appropriate life skills and pre-vocational materials in order to apply academic skills to functional settings. This program enhances classroom learning by utilizing real-world items to meet the needs of students who thrive with a learning style that requires hand-on experiences.
This grant supports Strawbridge Elementary School with (2) large, high-quality world map for the 3rd grade classrooms. Utilizing the maps as a visual tool during the InquirEd Global Connections curriculum will help foster engaging, interactive geography learning.
This grant will support Rohrer Middle School and Elementary Schools QUEST program with grade level learning kits to elevate student mathematical skills through engaging, real-world tasks, applications and games. The program is developed so students learn beyond traditional curriculum by utilizing tangible problem-solving experiences while enjoying the learning process with game kits.
This grant will support the Stoy Elementary School Literacy Intervention program by purchasing Syllasense Decodable Readers. The Syllasense Decodable Readers will provide students high-quality, high-interest, fiction and non-fiction, research-based texts designed to support explicit phonics instruction and systematic reading development.
This grant will support Rohrer Middle School and High School language students with access to two- years of stories, lessons, videos and games through the Comprehensible Classroom’s “Somos Flex” program. The program is based on the proficiency-oriented and comprehension-based method of teaching to allow students be successful and make progress in language learning.