Natick High School
Janet Gillmore Memorial Honor Grant
Porcelain Phrenology Bust and Human Brain Model
Dr. Richard Cotter won the Janet Gilmore Memorial Award for Psychology for the purchase of a model of the human brain and a porcelain phrenology bust to be used in psychology classes at NHS.

Antique Map/Historic Newspaper Collections
Winston Blackburn, NHS history teacher, was awarded two separate grants for the purchase of antique maps, both actual and reproductions, and historic newspaper editions. These primary sources will be used to augment the social studies curriculum.

Columbia American History Online Project
Kimberly McCollum, social studies teacher at NHS, was awarded funding for the use of the Columbia American History Online website, which offers students of American history access to in-depth treatment of topics through lectures, discussion, and research.

State-of-the-Art Media Presentation Room
The NHS Social Studies Department, via Department Head Diane Langley, was awarded funding for the purchase of digital projection equipment for permanent installation in a media presentation room. Additionally, she received a grant for a “Smart Board,” a computer-driven interactive writing surface that can be used with the project equipment.

Historical CD Collection
The NHS Social Studies Department (via Diane Langley, Department Head) was also awarded a grant for the development of a collection of recorded period music, to be used to expose students to the musical forms prevalent during various time periods.

Supplemental Fiction and Non Fiction Books in World and US History
The NHS Social Studies Department (via Diane Langley, Department Head) won a grant for the purchase of supplemental classroom collections of fiction and non-fiction titles, for use in social studies teaching.

Media Literacy in the Information Age
Elizabeth Ward, NHS social studies teacher, won a grant for the purchase of CD’s and books for a sociology class topic that examines socialization, media, and gender.

The Choices Program
The NHS Social Studies Department (via Diane Langley, Department Head) was awarded a grant for the purchase of the Choices Program, produced by the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. This package offers students in-depth resources for the examinations of various topics in world history from multiple points of interpretation.

Middle Schools
World’s Fair
Niall Carney, 7th grade social studies teacher at the Wilson Middle School, won a grant to develop a pilot program, “World’s Fair,” in which students research and display information about different nations, applying key areas of study from their geography class. If successful, the program may be repeated and extended to Kennedy Middle School.

Civilization III Software License
Matthew Miller, 8th grade Wilson Middle School teacher, won a grant to purchase multiple licenses for Civilization III, an interactive, historical simulation program.

Elementary Schools
Elizabeth Baldwin Memorial Award for the Arts
Plum Blossoms and Bamboo Shoots
Jordan Grow, 4 th grade teacher at the Memorial School, and Dr. Christy Slavik, Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator, received a grant for “Plum Blossoms and Bamboo Shoots,” a system-wide arts enrichment program for the understanding the literature, music and dramatic arts of ancient China. All elementary schools will participate in this program, which will complement the grade 4 study of ancient China.

MathWorks Honor Grant
Math Wizards
Ilse Martin O’Brien, a teacher at Lilja, won the MathWorks Honor Grant for an inquiry-based math enrichment program for fourth graders. This after-school pilot program will stress both fun and the understanding of mathematical concepts.

Stop & Shop Honor Grants
Digital Whiteboards
Linda Weber of the NHS Chemistry Department and Joel Bradford of the NHS Physics Department were awarded Stop & Shop Honor Grants to purchase digital whiteboards; this is technology that, by integrating network, computer, and projection, facilitates teaching and learning.

Park Street Ice Cream Honor Grant
Garden Habitat
Susan Haverstick, NHS ecology teacher, won the Park Street Ice Cream Honor Grant for the purchase of tools, plants, and paving materials for development of a courtyard garden at the high school.

Cognex Honor Grant
Professional Television/Video Production Equipment
Marjorie Roberson, NHS instructional technology specialist, was awarded the Cognex Honor Grant for the purchase of digital cameras and editing software for her television and video production courses.