Fall 2009 Grants

The Educational Foundation of Dexter funded $35,000 in grants during the fall grant cycle. Below is a listing of the grants funded, by school.

Bates/Cornerstone

Tin Cup Adventure - Pioneer Living
Leap Frogs for Literacy
Talk Time
Wild Swan Theater
AA Symphony Education Programs

Wylie

Classroom Critters
Base Ten Blocks - Ten Thousand Rods
Historic Mackinac on Tour Program
Dynamath
Learning Through Listening Part 2
Multi-age Classroom Website

Wylie/Bates/Cornerstone

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
TumbleBooks!

Creekside Intermediate

Action-Adventure Literature Circle Set
DIA Ancient World & It's Artifacts
Motivated to Move Ann Arbor
Symphony Orchestra Youth

Mill Creek Middle School

Jazzistry Lays the Foundation for Integrated Curriculum
Core Strength Phase 2
Artist in Residence

Dexter High School

Registration Fees for Debate and Forensics
Encouraging Literacy and Love of History Through Illus. Novels
Sibelius 6 Plus PhotoScore Ultimate 6 Software
Discover Career Exloration
EFD Website & Video
Squall Grant in Exchange for EFD Marketing and PR Projects

Donor Advised Grants - DHS

The following grants were made possible through a separate "Donor Advised" fund, established for the dedicated purpose of training educators and DCS staff in innovative and new methods of teaching.
The generosity of one family made all of this possible! Thank You!

For more about planned giving and dedicated donations contact Bernadette Quist @ bquist@efdexter.org

Training Teachers to Embed Rigor and Relevance
Training Teachers for 21st Century Teaching and Learning
Internet Training to Share