KIDS GO CLASSIC
It is that time of year again. The 112 Education Foundation and Ravinia Festival proudly present an evening with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing All-Tchaikovsky on Sunday, July 29th, 2012 at 5pm. For more information and to request tickets, click here.
SHOW YOUR TEACHER YOU CARE
Caring Cards are a wonderful way to honor a teacher, principal, nurse, etc. A donation of any amount may be made and the recipient will received a caring card in the mail from the Foundation letting them know of your generosity. Click here to send a Caring Card today.
AND THE TROPHY GOES TO . . .
Congratulations to Red Oak School, winner of the 2012 iRead for 112 Foundation trophy for most minutes read per student. The Foundation also recognizes Sherwood School who had the highest participation rate at 90% and the most donations raised per student. Arriva Dolce will be rewarding all readers with a free small gelato! Fundraisers will receive a certificate for a free book at Barnes & Noble in Deerfield. Thanks to all who participated and to Arriva Dolce and Barnes & Noble.
2012-2013 FOUNDATION GRANTS
The 112 Foundation has received 80 applications for 2012-2013 Foundation Grants. This is a 43% increase in the number of submissions over last year. Requests for funds rose a dramatic 216% to $180,000! The Grant Committee has begun reviewing all of the applications. The grant selection process is methodical and follows the grant rubric. We strive to select grants that afford our teachers and students learning opportunities that are creative, innovative and enhance the district's curriculum. Consideration is also given to the total number of students who will be impacted by each grant and those that cannot be replicated utilizing existing resources and technology. The Foundation anticipates notifying all grant award recipients in late May/early June. The committee is thrilled by the number of outstanding submissions. Thank you to all teachers and staff who took the time to apply and their continued interest in bringing wonderful opportunities into their classrooms.
PAPERLESS CLASSROOM A REALITY FOR 6TH GRADERS
The 112 Education Foundation is excited to partner with North Shore School District 112 to bring the 21st Century Paperless Classroom to all 6th grade Social Studies classrooms this year. This innovative program will expand to all middle school Social Studies classrooms by the 2013-2014 school year.
MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ROUSE RAVINIA
Over 200 students from 6th through 8th grade at Edgewood, Elm Place, and Northwood performed a concert of spiritual music thanks to the partnership between Ravinia Festival and the 112 Education Foundation. Read more and see photos of this and other Ravinia programs here.
FUN(D) RUN LOGO DESIGN CONTEST
Congratulations to Charlie Gordon of Edgewood Middle School. Charlie's design was chosen as the winning design for the 2012 Fun(d) Run logo. The 10th anniversary of the Fun(d) Run and Walk will be held on September 22, 2012. Click here to see Charlie's design.
