Spring 2023 Grant Recipients
Community Center Atrium Garden Restoration, Durham Garden Club: The Durham Garden Club will renovate the garden with native pollinator plants and create a learning garden for the community. Learn more here.
Teen Book Boxes, Durham Public Library and CRHS: Via a collaborative effort, the public and school libraries will disseminate individualized book boxes to teens through a subscription program.
STEM Camp, DMYFS/DMLWC: Develop/run a summer STEM program that will include eight individual programs and 2 week-long summer STEM camps for ages 7 through 13.
Community Connections, Strong Middle School: Makerspace students will reach out to school/community groups to create products for them, while learning product development and marketing.
Community Recycling, CRHS ECO Club: Students will establish additional recycling collection stations, as well as expand recycling options and educate citizens.
Communication Board, Brewster Elementary School: A Communication Board will be installed in the playground to enhance expressive skills for neurotypical and neurodiverse individuals.
Fashion Design Sewing Club, Memorial School: Three teachers at Memorial School will offer an after-school fashion design sewing club for students in grades 3 through 5.
Who Gives A Hoot?, Cub Scout Pack 33: Scouts will be educated regarding Connecticut owls and conservation efforts through activities and speakers.
SPRING 2022 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Sensory Walk Courtyard, Memorial School: Students and staff will create outdoor sensory walk where learners can regulate emotions, get a mind-body break and release energy for optimal learning.
Benefits of Cooking, Levi Coe Library: Patrons will be encouraged to discover new recipes and cook with their families through accessing the AtoZ Food America database. Projects such as creating recipe box included.
Personal Narrative to Poetry, Memorial School: Expand 5th graders’ skills and interest in narrative and poetry writing through work with teaching artist. Create Japanese folding books of personal poetry. Share poetry at event.
No Bones About It!, CRHS: Activity of Pre-Calculus/Robotics classes to expose learners to Science of Materials and Biomedical Engineering disciplines. Create open Design Studio to allow for independent work for other students.
STEM Camp, DMYFS/DMLWC: Develop/run a summer STEM program that will include science, technology, engineering, art and math opportunities and activities for youth ages 7 - 13.
Dramatic Play Stations, Durham Public Library: Provide young library patrons and families a series of rotating, dramatic play stations to develop language and literacy skills.
Fine Feathered Friends, Levi Coe Library: Storytime at library and local preschools will teach about natural world and spark an interest in birds through purchase of birdfeeder and birdhouse cam.
Bringing Shakespeare into the 21st Century, Mid-Lea Garden Club: Refurbish Shakespeare Garden at Levi Coe Library to raise interest in Shakespeare through related flowers and plants, with presentation to share garden process and Shakespeare.
CRHS Pollinator Habitat, ECO Club: High school students will learn about pollinator habitats and then revitalize an outdoor garden by adding native plants to attract pollinators.
Community Compost, Coginchaug Area Transition: Continue with educating community about need to compost. To reduce cost of transporting collected compost, compost will be made/distributed at DMIAAB.
Coginchaug Valley Community Band, Timothy Fisher and Bruce Schmottlach: The community band is back! Will include community and CRHS members who will perform two concerts annually.