An unusual and much-needed improvement will be prepared for both Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools. It is called a Zen Den. This project is funded by an IMPACT grant from District 200 Education Foundation to Ina Hall, the district’s truancy and attendance facilitator. “The concept of the Zen Den is to provide a space […]
Nearly $24,000 in grants for educational proposals have been awarded by the District 200 Education Foundation to Woodstock School District 200 staff members. Funding for 38 projects this school year includes: ν $1,929 submitted by Emily Gay and Eric Schleutermann for Creekside Middle School eighth-grade students to visit the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. […]
Garden at Creekside Middle Schools aims to touch on the senses Creekside Middle School life skills teacher Jennifer Moskowitz has received a D200 Education Foundation Impact Grant this year to complete a project she began with a grant in 2015-16. The funds support a sensory garden on the campus in memory of three Creekside life […]
Future educators will benefit from an Impact Grant from the District 200 Education Foundation. Jennifer Rooney, a family and consumer sciences teacher in Woodstock School District 200, received funding to establish an Educators Rising Club at both Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools. Educators Rising is a national organization that encourages students to explore careers […]
Several years ago, Prairiewood Elementary School secretary Carol Cerny had an idea for a service project at her school. She was not sure whether it was appropriate for a secretary to ask for funds from the District 200 Education Foundation’s Impact Grants. Cerny proposed her idea to Principal Jared Skorburg, who encouraged her to apply. […]
After a pause due to the uncertainty of school activity during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Woodstock District 200 Education Foundation has resumed awarding Impact Grants to district staff this school year. About $17,500 for more than 30 staff-submitted proposals was awarded this school year. The money will pay for assemblies, art […]
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