Teachers Awarded $4,706 for Creative and Innovative Classroom Projects

A 2019 Robert P. Bell Grant to Beth Buehler supported a classroom activity aimed to increase grit in students while introducing geometric vocabulary and the concept of algorithms through solving Rubix cubes (pictured). This quarter Beth Buehler received a $559 Bell Grant aimed at self-exploration and self-regulation through a group reading series, journaling, and sensory activities.A 2019 Robert P. Bell Grant to Beth Buehler supported a classroom activity aimed to increase grit in students while introducing geometric vocabulary and the concept of algorithms through solving Rubix cubes (pictured). This quarter Beth Buehler received a $559 Bell Grant aimed at self-exploration and self-regulation through a group reading series, journaling, and sensory activities.

September 21, 2021

By Kallie Sulanke—

MUNCIE, Ind. —Ten local teachers will receive $4,706.80 in Robert P. Bell Education Grants from The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. Across the county, thousands of students benefit from Bell Education Grants each year.

Awards of up to $600 are available through the Bell Grants program. Teachers in public and private K-12 schools in Delaware County, Ind., are invited to apply for this competitive funding throughout the school year to enhance learning in their classrooms. Teachers may apply for as many unique, creative classroom projects as they can imagine during each of the four application cycles. Grant applications are reviewed blindly by a committee of fellow educators. Funded projects are creative or innovative classroom projects designed to stimulate learning in students.

Awards for the first cycle of the 2021-2022 school year include:

Teacher School Project Name Grant
Kari Baldwin, Jennifer Sites, Shelby Robbins, and Katina Nickels Selma Elementary School Boost Two Comprehension (B2C) $600.00
Lance Brand, Adam Lennon, and Elijah May Delta High School Honing in on homeostasis $600.00
Beth Buehler East Washington Academy SEL of Giftedness $559.62
Becky Fulton Wes-Del Middle/High School Sewing for Smiles $541.16
Becky Fulton Wes-Del Middle/High School Kids in the Kitchen $409.53
Becky Fulton Wes-Del High School Cooking for 1 $249.18
Mason Fulton Wes-Del Middle/High School Podcasts and Politics $300.00
Kiki Pavlechko Yorktown High School Slab Sculptures $449.81
Jennifer Hudson Roberts Wes-Del Elementary School Make Reading POP! $418.50
Angel Williams Wes-Del Elementary School Success with Strings using Ukuleles in Music Class $579.00

 

Bell Grants are funded through the Robert P. Bell Teacher Grants Fund at The Community Foundation. This fund ensures that teachers have access to grants to help engage their students in meaningful ways for years to come. Individuals can contribute to the endowment fund to memorialize a special teacher, honor a retiring teacher or teacher celebrating a work anniversary, or to show their support for K-12 education in Delaware County.

The next deadline for Bell Grants in the 2021-2022 school year is November 1, 2021. Applications are available online at cfmdin.org. For more information about Bell Grant applications and the Robert P. Bell Teacher Grants Fund, contact Carly Acree-King, Program Officer, at cacreeking@cfmdin.org. Information is also available at cfmdin.org/bellgrants.