Announcing the 2023-24 Hands-on Learning Grants
Seven Dreams Education Foundation awarded $27,422
in grants to 14 Rdale staff members this week!
Grants were funded with generous donations from
District 281’s Staff Charitable Giving Campaign.
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Join us for the Seven Dreams Grants Celebration & Robbinsdale Federation of Teachers (RFT) Teacher of the Year & Education Assistant Announcement
Wednesday, May 10, Cooper High School Auditorium
8230 47th Ave N, New Hope
4:15 Reception | 5:15 Celebration
We will recognize each staff member who received a grant this year. During the reception, last year's grant winners will set up displays about their projects.
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Seven Dreams board members and staff surprised teachers with a big check in their classrooms. Aiysha Mustapha, Family and Community Engagement Specialist at RMS, received a grant to purchase equipment for students to create news stories, and to fund a trip to a TV news station for career exploration! |
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Congratulations to the 14 Robbinsdale Area Schools
Staff Members Awarded Hands-on Learning Grants
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Making the Invisible Visible Groundwater System - $2,500 (Cooper HS, Teresa Esnough)
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Making A Scene with STEAM
creating a mural with a professional artist $2,500 (SEA, Martha Hovde)
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STEM Imagination Station
electronics, robotics, coding - $2,140 (Neill Elementary, Matthew Cesare)
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Soft Start: Creative & Fun Morning Activities with puzzles, cards, building toys - $1,500 (Forest Elementary, Natalie Larson)
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Newsgroup and Media Career Exploration equipment for students to create news stories
$2,500 (RMS, Aiysha Mustapha)
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Once on this Island Theatrical Production to create sets, props, costumes for this Haitian musical
$2,270 (FAIR Crystal, Laura Mahler)
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Create a Connection between Art & Emotions with Crafts including jewelry-making, knitting, crocheting
$1,000 (FAIR Crystal Heather Sasse)
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Circuit Playground Kits to Solve Real World Problems includes writing code $725 (FAIR Crystal, Teresa Beaudette)
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Connecting with Ceramics in an after-school class - $1,200 (FAIR Crystal, Elizabeth Szymczak)
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Literature Garden connecting books with 19 themed gardens - $2,500 (FAIR Pilgrim Lane Tamara Rubin)
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Let Me Move…Then I’ll Learn sensory path for body & brain breaks - $1,605 (FAIR Pilgrim Lane, Tanoa Miles & Cristy Larsen)
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Decodable Books (Dcodubl Bks nedid in Kindrgrtn!) books to help beginning readers - $2,025 (FAIR Pilgrim Lane, Robin Sorheim)
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Co-Regulation Leads to Self-Regulation: “Calm Down Kit” sensory items to help families model being calm - $2,457 (New Hope Learning Center, Nicki Murphy)
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Props to Enhance Story Re-telling with themed puppets to spark interest in literacy and help English Learners.- $2,500 (New Hope Learning Center, Amy Jermstad)
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Order a Teacher & Staff Appreciation Gift!
Deadline Monday, May 15
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Say "THANK YOU" to your child's teacher, education assistant, coach, social worker, bus driver, principal or other special staff person who has made this a good year!
Write a personal note and we will deliver a Seven Dreams pint glass & chocolate truffles.
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Registration is Now Open for our
Bird Dash 5K/1K Family Fun Run!
Saturday, June 24 at 9:00 a.m. at Bassett Creek Park, Crystal
This is for all ages and abilities (casual or serious runners & walkers). The 5K will be chip-timed. The event is a fundraiser for Sevens Dreams so we can fund more hands-on learning in our schools!
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We need Board members!
Are you passionate about education and Robbinsdale Area Schools and want to make a difference?
Apply to be a Seven Dreams board member and help us fund extra learning opportunities for Rdale students. Learn more on our website or contact Emily@sevendreams.org.
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