NEW YORK CITY GRANT RECIPIENTS 2009 This summer, 89 New York City teachers representing 52 schools close their classroom doors and embark on life- and career-changing odysseys around the world which they designed to fuel personal and professional growth. Empowered by a Fund for Teachers fellowship, these teachers will return to classrooms inspired and energized to share their experiences with students, colleagues and parents. ACADEMY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP Mara Cohen BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE Barbara Vitanza Travel to Indonesia to study human interaction VISUAL ARTS Canvass England, Spain, and Berlin to with marine ecosystems through the AWARE Rowena Adalla explore the historical and cultural connections reef conservation course and a National Establish ties with UNESCO’s Art Education between ancient Earth Art and contemporary Geographic diver course while volunteering Observatories in Hong Kong to enhance Street Art with various conservation projects school’s Living Environment (science) curriculum ACADEMY FOR LANGUAGE & TECHNOLOGY AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL PS/IS 311 Russell Wasden Sarah Hesson Peter Maiwald Personally research and explore the harmony, Research Japan’s contemporary arts to Travel to the Philippines to study its checkered history, and literary traditions of ancient Japan explore the balance of tradition and modernity history -- the Spanish American War, the as depicted in the 1000-year-old masterpiece, in Japanese culture effects of WWII, the Marcos Era and the The Tale of Genji Philippine Revolution of 1986 – in the hopes of BANANA KELLy’s SCHOOL FOR LEARNING creating several units of study bringing history AGNES Y. HUMPHREY SCHOOL FOR THROUGH COMMUNITY BUILDING alive in the classroom LEADERSHIP Emily Miller Samara Martinez Engage in an archaeological dig in Ireland BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND Attend the Summer Educators Program while at the same time researching ancient THE ENVIRONMENT in Morelia, Mexico, to study the effects of sites to enhance an art history course and Jennifer Lemish immigration on students while learning about develop interdisciplinary projects Participate in a ceramics workshop and home the country’s history, culture, and educational stay program in Tokoname, Japan, followed by system BEACON SCHOOL a self-guided tour of the country’s significant Lev Moscow cultural sites to gain new artistic inspiration to Sandra Santos-Vizcaino Traverse Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin and better teach the students Study birds in the Dominican Republic, Bad Arolsen, visiting archives and museums through coursework and fieldwork, to gain a and undertaking walking tours to develop a BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF better understanding of how these sanctuaries 12th grade elective on Europe in the 1930’s THE ARTS and habitats affect society Love Anthony BRONX GUILD Become a “Parisian” to learn about the culture ALL CITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Stacy McCoy and language and incorporate new material Arlene Morris Participate in the New York Film Academy’s into lessons and curriculum Explore Argentina and Peru’s literature, language four-week filmmaking workshop followed by a and culture to create a Latin American humanities one-week stay in Florence, Italy, to create a film BROOKLYN NEW LEARNING SCHOOL - unit and extend the world literature curricula for Art and English students using the new skills P.S. 146 learned the weeks before to document how film Amy Brown, Cora Sangree Sarah Vilensky fits into the legacy of Western art history Develop a deeper understanding of the Study the cultural-infused literature and theater present day Mayans and their ancient history of Ireland to guide students in the writing of a through a study of weaving, farming, and travel play about their own culture in Guatemala WWW.FUNDFORTEACHERS.ORG Team Grant 1 NEW YORK CITY GRANT RECIPIENTS 2009 BUSHWICK SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT Polly Seplowitz Elizabeth Mabon-Grass PROSPECT HEIGHTS Assist a community in Madagascar to build Travel to Cape Town, South Africa, to engage Elizabeth Pileckas energy-efficient stoves to alleviate increasing in and learn about traditional vocal music in Journey across the United States to explore threats to biodiversity caused by deforestation various cultural settings the “American Dream” and culture as defined by key historical and cultural landmarks and CES VanGUARD HIGH SCHOOL FOOD AND FINANCE HIGH SCHOOL local communities Jo-Ann Grande Meg Cain Help underprivileged children of Jaipur, India, Compile research in Greece related to the KINGSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL explore identity and culture issues through creation of an interdisciplinary Math-English HIGH SCHOOL folktales and the performing arts to make the unit on ancient Greek architecture and drama John Tschirgi subject of Indian history and culture come Travel to Salvador, Brazil, to explore the role alive to Humanities classes Michelle Kong, Prince Johnson of Capoeira (a martial arts/folk dance) in Explore cultural and culinary elements of establishing a unique Afro-Brazilian identity CHILDREN’s School – PS372K the Indonesian Diaspora and return with and its use within the education system to Jami Craig new recipes and insights into the culture to teach students about slavery Work on a service project in Nicaragua with share with students, colleagues, school and Sustainable Harvest International to promote community KNOWLEDGE AND POWER sustainable agriculture and learn how to raise PREPARATORY ACADEMY awareness and take action on this issue in the HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Tara Mayernick classroom Ben Carney, Sam Molyneaux Travel to Germany to study the lives, Explore the political, geographical, and influences and works of Bach and Wagner to COALITION SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL environmental factors that place Costa Rica give students a better understanding of these CHANGE fifth on the Environmental Performance Index composers’ impact on the musical world and Jeremy Amar-Dolan High School of Hospitality Management to make these composers step out of the Compile research in Greece related to the pages of history and prove their relevance for creation of an interdisciplinary Math-English Stephanie Shaw today unit on ancient Greek architecture and drama Enroll at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies to learn how to create LYONS COMMUNITY SCHOOL Lauren Farber an audio documentary and subsequently teach Daniel Fay Join the China Educator’s Tour to learn more students about the importance of capturing Study puppetry from Indonesia’s great about Chinese culture and history, afterwards their own stories through sound masters and to learn how to create and build participating in a three week course with performances in an order to teach the school Global Volunteers to teach Chinese ESL INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT community teachers at the Kunming Teachers Educational LAFAYETTE University and strengthen my ESL teaching Kara MacDevitt MANHATTAN BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL skills Explore human impact on water sources Kimberly Washburn in Southeast Asia and, through scientific Explore current shifts in education reform EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE research, develop a hands-on water quality and the subsequent influence on teaching Catherine Mitchell, Wendy Eberhart curriculum practices in post-apartheid South Africa Explore the enduring Ewe storytelling tradition in Ghana and how West African culture INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MILLENNIUM ART ACADEMY connects to storytelling LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Kimberly Safran Rachel Balsam Explore the relationship between Mexico’s FaCING HISTORY SCHOOl Travel to Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz, geology and culture by focusing on ways David Sherrin-Santos Mexico, to study the Spanish language and to in which different unique geological Interview and work with teenagers in Rwanda learn about the food and culture of each region environments influence the surrounding and in New York City to develop curriculum societies about identity and perceptions of the other Kelly Qureshi population Tour parks in Costa Rica while attending a MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL Spanish language school to enhance teaching Bill LaMonte FannIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM of English and science to students from Investigate India’s current HIV/AIDS education HIGH SCHOOL Central/South America plans in an attempt to better understand the Jessie Marshall, Meredith Bawden current taboos and causes of the country’s Document the political and social history of Andrew Turner AIDS crisis colonialism in Kenya to further develop a post- Live in a Buddhist monastery in Thailand in colonial African Literature curriculum order to learn more about the religion, the main culture and faith of my students, and to gain a better understanding of who they are and how to teach them more effectively WWW.FUNDFORTEACHERS.ORG Team Grant 2 NEW YORK CITY GRANT RECIPIENTS 2009 MORRIS ACADEMY FOR COLLABORATIVE SHUANG WEN SCHOOL URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR STUDIES Elsa Chen Law & JUSTICE Hester Earle Study China’s ethnic minorities to gain a Adria Gettle Travel to Spain and Morocco to collect better understanding of what it means to be Travel to France to collaborate with a French information, interviews, and primary sources “Chinese” and to foster cultural pride and teacher and write an interactive, multi-media on the Reconquista of Spain and modern strengthen teaching pedagogy curriculum that creates meaningful context for anti-Islamism South Bronx Preparatory: A College Board language acquisition and cultural exchange School