Pelham Education Foundation News

 

 

Chairs Depict Artist Styles, Art Movements

70 stools were be painted and will continue to be used in the art classrooms of teachers Rebecca Schwarz and Christina Levi.  "Not only did the students learn a lot from this experience, but the stools will also be teaching tools for all of our future Art students," said Ms. Schwarz. To read more, please click here.

 

 

 

 




 

Civil War Reenactment

Pelham Middle School seventh graders went to war in May as part of a Living History event in which they learned about military life in the Civil War. The event, made possible by a grant from the Pelham Education Foundation, was designed to bring history alive for the students, who have recently begun studying the Civil War in Social Studies classes. To read more, please click here.


Fitness Gram Program

Students in Pelham's elementary schools and middle schools and their physical education teachers will soon have new tools to help gauge and monitor their physical fitness. Learn more.

 


 

      

Global Summit Simulation

Teams of students, assigned to roles within the governing structures of specific developing countries, worked together and with representatives of other countries to tackle issues related to the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals. To read more, please click here.

 

Shakespeare Festival Held April 15

An all day Shakespeare Festival, organized by Sean Llewellyn and funded by the Pelham Education Foundation, helped High School and Middle School students deepen their appreciation for Shakespeare's works and the historical context that inspired them. To read more, please click here.

 

 

    

Foundation Sponsors Science Olympiad Team

A team of Pelham Middle School students took home two team awards and six individual awards in the Westchester/Southern Rockland Regional Science Olympiad. To read more, please click here.

 

 

Foundation Awards Mini-Grants

Eight innovative and creative mini-grants were awarded in December 2010.  Grants ranged from music and art initiatives to differentiated math instruction.  To read more, please click here.

 

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