William Alvarez, music teacher at Villa Fundamental Intermediate School, has greatly improved his students’ musical skills as they are now able to monitor their own performances through the purchase of a new Digital Audio Console. Grant money purchased a digital audio mixer for recording music and amplifying sound in the

Jedediah Jack 7th and 8th grade film, Carr Intermediate Carr film students had an inside look at the role storytelling plays in the creation of all Disney Theme Park experiences. Students explored how the storytelling skills bring theme parks to life through design, painting, copy writing, costuming, sculpting, engineering and

Jill Herrera, Dalene Lawson, and Veronica DeBruhl-Githens 4th grade students (3 classes), Carver Elementary All 4th grade students study the state of California and its history. The Sketchmasters project in three 4th grade classes at Carver gave the students the art resources and opportunity to learn how to sketch and

Megan Githens 3rd grade students, Heroes Elementary The Artsy Smartsy project provided Megan Githens’ 3rd grade students at Heroes with the art materials to use in opportunities to express their learning through different art mediums. In the third grade California Visual Art Standards, students learn to respond and make connections

Gina MacLean TK/K students, Madison Elementary The Steam Park project focused on building STEAM skills in Gina MacLean’s TK and Kinder students at Madison. The STEAM Park learning activities encourage science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with engaging and hands-on lessons. Students used their hands and minds to build various creations

Francisco Luis-Martinez 3rd Grade Dual Language students, Lowell Elementary Francisco Luis-Martinez’ 3rd grade dual language students at Lowell were able to have access to Ozobot technology that normally there wouldn’t be funding for. Students were engaged in stimulating activities spanning the core curriculum by building and coding Ozobots. Students worked

Tyler Nilsson and Hugo Vazquez; Adult transition, Saddleback High School Adult Transition Program Students in Tyler Nilsson’s Transition Program at Saddleback discovered the amount of work that goes into growing food and the work ethic required. The grant was used to establish a school garden that can be used in

Elaine Eddow 2nd grade students, Jackson Elementary Using the “Dig it up Dinos” set, Elaine Eddow’s 2nd grade students at Jackson were able to dig up a dinosaur skeleton and put the pieces together like a paleontologist would! It was a fantastic tie in to the story in Unit 7-Investigating