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Grants

GEF funded programs have made a significant impact on the level of education provided in District 34. Since 2001, GEF has awarded over $3,000,000 in teacher grants to District 34. Below are a few recent grants that showcase the type of programs GEF has funded. For information on any grants funded by GEF, please contact us at info@gef34.org. 

GEF Grants in Action

Metalinguistics and Word Play Grant

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Gretchen Schiltz and Paula Smeltekop of Hoffman School submitted for this grant to provide materials for word play focused interactive read alouds, engaging dictionary resources for reading and writing transfer activities, and low-risk word play games that can increase student metalinguistic awareness and increase vocabulary and spelling growth.

 

Metalinguistics and word play grant materials are already being used by classes! at Hoffman School. Ms. O'Hara's class discovered how valuable matching blends, digraphs, and vowel team tiles are to forming words. Ms. Munoz's class loved playing with how word meanings (and the story) completely change with the omission of one letter during a read aloud. Our Spanish dual language students have been thoroughly enjoying word building races while playing Juego de Palabras.

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Applying for a Grant

 

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This grant cycle is closed.

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For assistance with the application process or fine-tuning your grant idea, contact your school liaison or email grants@gef34.org.

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GEF Grant Liaisons are available to help:

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Resources

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Hoffman Math Center Family Night

 

The third-grade classrooms at Hoffman have been working on multiplication and division games during math centers throughout the school year. Thanks to a Spring 2023 grant from GEF, they hosted a family math night where students came with their caregivers to play these math games together. The families then left the math night with the materials needed to practice these games at home.

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StarLab Planetarium

 

StarLab, is our very own district-wide mobile planetarium brought to you by the generous donations from our GEF community and through a grant submitted by Laura Strejc, a Science Specialist at Pleasant Ridge. 

 

Educators were trained on how to take their students on an intergalactic journey by elevating space lessons into a three-dimensional interactive and immersive experience. StarLab will travel to each of our D34 schools throughout the school year.

Our Family Library at Hoffman:

Windows and Mirrors - Seeing Ourselves Within Books

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Hoffman houses the D34 dual language program for intermediate grades and Spanish language EL students who participate in monolingual classrooms. GEF is proud to sponsor this grant which grows our current Spanish language and Bilingual picture book collection. It now matches the literacy and language needs of our largest EL community in Glenview by adding 500 bilingual (Spanish/English) books to our LRC collection. Through this program, Hoffman hosted three family night events which included a family support workshop followed by book samplings and checkout from the LRC.

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Henking Family Technology Night:

"Aprendiendo Juntos"

 

Henking Dual Language staff and families recently gathered at Henking School for a Family Technology Night, "Aprendiendo Juntos." Mrs. Cortes shared how families can utilize technology as a tool to support learning at home. Afterward, Ms. McNally, Ms. Reyes, and Mrs. Grady reviewed some of the apps we use in school and gave parents and their children time to use the apps and ask questions. Over 70 family members attended!

Congratulations to our 2023 Grant Recipients

The Glenview Education Foundation is pleased to announce the 2023 GEF grant recipients. Thanks to our community's generous support, GEF is proud to fund these grants in 2023.

Sound Investment: New Opportunities for Growing Band Program

  • Submitted by: Stephanie Gust (Band Director)

  • Directly impacting: Springman - 6th, 7th, and 8th grade band students

 

Students Deserve Diverse Books

  • Submitted by: Paula Smeltekop (LRC Director), Gretchen Schiltz (Title I Instructional Coach)

  • Directly impacting: Hoffman - 3rd, 4th, 5th graders - 600 students in 24 classrooms

 

Metalinguistics & Word Play

  • Submitted by: Gretchen Schiltz (Title I Instructional Coach), Paula Smeltekop (LRC Director)

  • Directly Impacting: Hoffman - 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders - 488 students in 21 classes

 

Mongolian Family Math Skills Night

  • Submitted by: Sylvia Gorski Duarte (Family Resource Teacher)

  • Directly Impacting: Westbrook, Lyon, Henking ~60 Mongolian Language Families

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STARLAB Planetarium

  • Submitted by: Laura Strejc, Science Specialist 

  • Directly impacting: District-wide, K-8th, all D34 students

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District-Wide Playground Communication Boards

  • Submitted by: Erin Ross, Assistive Technology Facilitator

  • Directly impacting: District-wide, Pre-k-8th, all D34 students

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Augmented Reality Through Merge Cubes

  • Submitted by: Chrissy Harrold, Instructional Innovation Specialist

  • Directly impacting: District-wide, Pre-k-8th, all D34 students

 

Diverse Educators Collective Connections Program

  • Submitted by: Nandita Yadava, 2nd grade teacher

  • Directly impacting: District-wide, Pre-k-8th, all D34 students

 

Communicating with our Diverse Community

  •  Submitted by: Alan Hernandez, Hispanic Community Coordinator

  • Directly impacting: District-wide, Pre-k-8th, all students

 

The Power of Curcuits

  • Submitted by: Jason Kieronski, Wellness and PE Teacher

  • Directly impacting: Springman, 6-8th graders

Math Center Family Nights

  • Submitted by: Allie Greene, Emily Burgett, Gretchen Schiltz

  • Directly impacting: Hoffman, 3rd graders

 

Books for All Readers

  • Submitted by: Katie Dahmer, Classroom Teacher

  • Directly impacting: Glen Grove, 4th graders

 

Balanced Ensemble - Instruments for Equitable Opportunities

  • Submitted by: Stephanie Gust / Band Director

  • Directly impacting: Springman, 6-8th 

 

Glen Grove Community Project

  • Submitted by: Aurora Joaquin

  • Directly impacting: Glen Grove, 3-5th

 

Calming Corner Classroom Materials

  • Submitted by: Dan Hammer, 5th Grade Teacher

  • Directly impacting: Pleasant Ridge, 3-5th graders

 

Buzz Garden

  • Submitted by: Erica Johnson

  • Directly impacting: Hoffman, 3-5th graders

 

Proactive Universal Regulation Strategies: Calm Corners

  • Submitted by: Mallory Dahlquist, School Social Worker and Kristy Von de Bur, Resource Teacher

  • Directly impacting: Henking, K-2nd graders

 

19th Annual Recital Night

  • Submitted by: Allie Reatherford, Liz Lemons, and Stephanie Gust

  • Directly impacting: Pleasant Ridge, Glen Grove, Hoffman, Attea, 5-8th

 

Move, Connect, Wonder, Create, and Relax... Let's PLAY!

  • Submitted by: Caryl Doetsch/Instructional Innovation Specialist

  • Directly impacting: Henking, K-2nd graders

 

Aprendiendo Juntos - Learning Together

  • Submitted by: Estefania Grady, 1st Grade Dual

  • Directly impacting: Henking, K-2nd graders

 

Instructional Life Skills Sensory Room Equipment

  • Submitted by: Emily Henry/3-5 Instructional Life Skills Teacher

  • Directly impacting: Glen Grove, 3rd-5th graders

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