Our Impact
Recent ProjectsKidBoosters
The KidBoosters Program was started in the summer of 2012 in response to the increasing number of Greendale children and families living in tough circumstances. Up to 30% of Greendale children now live in poverty. This means that an increasing number of families in...
Best Buddies (GHS) $500
This program seeks to maximize social opportunities for special education students and mainstream students by matching them in one-to-one friendships. Special education students are often socially isolated from mainstream students and mainstream students frequently...
Peers With Impact (GHS) $500
This is a peer-to-peer alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse prevention education program. Successful students in 9th -12th grade that are committed to living a healthy lifestyle are recruited and trained to become “peer educators” who specialize in presenting factual,...
Early Reading Empowerment (CA) $2,000
This program identifies struggling readers in first grade and works with them on a one-to-one basis. Special books (levels 1-20) are used. Students progress through the various levels sequentially as they gain reading skills and strategies. Intensive early reading...
Highland View Garden Project (HV) $2,196
This grant provides additional funding for students to enhance and expand their outdoor garden. Throughout the year, students participate in the design, planting and maintenance of the garden. This is a valuable hands-on natural science project that allows students to...
Summer Reading Boosts Performance (HV) $2,208
Provides funding for a supervised summer reading program targeted at low-level readers who have completed 4th grade. Research shows that students who continue to read over the summer will better maintain their reading skills. These students will then be at a closer...
Classroom Photo Books for Literacy (HV) $750
Kindergarten and 1st grade students will create actual hard-cover books using the computer program, iPhoto. With the help of parent volunteers and teachers, students will create a story and then write their own text and take their own photographs. This project will...
“NORMAL” Original Cast CD Recording (GHS) $4,000
Following the very successful December 2006 production of the cutting-edge play, NORMAL, the Advanced Theater Class will be creating a professionally recorded original cast CD. Emmy Award-winning composer of the original score, Tom Kochan, will be assisting in the...
Rigor & Relevance – Mathematics for All (GMS) $818
Provides funding to determine if using modern technology will enhance the rigor and relevance of the 8th grade mathematics curriculum. Technology utilized will be “powerpoint, internet, and real-world film clips.” One-half of the 8th grade class (125 students) will...
Science Technology Integration (GMS) $5,000
Provides funding for a dedicated mobile computer lab and related lab-interface equipment for the science classes. Incorporates the “Modeling Method” of teaching. Use of this technology allows students to be directly involved in scientific experiments and to see...