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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Lowe's Toolbox for Education Funding Program - for use for permanent facilities, playgrounds etc.

It appears that challenge and ropes courses would be a good fit for this funding source. Schools and/or affliated parent groups can apply. They are interested in projects that have a facilities based focus and bring the community together.

Read on:


Lowe's Toolbox for Education K-12 Grant Program Opens Fall
2008 Cycle
Deadline: October 17, 2008
The Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant program, an initiative of the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation ( http://lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/Community ), is dedicated to supporting parent-teacher groups at schools across the United States.
Any individual nonprofit public K-12 school or parent group associated with a nonprofit public K-12 school is eligible to apply.
Parent groups that are applying (PTO, PTA, etc.) must have an independent tax ID number and official 501(c)(3) status from the IRS. Groups without this status should apply through their school.
Pre-schools are not eligible at this time. Applicant schools must be more than two years old.
The grant program gives preference for funding requests that have a permanent impact such as facility enhancement (both indoor and
outdoor) as well as landscaping/clean-up projects. Projects that encourage parent involvement and build stronger community spirit are encouraged.
Up to $5,000 per school is available. In order to apply, the requested grant amount must be between $2,000 and $5,000. Lowe's will donate $5 million to schools and school parent teacher groups at more than 1,000 different schools during the school year.
The Fall 2008 deadline for submitting applications is October 17, 2008. However, if 1,500 applications are received before the application deadline, the application process will close.
See the Toolbox for Education Web site for application procedures and sample projects.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014675/toolboxfored
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Friday, August 29, 2008

School District Implements Project Adventure to Support MCAS Turn Around

North Andover, MA

Project Adventure is working closely with Kevin Hutchinson, Assistant Superintendent in North Andover, MA and his team of educators, parents and students to assess the culture and climate of the school environment.

A long time Project Adventure advocate, Hutchinson contacted PA to support the development of a positive school culture and climate and to assess the social and emotional landscape at North Andover.

The North Andover Citizen newspaper and Wicked Local Webnews detail the MCAS results and the leadership strategy to improve.

Project Adventure's Consulting Team is lead by Larry Childs and Jane Panicucci.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Achieving Fitness Symposium - Oct. 10, 2008 Marlborough MA

"There is cutting edge research explaining the profound impact that physical activity has on the brain's ability to learn, and on an individual's ability to manage behavior. Yet, scientists struggle with how to make exercise fun. That is a terrible miss, and hte use of adventure and play is the simple solution." Jane Panicucci, Vice President PA

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Achieving Fitness-An Adventure Approach - Practitioner Symposium
October 10, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Marlborough MA
A full day symposium exploring the following questions:
How can I infuse an existing fitness program with activities that engage everyone?
How can physical activities enhance my afterschool program, my academic classroom, or my
therapeutic/alternative school?
What are the social components of an effective program?
Can exercise make my students smarter?
Who should attend? Physical Educators, Recreation Therapists, Principals and Adminstrators,
Program Directors, Curriculum Coordinators, Therapeutic Treatment and Program Directors, Fitness Professionals, After School Professionals, Youth Development Specialists and anyone who is new to adventure or experienced but looking for new ideas.
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Monday, August 25, 2008

Project Adventure and Upcoming Conferences

We are happy to announce our 2008-2009 Conference Schedule. Conferences are a great place to meet PA trainers, consultants and implementation specialists. You can also preview our newest books or look at some of our classic titles.

Also, take advantage of a our attendance at a conference in your area to schedule a one-on-one consultation or have a customized training at your school or agency at a reduced rate (because you save on travel)!

Do you know about a conference, regional meeting or seminar where the audience would benefit from:

  • Engaging, exciting and active presentations?
  • Content that is brought to life though experiential and adventure methods?
  • Teambuilding and community building?
  • Keynote or plenary sessions that are engaging, fun and make connections between activity, cognition, behavior, health and wellness?

Let us know! Contact Beth Wonson (bwonson@pa.org) or call 805-556-0895!

We hope to see you at one of the great conferences below:

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