Schools Receive Grants

Published February 21, 2008

Some Williamson County schools are preparing to launch several new programs thanks to the help of the Spring Hill Kiwanis Club.  On February 8, the Kiwanis Club presented a total of ten Priority One Classroom Education Grants to schools in the Spring Hill area.  Chapman's Retreat Elementary, Longview Elementary and Heritage Middle are among the Williamson County schools that received the $500 grants. 

Chapman's Retreat received two grants. One will be used to fund a project called Little Chicks, Inc. which will allow students to follow the life cycle of a chicken embryo as it prepares to hatch. The second grant will be used to develop a school composting plan. The project is designed to motivate the school and community to become involved in environmental waste management.

Heritage Middle School also received two grants. One will be used to fund a project called Lego Land, which will incorporate geometry and finance into the curriculum through the construction of a Lego city. The second grant will go toward organizing a theatrical production of Peter Pan.

Longview Elementary School received a total of three grants. One of the grants will be used to fund the purchase of microscopes. Another will be used to help teach speech/language impaired students to learn to read, and the third will pay for a one-year subscription to a website that helps enhance reading, writing and language activities.

Members of the Spring Hill Kiwanis Club hope added awareness about the grants will encourage more teachers to apply next year.