Project Name: Art Around the Globe
School: Bloomington Graduation School
Description: Support to create a new course offering that involves art history, diverse cultural perspectives, and mixed media
Director: Christi McBride
Award: $3,500

Project Name: Asian Pathways to Art & Culture
School: University Elementary School
Description: Funds to support a school-wide art and culture project that focused on Asia
Director: Sarah Olivo
Award: $3,000

Project Name: Musical Stories of Zimbabwe
School: Monroe County Community School Corporation Elementary Schools – Arlington, Binford, Lakeview, Marlin, Summit, University
Description: Honorarium for workshop presenter - Zimbabwean musician and pedagogue, Matiure Sheasby - to train music teachers
Director: Sarah Olivo
Award: $1,400

Project Name: Chinese World Language Curriculum
School: Batchelor Middle School & Bloomington High School North
Description: Registration payment for two Monroe County Community School Corporation faculty to Hanban (the Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language),as part of the China World Language curriculum trip to China
Director: Eric Gilpin & Jeffry Henderson
Award: $2,000

Project Name: Curriculum Trip to China
School: Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) Administration
Description: Funds assisted two MCCSC educators in paying for a professional development trip to China. As a result of the trip, Chinese is now being offered at Jackson Creek Middle School.
Director: MCCSC Administration
Award: $3,000

Project Name: Expressions of the Middle East
School: University Elementary School
Description: Resident artistic group Salaam spent time working with students at University to expand their knowledge of Middle Eastern music and art.
Director: Sarah Olivo
Award: $3,000

Project Name: World Religions
School: Batchelor Middle School
Description: Materials to support global perspectives of world religions in the middle school Social Studies curriculum.
Director: Jaime Burkhart
Award: $1,500

Project Name: International Inquiry
School: University Elementary School
Description: North and South AMIGOS club members attended the annual Indiana Latino Leadership Conference where they learned about cultural topics/issues and furthered their interest in post-secondary education.
Director: Shirin Ansari
Award: $400

Project Name: African Drumming Ensemble
School: Templeton Elementary
Description: Traditional African drums and an iron bell were purchased to further the capabilities of the Templeton afterschool Drumming Club, in collaboration with students from IU's African Studies department.
Director: Kathy Nesbitt
Award: $582

Project Name: Neema Means Grace
School: Rogers Elementary
Description: Rogers Elementary School teacher went to Kenya to visit a school her classrooms have been helping fund. She collected artifacts to create a Kenyan Culture Kit for each classroom and shared her experiences through presentations after the trip.
Director: Cindy Creek
Award: $2,000

Project Name: Hispanic Flamenco Ballet
School: Bloomington HS North
Description: 78 Spanish III students traveled to Indianapolis to attend the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet.
Director: Gisele Phillips
Award: $1,000

Project Name: Going Global: Teaching How Nations Interconnect
School: Childs Elementary
Description: Supplemental materials for 6th grade students at Childs were purchased to increase effectiveness of Ancient World unit.
Director: Karen Johnson
Award: $974

Project Name: Rhythms of Africa
School: University Elementary
Description: Resident artist Bernard Woma spent time working with students at University to expand their knowledge on African drumming and dancing traditions.
Director: Mary D'Eliso
Award: $4,984

Project Name: Indiana Latino Leadership Conference
School: Bloomington HS North and South
Description: North and South AMIGOS club members attended the annual Indiana Latino Leadership Conference where they learned about cultural topics/issues and furthered their interest in post-secondary education.
Director: Shirin Ansari
Award: $400

Project Name: African Drumming Ensemble
School: Templeton Elementary
Description: Traditional African drums and an iron bell were purchased to further the capabilities of the Templeton afterschool Drumming Club, in collaboration with students from IU's African Studies department.
Director: Kathy Nesbitt
Award: $582

Project Name: Neema Means Grace
School: Rogers Elementary
Description: Rogers Elementary School teacher went to Kenya to visit a school her classrooms have been helping fund. She collected artifacts to create a Kenyan Culture Kit for each classroom and shared her experiences through presentations after the trip.
Director: Cindy Creek
Award: $2,000

Project Name: Hispanic Flamenco Ballet
School: Bloomington HS North
Description: 78 Spanish III students traveled to Indianapolis to attend the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet.
Director: Gisele Phillips
Award: $1,000

Project Name: BNTHS Rainforest Discovery Course in Costa Rica
School: Bloomington New Tech HS
Description: Funds assisted Bloomington New Tech students in paying for the educational component of their trip to Costa Rica.
Director: Ann Burke
Award: $2,500

Project Name: Mangas and Anime
School: Jackson Creek MS
Description: Books and materials were purchased to meet the increasing demand for Manga and Anime at Jackson Creek Middle School.
Director: Kris McGlaun
Award: $500