Teacher Grant Award for 2021-22

Written by Mary Britton-Simmons

Annually the Youth Education Committee awards Teacher Grants to low-income schools on the Eastside. This year’s grant of $450.00 has been awarded to the principal of Kenmore Elementary School in the Northshore School District. Her profile on the school website describes Geetha George-Shapiro as “most proud of the connections she has made along the way with students she now calls her friends. Her work mostly in elementary schools has been rooted in equitable practices, social justice, social emotional learning, student leadership, and mindfulness.” Ms. George-Shapiro plans to use the grant money to create gardens in her school. In fact, she has already purchased some of the supplies she will need.

Over the years, we have awarded grants to numerous schools for a variety of projects, including the following: to a secondary school for rehabilitation work on a park trail, to an elementary school for the purchase of 100 nature-themed books for fourth grade classes to share, to a middle school for a time-lapse camera and supplies for a pond study. You, the members of EAS, make all these grants possible through your generous donations. Your reward this year is knowing that these projects have inspired students to become stewards of the environment.