LINCOLN PARK — A number of Lincoln Park High School and neighborhood elementary teachers are set to receive "from guts to grants" awards Tuesday night.
The awards given yearly by the Oppenheimer Family Foundation to Chicago Public Schools teachers are intended to help support project-based learning in the classrooms and help teachers who often dip into their own pockets to make projects possible.
The "guts to grants" name comes from the family business Oppenheimer Casing Company, which made sausage casings for hot dogs. The foundation created the grant program with stock from the business.
This is the 39th year of the Teacher Incentive Grant program, but the foundation plans to continue supporting CPS teachers in new ways starting in the 2015-2016 school year.
To date the organization has donated more than $3.7 million to CPS teachers in grant money.
This year's recipients will be honored Tuesday night at Lincoln Park High School.
The 2015 Teacher Incentive Grant includes 134 winning projects from 263 teachers for a total of $175,900 in grant money.
Teachers from Lincoln Park and Old Town schools receiving the grants this year include:
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY:
- Amy Andrews, Debbie Hayes-Miller
Lincoln Conservation Conversation
Students at Lincoln continue the "conservation conversation," as they build on last year's efforts to observe and monitor animal species in our local community, along with growing native plants.
- Susan Nutter
Lincoln 8th Grade! It's Kinetic!
Eighth-grade students will study the interactions of both matter and energy by conducting experiments and completing engineering design challenges.
FRANKLIN FINE ARTS:
- Margaret Koreman
The Japanese Influence
Using ceramics as their medium, Franklin students will explore their connection of nature, community and each other through the visual arts tradition of Japan.
- Marion Victorson
After-School Yoga
Students will participate in an after-school yoga program, which will enhance their academic and artistic endeavors. This will be particularly beneficial for dance students.
LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOL
- Didi Grimm, Jesse Marquez
Lincoln Park Veteran Narratives
Students will learn about the lasting effects of conflicts by interviewing veterans and developing both written and visual narratives that share the veterans' stories.
- Barton Hanson, Ahoo Kosari
Lincoln Park Lion's Pause Literary Mag
Students create a literary magazine that showcases the many literary and fine arts talents among our amazing students at Lincoln Park High school and provides a venue to share their work in creative ways.
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