2025

Flexible Seating and Standing Options for the Sensory Seeking Student – Duzine Elementary School (Ann Gregory and Aileen Gaffney); The Occupational Therapy team will develop a lending library of supportive material that will help students regulate their bodies in a way that promotes engagement in the classroom.

iPads for ELLs 2.0—Middle School (Rosemary Sharpe); 

Entering and emerging ELL students in all four schools will have access to iPads with translation software, multilingual keyboards, language learning apps, and other text to speech and speech to text applications. This is the second round of funding for this project, originally introduced in 2018.

Lenape Playground – Gaga Ball Pit (Jim Longbotham); 

Gaga Ball is a fast-paced, active game that promotes physical development, hand-eye coordination, agility, and social interaction while being accessible to players of all skill levels. A 15-foot Gaga Ball Pit will be installed between the pavilion and the swing set on the Lenape Elementary School Playground. This piece of equipment will encourage inclusive play, physical activity, social development, and is adaptable for different groups.

Plastic Fantastic – High School (Matthew Esposito and Kathleen Schneck); 

Plastic Fantastic is a community-based, sculptural experience assembled by high school students with visiting artist Diedra Krieger.  Made from 6,000 post-consumer water bottles on a 16-foot geodesic dome armature, the dome serves as a centerpiece for organizing social relations and raises questions about art materials and the lifespan of plastic. The finished sculpture will be available for daily use through the end of the year.