2023 FALL Grants
$34,614.15 approved​

The goal of this program is to provide students with special needs the opportunity to actively participate in a fitness activity that is not only at their ability levels, but also meets necessary sensory integration needs. The money from this grant will be used to pay for a lifeguard to supervise the Community Education Pool at least once a week for a one hour, shared swimming session.

An upgraded and reliable Original Prusa MK4 3D Printer to meet the needs of novice 3D printing high school students as well as advanced printers.

DIA admission for all 6th grade students to explore artifacts from ancient civilizations.

This year, My 8th-grade students will learn more words, traditions, and etiquette about Chinese food. In order to have the students experience real Chinese cuisine and its cultures during Chinese New Year, I’d like to order genuine and delicious Chinese food from the local Chinese restaurant Food Zone.

We are looking to create a trauma informed calming space for students to help support emotional regulation. We are hoping this space would help to improve the regulatory capacity of the students in need.

Padded medicine balls and other equipment to enhance the power of our middle school students. Students will participate in Iron Dread Jump, Throw, Sprint exercises during our regular Physical Education class activities, as well as our Personal Fitness elective.

Imagination, collaboration, oral language development, problem solving, and creativity come together as students at the DEEC build, explore, and create collaboratively with open-ended materials. Each first grade class will house 5 to 6 bins for 5 weeks then rotate bins to another first grade class.

Detroit Zoo admission for three classes of Zoology from Dexter High School.

Funds so that all DHS Model UN students will be able to participate in Michigan State University’s Model United Nations Conference (MSUMUN).

I am requesting funding to purchase a 3D printer and filament for my elective class, “Mill Creek Makers”. My goal with this grant is to teach students the Engineering and Design Process through real-life problem-solving within the Dexter community and to a broader audience of individuals with disabilities needing assistive devices.

Science is truly meant to engage and inspire wonderment and awe while gaining a deeper understanding of the world we live in! When students learn science in middle school it is so important to capture their curiosity and give them a hands-on experience. The Pocket Labs GForce and Voyager Sensor give students the opportunity to investigate and interact with their data in powerful ways.

The purchase of recess games and equipment for use by 3rd and 4th grade students to promote social skills between general education and special education students. These activities will be utilized by students who generally struggle with typical recess activities and navigating the busy playground, and used by recess buddies to work on sportsmanship, teamwork, and positive peer relationships.

The SNAP (Students Need Accepting Peers) proposed the idea of including a Silent Disco VIP room (in the library) at the Homecoming dance for students with sensitivities and their peers. The Silent Disco would allow 50 students to listen to music of their choice at the volume of their choice.

Seeking support for supplies to help maintain an EFD-funded, small coffee business run by Dexter High School High Needs Resource Room and Vocational Training Students that teaches job skills, financial literacy, and independence.

A large format laser cutter for DHS Art Students to explore a more 3D approach to their 2D Design Process. This will further enable a multitude of different future career preparedness while adding a creative and artistic approach.

Indi robots are used to help students at a young age understand coding and make their own codes.

All 500+ students of Creekside Intermediate School will experience cultural activities and games in World Language class, alongside their opportunity to learn French, Chinese, and Spanish languages.

We are submitting this grant proposal to help cover costs associated with purchasing new iPad mounts to better protect our Teambuildr iPads in the weight room from screen damage.

The money would be used to allow students who can't afford the Pay to Participate fee. We do not have a budget to attend tournaments so students on the teams must pay their portion of the registration and judge fees.

Monthly one-hour mindfulness (yoga and meditation) sessions with Courtney Fitzpatrick, owner and instructor at Verapose Yoga & Meditation house in Dexter, MI. We will travel to Verapose so students can have an authentic experience in a yoga studio.

The goal of this program is to go into the community and practice academic goals and career goals in real life scenarios. This helps students to see the purpose in their learning and make connections between what they are learning in school and how it applies to the real world, future living and employment. The students in the High Needs Resource Room also plan to complete the community lessons with peers. The students will also work on using public transportation to obtain access to the community as public transportation is how our students will gain independence in their community as their peers of the same age learn to drive on their own.

This grant will provide admission fee to the Charles H. Wright Museum for every 5th grade student at Creekside. Students will have the opportunity to explore the tragedies of the Middle Passage to the heroism of the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Lifelike artifacts, reenactments, and powerful stories shared by museum experts will bring history to life for our students.

Admission to the University of Michigan Natural History Museum and the add-on Dinosaur Adaptations nature lab for all fourth grade students to explore and learn about fossils, structure/function, and adaptations

Parts for the DHS Art Department throwing wheels are being requested to allow for more students to experience creating artwork using a throwing wheel. Cart shelving is also being requested in order to have more space for student project storage.