Congratulations to the 2022-23 creative classroom grant recipients – Thank you to ALL who submitted applications this cycle.
Creative Classroom Grants
Thanks to the generosity of our business partners and donors,
Valley Alliance for Education has approved funding for 20 grants totaling $27,111
PLUS 3 School Grants, to the Teachers of the Year from each Division:
Sponsored by NTELOS Wireless Foundation
Totaling $30,111 to be awarded
VAE – would like to THANK everyone who participated in the CCG process
See Below for a complete list of CCG Recipients and School Grants for 2022-23 scholastic year
| Lead Teacher | Division | School | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Beery | Augusta/Waynesboro | Valley Career and Technical Center | Veering Into Viticulture |
| Erin Hagedorn | Waynesboro City | Kate Collins Middle School | Dig Into Growing With Me |
|
Teresa Rich & Dan Szczecinski
|
Augusta County | Guy Stump Elementary School | Sensory Equipment to Benefit Students with Autism/sensory Difficulties |
| Beth Teachey & Makennah Moore | Augusta and Waynesboro | Valley Academy | Growing Together: A Horticulture and Community Project |
| Heather Smith Reeps | Staunton City | McSwain Elementary School | Finding the Balance Point: Building Mobiles & Kinetic Sculptures |
| Diane Kester | Staunton City | Bessie Weller Elementary School | What’s Force Got to Do With It? (May the force be with you 64-7) |
| Katie Ditchen | Staunton City | Dixon Educational Center | Pre-School Paleontology |
| Katie Ditchen, Holly Lefcheck & Erica Hevener | Staunton City | Dixon Educational Center | Cooking up Messy Fun in the Outdoor Mud Kitchen |
| Cathy Holland | Augusta County | Riverheads High School | Shopping in Europe – A French Immersion Experience |
| Sara Conner | Augusta County | Stuarts Draft Middle School | Classroom Coffee Cafe |
| Erin Hagedorn | Waynesboro City | Kate Collins Middle School | Unplugged and Engaged |
|
Shayna Keagy
|
Augusta County | Hugh K. Cassell Elementary School | Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, and Flannel Boards |
|
Marsha Rodriguez |
Augusta County | Riverheads Elementary School | Digging Up the Roots of Oue Past |
| Beth Brafford | Augusta County | Wilson Elementary School | Delightful Decodables |
| Amanda Massie & Amy Fitzgerald | Augusta County | Hugh K. Cassell Elementary School | Cracking the Reading Code: One Secret at a Time |
| Lori Peltonen & Nicole Knupp | Staunton City | Staunton High School | Vark Voxes |
| Ben Ham | Augusta County | Stuarts Draft High School | Revving Up To Electric |
| Lisa Troxell | Augusta County | Stuarts Draft High School | Our School CAN Fly |
| Kristin Beery | Augusta/Waynesboro | Valley Career & Technical Center | Crazy for Chickens |
| Ben Wyrick | Augusta County | S. Gordon Stewart Middle School | Flight Simulator PC |
| Amanda Hall | Waynesboro City | Westwood Hills Elementary School | We’re Programming The Future! |
| $1,000 School Grants honoring the 2022 Teachers of the Year: | Sponsored by our business partner: | NTELOS Wireless Foundation | |
| Lori Peltonen | Staunton City | Staunton High School | 2022 Teacher of the Year |
| Brad Bryant | Augusta County | Valley Career & Technical Center | 2022 Teacher of the year |
| Mathew Snyder | Waynesboro City | Kate Collins Middle School | 2022 Teacher of the Year |