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2013 grant recipients announced The following faculty are recipients of 2013 grants from the Miriam Titcomb Memorial Fund.
art centers, sculpture parks, galleries and cultural centers.”
Lotspeich Kindergarten teacher Theresa Cohen has been awarded a grant for her project, “Bringing Honey to the Hive.” In an effort to expand her knowledge about honeybees, honey production, and keeping hives in her own “backyard,” Theresa plans to travel to France, Italy, and England to learn from beekeepers and apiarists of Europe.
To make this less passive and more of a process of understanding, she painted “Artifacts,” four-inch copies of pieces from the permanent collections of eight of the museums. She left these in the museums for someone to find and take home. Diane shared her experience in the following poem: Professional development reminds us to ask: Who are we outside of the classroom?
Diane visited the Crystal Bridges Museum and created her own Georgia O’Keefe mini masterpiece.
As a teacher all energy goes out. By the end of the year, we are cruising on an empty tank, running on fumes. Where as faculty do we find, fill and refuel ourselves? Books, nature, studio? “What drives us and moves us ahead?
Doherty Counselor Mitzie Moser has been awarded a grant for her project, “Climbing ‘My Father’s’ Mountain.” Mitzie intends to fulfill a personal challenge to climb Aspen Mountain in Colorado, an effort which will both honor her childhood past with her father and the rest of her family, and also introduce her husband and children to this important place, so central to forming who Mitzie is today.
A road trip is a mind trip A time to wander and wonder. Leave the worry. Shift gears, take detours, get lost, find your way Find a new direction, go further, enlarge the map Look carefully at crossroads Keep a window open to see the big picture Move gently, leave the baggage behind, stop to rest, refuel and keep moving forward.
Fine & Performing Arts Chair and Middle School teacher Elissa Donovan has been awarded a grant for her project, “Sanskriti School, India – Researching a Student Exchange.” For the past few months Elissa has been working long distance, in collaboration with the Headmaster of Sanskrit School in New Delhi, India, on a project to introduce a student exchange program between the two schools. The Titcomb grant will enable Elissa to travel to New Delhi to explore the school, culture, community, and historical sites as part of her research and possible launch of this exchange program.
At the Clyford Still Museum in Denver, CO. Diane’s mini masterpiece sits next to an original masterpiece.
Lotspeich Science teacher Natalie Wildfong has been awarded a grant for her project, “Exploring the Ecology of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.” As part of a Miami University Master in Global Science degree Natalie is pursuing, with this grant she will fulfill a lifelong dream to explore marine ecology and reef stewardship of the Great Barrier Reef.
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