Join us at our 5th Annual Scholarship Awards and Recogniton Program on May 27, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.Thanks to many generous donors, Project GRAD Akron has awarded over $600,000.00 in scholarships to Buchtel High School's seniors.
Donations to PGA Scholarship Fund
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Project GRAD akron
65 Steiner Avenue, Suite 211, Akron, Ohio 44301
For credit card payments, please call 330-761-3113
Project GRAD Akron
Math
Olympics
The Math Olympics and Math"On the Go" Programs, are in part, underwritten by the Sisler McFawn Foundation and
The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation.
The winners- Product Game: 1st Place-Elijah Young, Crouse CLC; 2nd Place-Kassidy Bernard, Crouse CLC; Coordinate Grids Game: 1st Place-Kenneth Robinson, Schumacher Elementary; 2nd Place-Michael Connally, Rankin Elementary; The Fraction Game: 1st Place-Michael Connally, Rankin Elementary; 2nd Place Pierre Blash, Schumacher; Tangrams: 1st Place-Divad Sims, Crouse CLC; 2nd Place Eric Portis, Jr., Rankin Elementary
The First Annual Project GRAD Akron Math Olympics competition for elementary students was held on March 4, 2010 at Perkins Middle School. Participants were drawn from third, fourth, and fifth graders from CrouseCommunityLearningCenter, Rankin Elementary, and SchumacherElementary Schools. The goals of the program were to help promote a positive attitude about math among students, practice basic math concepts, and have fun learning math. Math tutors worked with students during the lunch periods three days per week, thirty (30) minutes per day, providing math practice in four areas: the product game, smart fractions, tangrams, and co-ordinate grids. Students also received parent help sheets to take home and continue practicing with adult support. Contact information was provided for parents to answer any questions they may have had concerning the practice activity.
The competition night included forty-seven (47) students. These students competed on stage in elimination rounds. The excitement escalated as the final two competitors in each category worked at a table with a document camera, providing the audience a birds-eye view of the competition as the students worked their problems. Winners in each category were awarded trophies. Each competition participant was awarded a medallion. In addition, all participating students were rewarded with a pizza party for their dedication and participation.
Over one hundred (100) students, parents, math teachers, and PGA staff attended the event to support and cheer on the participants.
Project GRAD Akron
Math "On the Go" Lending Library
Project GRAD Akron Math “On the Go” Lending Library was created for students to reinforce classroom learning and to build individual skills. Math On the Go is a math bag filled with hands-on learning aids. Activities available for loan include math fact cards, flash cards, money, snap cubes, fraction cakes, tangrams and more. Each item is coordinated to grade levels and the math curriculum. The bags are created with a variety of student performance levels in mind. Some bags focus only on addition skills, others focused on a combination of skills such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Each bag is designed to provide students multiple ways to practice and reinforce a math concept. Students may check out a bag for take home use or to use during their free time at school. Directions for the activities are included in each bag for parents/guardians to understand the activity and assist their child. Currently ninety (90) math bags have been checked out from the lending library, primarily by students in the third and fifth grades. This program will continue throughout the year.
Project GRAD AkronMath "On the Go" Party
Project GRAD Akron's Math "On the Go" Party is a fun, math-focused parent and child learning event. Parents and children spend time in the classroom engaged in hands-on, fun math activities. Having parents to "play" the math games increases the support children receive at home and reinforce classroom learning.
Schumacher Elementary School hosted their "Math on the Go" party on April 14, 2010 for parents and students in Kindergarten, first, and second grades. Parents and students were able to learn and experience four different math games. Participating parents received a "Math on the Go" bag filled with games and materials to use at home with their child. The participating classroom teachers were able to spend time talking with parents and demonstrating ways to help their child learn while having fun with math
Mrs. Gardella, a kindergarten teacher at Schumacher Elementary, invited older elementary students into her classroom to act as presenters for each activity. The older students had been trained to present the math activities and to help with the games. The students were excited to share their skills and parents enjoyed the time with their children.
Support Project GRAD Akron through
TICKETS Fore CHARITY Program
World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational
August 3 - 8, 2010 ~ Firestone Country Club
Project GRAD Akron is promoting an Any Day Grounds ticket which can be used any one day from Tuesday through Sunday of tournament week at the World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational. 100% of the net proceeds from each ticket purchased will go directly to the charity of your choice. Any tickets purchased online will be print-at-home and will be available immediately after the purchase. Children 18 and under are admitted FREE of charge with ticketed adult (one child per one adult).
The ticket cost: $35.00 - 75% will go Directly to Project GRAD Akron - 25% will go to First Tee. Taxes and reduced Ticketmaster fees still apply.
Tickets are purchased through the TICKETS Fore CHARITY website at www.buytfc.com. Easy purchase instructions:
1. On the left side of the screen go to the 'WGC-Bridgestone Invitational" section Click on "BUY TICKETS"
2. Go to the "CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS" link with all the participating charities listed below with the corresponding promotional code.
3. Select The Promotional Code for Project GRAD Akron which is: BIGORF.
4. Purchase your ticket by following the onscreen directions. Acceptable forms of payment: Mastercard, Visa, Discover, and American
Express.
Note: If you have never used the Ticketmaster website, you will need to create a Ticketmaster User name and Password. This takes less than five minutes!
Bulk Tickets can be purchased by contacting Theresa Manzell at 330-761-3110 for more information.
THANK YOU for supporting Project GRAD Akron.
Project GRAD Akron Scholarship Recipients
To date, over $575,000.00 in scholarships have been awarded!
Additionally, selected Project GRAD Akron scholars from each class also received
matching scholarships from Kent State University and the University of Akron.
