Providing
Monetary Aid
Teaching Tools
Enriching Resources
for our Schools

Take a look at some of the projects we have funded.

Ossining MATTERS, Inc. is proud to have funded grants in every building in our district, supporting a wide range of enriching opportunities. Following are the programs, projects, and purchases your contributions have helped us bring to Ossining’s students:

At the Pre-School Level:
-“Muzzy” books on tape & videos for English Language Learners
-New books for the “1,000 Books Project”
-Digital camera & memory card
-Music library & rhythm instruments
-Carts stocked with science experiments

For Kindergarten through Fifth Grade:
-“Jump Start” before-school literacy program for at-risk students
-Project PALS literacy-strengthening workshops for families
-“Fun Tunnel” playground equipment
-Books on tape for ESL students, recorded by OHS students
-Contributions to Project Tremors (formerly Formula for Success)
-Signs to reinforce the Fit Kids nutrition program for grades K-8
-Art of Storytelling multicultural residency
-Support for chess at recess programs, taught by a professional chess instructor
-Workshops with a naturalist, & books for a related research project
-Workshops in the art of bookbinding
-Jacob Burns “See Hear Feel Film” program for classes & teachers
-Roller skates & rollerblades to help new & special-needs skaters in p.e.
-World percussion set for a pull-out program
-Books & books on tape for a before-school program for English Language Learners
-Funding for the continuation of the collaborative SPLASH science program
-Contributions to the Family Reading Connection
-Discover Dinosaurs and Fossils workshops
-Garden Creators nature and poetry project
-Curriculum Based Language Workshops for Spanish Speaking Parents
-Instruction in dances from around the world by a professional dance teacher
-Jazz workshops with Westchester Jazz Orchestra
-Storytelling workshops and residency
-Colonial Day events for all 4th graders
-Three years of the very successful Writemind writing workshop series
-New shed to store gardening tools & bird food for a special program
-Microscopes & a micro-projector
-Dance Dance Revolution equipment for 4th-12th graders
-Listen & Learn
-Drums Unlimited
-Kids Make Books for Kids
- Girls’ Running Club
-School of Rock guitar classes and equipment
-Sound system for assemblies/class productions
-Music in History, History in Music (Mbira program
-Support for the Ossining DARE program.
-Roosevelt Art Enrichment, mural and mosaic art
- Worm Wizards composting project
- Slim Goodbody healthy nutrition assemblies
- Claremont Beautification project
- Claremont Native Sustainability Garden
- Brookside’s Perfect Pumpkin Patch

 

At AMD Middle School:
-Staff development program in math & science for K-8 teachers
-Books for independent reading for 7th-grade classrooms
-Percussion workshops with a professional in African drumming
-Colonial American Trunk with artifacts, books, & more, for all 7th graders
-Games & materials to aid math instruction for AIS students
-Contributions to “High Hopes and Expectations”
-One-time donation to support the Whale Watch trip
-Library of recordings & sound system for an active music-listening program
-Math- & science-related literature for a math classroom
-Projector to aid calculator instruction for math students
-Creative math & ELA interdisciplinary trip, tying together geometric concepts, observation of sculptures, & poetry
-Elliptical machine for the fitness center
-Math-casting program to reinforce math concepts for students who must miss class
- Workshops with singer-songwriter Dar Williams
-Yamaha Silent Brass
-OABSE speaker
-OPACC community outreach support
- Classroom Publishing Center
- Virtual Journey to Ancient Egypt
- Drumming Residency by John Arrucci (also at Brookside and OHS)

At Ossining High School:
-Equipment for the firefighting p.e. elective
-Ballroom & multicultural dance program, taught by professional dancers
-Writing workshops for Latino students, with a professional writer
-Teleprompter for use by GO-TV, plus AMD & OHS video clubs
-Pilot program using disposable cameras to allow special education students to -take photographs for creative inspiration in writing
-Books for Global History reading groups in the 9th Grade Academy
-Electronic display board for news about science research & student awards
-6 pieces of equipment for the fitness center
-Workshops for Gimme the Mic students, with musician Daniel Bernard Roumain
-Digital camera for the student newspaper
-Video library for the Living Environment (biology) course
-Camera & equipment for photography classes
-Contribution toward new lighting system for the auditorium
-iPods and recorded books for English instruction
-African drums for the African-American club
-Latina Power workshops
-LCD projector for all special needs classes
-Expansion of a library of books & videos relating to the African-American experience
-Contributions to “Project Earthquake”
-Contributions to the Guidance Discretionary Fund, which helps students in need with money for college-level courses, test prep, and college applications
-Performance-level piano for the auditorium
-Dimmer board and lighting console for the auditorium
-The Art of Murals
-Nursing Career Pathway program

If you have questions or you would like further information about any of these projects or programs, please email us at this address:  info@ossiningmatters.org.

Ossining MATTERS Funding Committee: Roberta Robinson, Nancy Adelman, Diana Lennon, Paula Myers, Francine Vernon.