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Acott Fine Arts Weaving Works Wonders Weaving presents an opportunity to integrate multiple intelligences in a task-oriented, hands-on, engaged learning model for fourth and fifth graders CherylGold
Armstrong Performing Arts Santa and the Solar System Body microphones and other stage equipment for an all school musical Carolyn Lutgen, Heather Huges
| Audubon Fine Arts Birds of Chicago Increasing student awareness of birds in the urban setting with the creation of a tile mosaic showing urban birds, to be hung in a school garden Kerry Nowicki
Bateman Social Studies All Wrapped Up in Ancient Egypt Students will be immersed in an interdisciplinary study of ancient Egypt while constructing desserts in two classrooms Susan M. Howey, Jennifer M. O'Hear
| Bateman Science/Technology Mars Millennium Project Collecting and interpreting data from NASA and using the information via the Internet to construct a model of the first colony on Mars Vasiliki Valkansas, Jack Kramer, Michael Repkin
Bell Fine Arts Printing Across the Millennium Students will create art work reflecting printing innovations, which span seven centuries including the printing press, lithography, photography and personal computer Phyllis Burstein
| Blaine Literature/Performing Arts Yo, Ho, Ho and Away We Go (The Treasure Island Adventure) Exposing students to classical literature and offering them a musical/drama experience through reading the novel and performing the musical, Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson Richard Schlichting, Peter Walton, Natalie Nash, Elizabeth DeMarco
Blir Gardening Project ENABLE Creating a school garden as a part of a horticultural therapy initiative, which provides multi-sensory experiences for physically challenged students ages 3-7 Barbara Freely, Nancy McDermott, Laura Whitehouse, Nancy Javior, Pauline Carmickle
| Bradwell Science Footprints and Bones and Teeth and Stones An interdisciplinary project to increase students' knowledge of paleontology through the study of dinosaurs Jacqueline McLaughlin
Burroughs Mathematics Burroughs To Scale Students will create an authentic model of the Burroughs school building to 1/25th of its scale through the use of math concepts Omar Gpnzalez, Margaret McCaffray
| Burroughs Performing Arts Puppet Theatre 101 Developing language skills in limited English proficient students by allowing them to engage in dialogue and to express themselves through role-playing with puppets Danielle Payne
Chase Social Studies/Art Opening Windows Fifth grade and kindergarten students will gain an understanding of various cultures and demonstrate their knowledge through music, art, writing, and speaking Kim Edwards, Carlos Borges
| Clay Writing/Performance Art Writing to Read and Perform Students, working in groups, will write a story based on character values, bind the stories into books and perform them using self-made props/costumes Cafrolyn D. Chatman-Walls
Daley Social Studies/Performing Arts A Fashion Show of Past Historical Figures of the Millennium Students will research an historical figure using the Internet, recreate the clothing worn by that individual and present him/her in a millennium fashion show Mary Norinne Cl;ark, Charlotte Shelby
| Dever Science/Writing Getting to Know Sue, Two Students will research what a paleontologist does and how new discoveries are made, participate in a "dig", and write a newsletter on the life and times of their favorite dinosaur Angela Tagaris, Lia Tomoleoni, Lynn Wasserman, Ann O'Connell
Disney Service Learning Baskets Y2K Students will make gifts that will be placed in baskets and delivered to patients in hospitals for children where mutually beneficial relationships will develop Yollande Gottlieb, Donna May, Sonya Malinowski, Carolyn Williams
| Disney Social Studies/Performing Arts Disney Zoological Society Students will research, discuss, create and present activities on the animal of their choice through classroom presentations, created videos, and a large scale zoo Mark Gruntzel, Estella Roustain, Loretta Westley
Fiske Social Studies/Art Experience Spanish Culture Students will become familiar with the Spanish speaking cultures around the world through the study of geography, art, and music including mask making and the Spanish language Ana Castillo, Ben Jaffe, Christine Hauville
| Franklin Technology/Arts Turning Points: Chicago- Two Centuries of Radical Change Interweaving technology, language arts, theatre arts and artistry into a performance for the school and the public Mary Bonnet, Sidney Guillory, Sharon Madison, Gary Rebbe
Garvy Science Put Your Head in the Clouds Students will construct a weather station as part of demonstrating their knowledge of weather and climate Athena Columbus, Mumtaz Shah
| Grant Literature/Performing Arts Buzz Caf? Students will write poems to be read aloud monthly at the Buzz Caf? where poetry publications will be distributed Jennifer Carswell, Alesia Franklin
Gray Math/Fine Arts Mathematics as a Form of Creative Expression Students will be able to identify examples of mathematical principals in art and architecture and replicate these examples in their own artworks to be displayed in an art exhibition Molly Reed
| Hamline Fine Arts Behind the Lions Students will learn to appreciate art through visits to the Art Institute of Chicano and to create art including sculptures, African masks, Japanese Kimonos, a Mexican Tree of Life, paintings and mobiles Maura Walsh
Hansberry CPC Social Studies/Fine Arts Knowing Your Heritage Through The Fine Arts Pre-school children and parents will explore Africa through stories, music, art, language, dance, games, clothing, food, and quilting Elaine Bannon, Edna Klyce, Rachel Lamden, Debra List, Joal Lucas, Sheila Ozmina
| Hibbard Science/Fine Arts A Walk Through an Illinois Prairie Creating eight murals depicting the Illinois Tall-grass Prairie as part of a study of the prairie as the pioneers first found it and the need to reestablish prairies Anita Kallman
Hibbard Art Therapy Art With Emotion Getting students to recognize their feelings, own them, and then release those feelings through artistic expression Natalie Stellato
| Hibbard Writing/Fine Art The Hibbard News - Edition 2000 The students will produce a school newspaper while serving as reporters, conducting interviews, taking and developing photos, writing copy, and editing articles Phyllis Woodell, Raquel Landsman
Hitch Gardening Project P.L.A.N.T. (Plant Living Things And Nurture Them Students will research and discuss information about flowering plants and then grow plants to take home and plant in a school and community garden Elaine Steiner
| Hope Fine Arts Beautiful Banners During an after school art program students will research and decide on themes for banners which they will create and dedicate to the school at the Fine Arts Festival Daniela Bylaitis
Inter-Amerixan Music Instruments for Musical Dramas Musical instruments to be used to enhance an annual musical Craig Segal
| Jordan Music/Arts Stories in Music and Art An interdisciplinary unit of art, music, literature and social studies culminating in a musical performance and several murals Cindy Pasowicz, Elyswe Martin, Pat Cupp
Kinzie Social Studies Keepers of the Earth Students will study the relationship of various Native American tribes' homes, foods, arts, customs, and beliefs to the natural resources of the region in which they lived Nancy Lazaris, David Taylor, Jean Riemersma, Diane Santos
| Kinzie Technology Shuffle Off to Buffalo Special Education students will begin a video-pal relationship with a comparable classroom in Buffalo, NY Sandra Ross
Kinzie-Bell Technology/Arts Building Friendships Through Technology Technology will be used to enable deaf students in two different schools to communicate and interact with the use of video labs, e-mail, and web sites Laura Eble, Stacey Hauser
| LeMoyne Science/Fine Arts Discovering Communities Through photography and writing students will document how customs and traditions have helped shape their communities Carmen DeVito, Helen Moy
Logandale Gardening A John A. Logan Prairie Restoration Project Students, faculty, staff, and parents will work together to beautify the neighborhood with a prairie restoration project while learning about conserving the environment Peggy J. Wickline, Victor Ochoa, Eva Hidalgo, Michelle Oubre, Todd Frantz, Patricia Hernandez
| Marquette West Fine and Performing Arts Just Before Sleep Upper grade students will put on a dramatic performance about homelessness Loraine Irving, Sharmon Helm, Karthryn Sindelar, Kathy Branigan, Virginia Shorey
McKay/Jordan Social Studies Let's Celebrate Parents and pre-school students from two distinct communities come together to celebrate two holidays - Kwanzaa and Cinco de Mayo Elma Wee Sit, Veronica Levine
| Onahan Social Studies/Fine Arts Insight To Cultures: Mask Making Around the Globe Student will research masks and their origins from around the world and then create their own masks expressing their own cultural traits and unique expressions Matthew Levy, Betty Elias
Onahan Science What's Hot? - What's Not? Grades one, two and three will learn through hands-on experimentation the scientific principles involving heat and temperature Julie Reid, Peggy Brander, Ellen Espinosa, beth Shanahan
| Orozco Social Studies/Performing Arts A Tribute to Jose Clemente Orozco Students will create the set design, develop the story line, prepare the props and costumes and perform a play based on many historical events Edward Pino, Mary Gamboca, Robert Reznak, Louis Coronel, Timothy G. Canavan, John Eros
Otis Science The Seashore: A SENSE-sational Place to Learn About Life Special education and general education students will engage in hands-on activities in simulating the environment of the seashore Roberta Dean, Judith Green, Gloria Moyer, Jean Yates
| Pilsen Social Studies/Fine Arts Building Our Neighborhood: Recognizing Success Bilingual students will identify important businesses in their neighborhood, interview the owner/manager and make a 3-dimensional replica of the business Elizabeth R. Dyrst
Ray Fine Arts Fossil & Dinosaur Stepping Stone Footpath for Topiary Garden Students will create a stepping stone pathway through a Dinosaur Topiary Garden by designing stones with simulated fossils William Salvato, Cindy Cutic, Carol Landrum, Sheri Bivens
| Sawyer Performing Arts Sawyer's Spring Spectacular Microphones and walkie-talkies needed to help stage the annual spring production involving a large number of budding performers Maureen Fruhwrith, David Peterson, Christine Mangin, Sara Libre, Tricia Rafferty, Ellen Nosal, Maggie Torres
Sawyer Fine Arts Unity Mural Kindergarten students and their mothers will paint a mural together Anna Waywood, Josefina Zamorano
| Smyser Science We're On Our Way To Mars Kindergarten students will engage in an interactive comparative scientific study of dinosaurs Paula Cuadros, Dorothy Seatrsema
Sullivan Science Dinosaurs or Us A beginning French class will study the city of Paris, France by researching various landmarks Lenora Akhibi
| Sutherland Social Studies Creating Paris in Room 109 Planting and Harvesting: A garden in Telpochcalli Debra Vinci-Minogue
Telpochcalli Gardening/Fine Arts Sambrando y Cosechando: Un Jardin en Telpochalli/Planting and Harvesting: A Garden in Telpochclli Combining core academic subjects and classes with the artists in residence in the creation of a garden, a quilt and a literary magazine incorporating personal narrative and abstract paintings Vicki Trinder, Jennifer Klonsky, Guillermo Delgado, Amgelca Ahlman, Alfredo Namo,Oscar Audiffred, Maria G. Nava
| Telpochcalli Social Studies The Art of the Chili Pepper: A Portrait of Family Traditions Students in the primary grades will learn about their Mexican culture, history, and arts through participation in an interdisciplinary unit on the chili pepper Elizabeth Chase Vivas, Ana Calderon, Irma Jimenez, Laura Flores, Guillermo Delgado
Tilton Fine Arts A Marvelous Extravaganza A kiln and firing clay will be purchased for students to create ceramic pieces to be displayed and sold in the school store, teaching entrepreniurism Leatrice Satterwhite, Beatrice Mitchell
| Twain Fine Arts/Math Using Design and Math Concepts to Create Functional Art Students will transform old wooden furniture into works of functional art while integrating math concepts with design and visual art Elizabeth Callahan, Janice Eastman
Whittier Writing Our History - Pilsen Nosotros Students will publish a monthly newsletter about the history of Pilsen and themselves based upon interviews with community members Kim Alamar, Evelyn Perez, Susana Tapla, Pat Sirchio, Ester Terrazas, Susan Kolian
| Williams Fine Arts Chicago River Project 2000 Special education students will acquire basic reading and math skills along with good social habits while constructing a variety of household items Sharon A. Rawls, Willie Hoskins, Dareen Rydzewski
Zapata Science Students will grow corn seed to study, draw, graph, and recognize the importance of test crosses and hybrids Janice Lombardo
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