The School and Family Partnerships Office’s mission is to support AACPS goals by encouraging collaborative relationships among families, community members and schools. Each month, Family & Community Corner will offer ideas and resources to help you nurture family and community partnerships within your school.
From Annapolis Class of 1982 to Documentary Filmmaker
As a new "Guest Performer/Artist" with the Performing and Visual Arts program in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, I look forward to exploring digital storytelling as a way to combine multiple disciplines and enhance learning experiences.
Cornell Douglas Foundation
Deadline: Rolling for letters of inquiry.
Funds: Average grant amount is $10,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations, or a consortia that includes one.
Description: The Cornell Douglass Foundation provides support for the following:
- Environmental health and justice.
- Land conservation.
- Sustainability of resources.
- Mountaintop removal mining.
- Watershed protection.
- Financial literacy.
Contact: Cornell Douglass Foundation. 4701 Sangamore Road, Suite 133 South, Bethesda MD 20816; (301) 229-3008
Email: cdf@cornelldouglas.org
The Key to Changing the World
“My life has constantly been affected by my teachers, my family, and my friends. I owe all my success to them, not because they taught me, but because they have continued to inspire me and support my life.”—Donchell, 12th Grade Student
Use Amazon Smile to Support Our Schools While You Shop
What is Amazon Smile?
AmazonSmile is a easy way to give back to your community while shopping through the same selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features you know through Amazon.com. When you shop through AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate […]
“My road to teaching has been a family affair.”
After 25 years in the classroom my father transitioned into another position within the board of education as an Internship Coach. I decided to apply for the Automotive Refinishing Instructor position that my father held for the past 25 years. As a family we were very excited that I was selected for the position… I don’t think I’d be happy doing anything else. You have to find passion in what you do, and I feel that passion. I enjoy going to work every day. There are always going to be problems in any career you choose, but you have to find the joy in it. If there is no joy, there’s no point.
American Academy of Dermatology
Deadline: Rolling.
Funds: In-kind shade structure grants (valued up to $8,000), which includes the cost for a shade structure and installation.
Eligibility: Public schools and nonprofit organizations. Applicants must primarily provide services for children under the age of 18.
Description: The American Academy of Dermatology solicits applications for the Shade Structure Grant Program.
The program awards grants to […]