Higher Powered Learning grants

$150,000 in funding awarded to 15 diocesan schools.

Backpacks take the place of lockers for storage space on Sept. 12 at St. Clement's School in Saratoga Springs. Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist (Courtesy photo of CINDY SCHULTZ)

In its 11th year, the Higher Powered Learning grant program continues to inspire innovation in our schools. This year, individual or consortium applications, requesting up to $10,000 or $25,000 respectively, were submitted for the following system-wide strategic priorities: Social Emotional Learning, Enhanced Learning Initiatives, Innovative Resources and Advancing Catholic Education. Each grant application was carefully reviewed to determine which projects would receive a portion of the $150,000 in total funding.

On behalf of the Albany Dio­cesan School Board, the Catho­lic School Office is pleased to announce this year’s Higher Powered Learning grant winners:

St. Madeleine Sophie School: Let’s Investigate — Science

Catholic School Office on behalf of All Schools (Consortium): Higher ­Powered Engagement and ­Communications

St. Clement’s School: Engaging the Science of Reading

Catholic Central School & Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School (Consortium): Preparing the Ground for Holy Trinity

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School: iReady for the Win and the ­Future

Sacred Heart School: STREAMING into Technology

St. Francis de Sales Early Childhood Learning Center: A Whimsical Wondergarten

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish School: Outdoor Classroom ­Enhancement

St. Mary’s/St. Alphonsus School: ­Robust Robotics

St. Mary’s Institute: Catholic ­Identity Footprint in ­Surrounding Communities

Blessed Sacrament School: Playing to Grow

Saratoga Central Catholic School: A Safe School is the Garden in Which Seeds of Growth are Planted*

All Saints Catholic Academy: Keeping Pace with ­Technological Advances*

Holy Spirit School: Outdoor ­Classroom and Flexible Seating*

St. Jude the Apostle: Student ­Device Update and Storage*

*-Indicates tie score, grant partially and equally funded by available remaining balance.

Each winning school received their grant check at Superintendent’s Conference Day on Sept. 5 at Corpus Christi Church in Round Lake. Due to the limited resources available for the program, some worthwhile applications were not funded. The enthusiastic and collaborative response to the call for proposals made this year’s program quite competitive once again. Congratulations and best wishes to our winners for a successful implementation of each innovative program!