Recent Grants

ACES Education Foundation

Thanks to the support of community partners and individuals, the ACES Education Foundation was able to award $31,410 in grants. These funds support innovative projects that help ACES teachers and staff enhance ACES programs and improve learning for students and clients. Recent ACES Education Foundation-funded initiatives include:

• A touring improvisational theatre touring group from ECA that performs for schools and senior centers in greater New Haven
• Residency for a Yale percussion group to help ECA students develop music composition skills
• A 3 day "Ship to Shore" residential program for Mill Rd. students at Mystic Aquarium
• Books for a "Book Nook" for Mill Rd. students
• Training in Partner Assisted Scanning for students at Village School and Whitney HS East and West
• "Handwriting without Tears", a multisensory approach to teaching handwriting for Extension Therapy, Mill Rd., WIMS and Village students
• White board technology for TEMS students to support data driven instruction and feedback for student understanding