Apply for an S.E.A. Grant

Stewardship Education Alliance

GRANT PROGRAM

Purpose of Grant:

To support projects, courses, or programs including equipment proposed by teachers that help advance the mission and vision of the Stewardship Education Alliance.

MISSION: To increase community awareness of ways to be better stewards of our local watersheds.

VISION: An educated and engaged community preserving and improving the local watershed.

Eligibility:

Teachers in public and independent schools in the five towns that serve Camden Hills High School are eligible to Teachers in public and independent schools in Appleton,Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport, Maine are eligible to apply for a grant.

High school students may apply for individual or group projects if they have the support of a teacher.

We encourage using local resident Elizabeth (Beedy) Parker’s book A Natural History of Camden and Rockport (1984) as a baseline against which to observe and record change in our local watersheds. (To download this book go to: https://mainenaturalhistory.org/natural-history-camden-rockport)

Terms of the Grant:

1. Projects must include data collection by students, or training to prepare teachers for such projects.

2. Grants must not be for expenses covered by taxes.

3. Grant applications will be reviewed by a committee.

4. A second committee will review implementation upon completion.

5. Grantees must submit a review to S.E.A. of their project or program, and share that information with colleagues.

6. Grantees will present work supported by a grant from S.E.A. at a celebration in January, 2024, and will have the opportunity to share their work at S.E.A. FAIR, June 2, 2023.

7. Please submit the attached application form by December 4, 2023 to: info@StewardshipEducationAlliance.org

8. Grants will be awarded in late December, 2023.

Maximum Amount of the Grant: $500

Please apply online at https://stewardshipeducationalliance.org/grants/ or send your completed application to:
info@StewardshipEducationAlliance.org

For further information call: 207-992-3039

MISSION: To increase community awareness of
ways to be better stewards of our local
watersheds.

VISION: An educated and engaged community
preserving and improving the local watershed.

S.E.A. Grant Application

The Stewardship Education Alliance (S.E.A.) invites educators teaching in Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport schools to apply for grants that further the mission of S.E.A.: to increase community awareness of ways to be better stewards of our local watersheds. Individual high school students or student groups may also apply if they have the support of a teacher.

Please visit www.StewardshipEducationAlliance.org/grants to learn about past grants. To apply, please complete this form on or before March 4, 2023 and email it to info@StewardshipEducationAlliance.org

Applicant's Name(Required)

First

Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Are you an Administrator, Teacher or High School Student? How many people will you work with on this project or program and in what ways?(Required)

Amount of funds you are applying for? $ Dollar amount and budget(Required)

Why does the opportunity for which you seek the grant matter to you, and why is it important to your development? (40 Points) 300 words or less(Required)

How will you use what you learn from this opportunity to further the S.E.A. Mission? (40 points) 300 words or less(Required)

How will you share what you learn with others in your school and community? (20 points) 300 words or less(Required)

What is the expected completion date?(Required)

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Liaisons in the schools:

Appleton Village School

Dave Munson: Teacher

Camden Hills Regional High School

Jenna VanRyn: Student

Camden-Rockport Elementary School

in transition

Camden-Rockport Middle School

Elphie Owen, Teacher

Camden Public Library

Amy Hand: Youth Services Director

Children’s House Montessori School

Germaine Koomen: Teachers

Hope Elementary School

Colin Amundsen: Teacher

Lincolnville Central School

Jill Finney: Teacher

People Place, a cooperative pre-school

Sessa Salas: Director

The Riley School

Rebecca Clapp: Director

Seaside Village Pre-School

Jennessa Tyler: Director

Sweettree School

Lindsay Pinchbeck: Director

Watershed School

Robbin Dilley, Science, Scarlet Labbe-Watson: Student