Funded Projects
2021 Seely Foundation Paradox Fund Grants
2021 Teacher Mini-Grants
These awards were made to Morgan County teachers for projects that go beyond standard rote memorization and encourage students to apply newly learned words and concepts to conversations outside the classroom.
Berkeley Springs High School
Birding for a Better World – Renee Fincham – for students to understand our role in declining bird populations
Engineering Challenge – John Brode – Students learn to design cars
Holocaust Museum Field Trip & Study Unit –-Meghan Smith-Powell and Chase Newton – for sophomore classes at the high school
Morgan County Elementary Schools
Reading is a Reward – Summer McClintock – books for book vending machines in all four Morgan County elementary schools
Paw Paw Elementary School
Bring Reading to Life – Shanna Poniris – for books to excite students about learning
Paw Paw High School
iPad Pros with Apple Pencils – Robert Wallace – for Visual Art students
Pleasant View Elementary School
Battle of the Books – Chelsea Delph – to help students communicate about the books they have read
Birds of a Feather – Donna Meyer – collaboration with other Pleasant View teachers to study science,literature and culture through birds
Warm Springs Intermediate School
What a Character! – Christina Rose – to study major explorers and reasons for their journeys with special education students and a co-taught third grade classroom
Meaningful Mugs – Marianna Ruggiero – to teach fifth graders basic ceramics skills
Chemist Carnival – Shanahan Elmore – collaboration with third and fifth grade students to design their own carnival using scientific principles including force and motion standards
Warm Springs Middle School
ProtoCycler the Recycler – Amanda Henry – This machine recycles materials needed for 3-D printers in use at WSMS and the Berkeley Springs High School
Wind Dance Farm & Earth Education Center
The Earth Beneath Us – a hands-on approach to soil science and geology
2021 General Support for Community Learning Programs
Morgan Arts Council
Morgan County Public Library
Senior Life Services of Morgan County
Starting Points – The Sardine Club
Museum of the Berkeley Springs
Morgan County Observatory Foundation
Sleepy Creek Watershed
Friends of the Cacapon River
Warm Springs Watershed
2021 – Pilot Program for Morgan County Coach/Mentors
Morgan County Starting Points – Community Nutrition Coach to provide nutrition education for Morgan County, WV residents
Morgan County Partnership – Digital Media Coach to support digital activities for the Wolf Pack News Team, the Berkeley Springs High School Broadcasting Club and other youth in Morgan County.
WVU Extension Service – STEAM Ambassador to provide STEAM enrichment activities and improve the number of Morgan County students entering STEAM careers
Black Cat Music Cooperative – STEAM Mentorship to augment critical STEM skills with an emphasis on “A” for art.
Morgan County Schools – Technology Coach to impact teaching and learning for every teacher and every child by helping them to learn how to properly use technology in the classroom.