All grant programs funded by the Foundation are made possible by generous donations from individuals, organizations, and businesses in our community. The grant process is competitive, and the selection committee is comprised of teacher representatives from MCCSC schools, FMCCS Board members, and donors.
2025-2026 Curriculum Enrichment & Small Science and Environmental Grants
Arlington Heights Elementary
Eagle Enrichment Cooking Group - Equipment and supplies for cooking group that ties the learning of valuable life skills to concepts in language arts, math, and STEM.
Batchelor Middle School
Chinese Dictionaries - A set of Chinese-to-English and English-to-Chinese dictionaries for use in Chinese classes.
Binford Elementary
Nonfiction Decodable Books - A set of nonfiction decodable books for students struggling with reading comprehension to build classroom-aligned content knowledge at text levels that match their phonics instruction.
Binford in Bloom Expansion - Hands-on gardening experiences for students in PreK, 3rd and 4th grade, expanding an already successful program at the school. Students will design, plant, and care for the gardens.
Bloomington High School North
Commission for BHSN Choirs - Funding for the commission of a unique piece of music for BHSN Choir. Students will write original poems, and an IU Jacobs student will chose one to use to create a piece of music for the choir.
Light the Story: Empowering Student Journalists with Professional Photography Tools - Professional-level flashes for use with existing upgraded cameras for Journalism and Yearbook students.
Bloomington High School South
Entrepreneurship Program/Pitch Enhancement - Materials for entrepreneurship and business courses and clubs at BHSS including a 3D printer and iPad to allow students to design, build, record and clearly explain their ideas through the entrepreneurial pitch competition.
BHSS Drum Line Equipment Update - New drumline instruments to replace failing and worn equipment.
Animal Assisted Intervention Program at BHSS - Facility dog for BHSS to improve social-emotional learning and provide supports to students struggling with anxiety, trauma, intellectual difficulties, etc.
Chinese Dictionaries - A set of Chinese-to-English and English-to-Chinese dictionaries for use in Chinese classes.
Childs Elementary
UFLI Aligned Decodable Texts - Set of decodable texts to strengthen implementation of the district-approved UFLI phonics and phonemic awareness program.
The Jaguar Jungle - Materials and supplies to create spaces for students experiencing dysregulation to help calm anxiety, anger, and other distress.
Oodles of Ozobots - Set of Ozobot robots to support small group learning incorporating the Indiana Computer Science standards into other content learning areas.
Clear Creek Elementary
Focus and Regulation Through Movement - Equipment and materials to support regulation through large motor activities.
Birding in the Classroom - Project to introduce beginning birding into the Kindergarten classroom as a developmentally appropriate, inquiry-based science program that builds foundational skills in observation, questioning, and environmental awareness.
Let's Grow Together (Part 2)!: Adding Hydroponics & Seed Starting - Project will build on successful gardening grant received last year that established a STEM-focused learning garden. This project adds a hydroponic unit to extend hands-on interdisciplinary learning.
Grandview Elementary
Grandview Constellation Field Trip - Field trip for Grandview 1st graders to attend a live theater performance through Constellation Stage and Screen.
Highland Park Elementary
Panda Pride Project - An outdoor magnetic wall to enhance hands-on science and social studies learning.
Shed for Highland Park Panda Pride Nature Center Environmental Equipment - A structure to store the school's nature center's gardening and environmental supplies, preserving equipment and ensuring ease of use.
Hand Writing without Tears - Hand Writing without Tears curriculum for PreK classrooms.
Removing Invasive Species from Our Panda Pride Nature Preserve - Materials to help restore Nature Center at school by removing invasive species.
Jackson Creek Middle School
Closing the Tech Gap: Equipping Students
with Essential Computers - Funding for modern computers to support video production classes and Yearbook Club.
Making Language Study REAL - Que Tal Magazine Subscription Grant - Subscription to Spanish-language magazine that connects students to real-world culture, current events, and vocabulary to support reading comprehension, cultural awareness and enthusiasm for language study.
Rogers Elementary
Keys to Success - Keyboard for second grade students to develop their typing skills to support success in writing, research, and digital learning.
Expanding STEM Learning in the Maker Space with a Chomp Saw - Chomp saw equipment for the K-2 media center maker space, giving students safe access to a tool that allows them to cut sturdier and recycled materials.
Special Education
Life Skills Learning Lab - Creation of a centralized Life Skills Learning Lab at the MCCSC CoLab building to provide students with disabilities hands-on, structured opportunities to learn independent living skills. The space will feature a house-like setting that includes kitchen, dining area, laundry, bedroom, and living room.
STEM-to-Them Mobile Lab
Code, Conserve, Connect: Inspiring Young Scientists Through Field Research - Funding for a Teacher Fellowship in Costa Rica to study endangered leatherback sea turtles and bring authentic conservation research back into the classroom through hands-on, cross-curricular STEM lessons for grades 3-6 in all 14 elementary schools with plans to expand to 7-12th grades.
Tri-North Middle School
Music Sensory Library - Creation of a music cart within the Tri-North Library that includes instruments, recording equipment, and a record player to be used in cross-curricular lessons, giving students access to music regardless of their schedules.
Embroidering a New Path - An industrial-level multi-needle embroidery machine to enhance Family and Consumer Sciences instruction in advanced textile design and production.
Rimbatube Construction - Materials to build a set of rimbatubes (PVC marimbas) with special education music class to support curriculum and career readiness skills.
Unionville Elementary
Switching on Play: Making Battery-Operated Toys Accessible for Every Preschooler - Through STEM lessons, 6th grade students will apply their knowledge of electrical circuits by adapting battery-operated toys with external switches. The toys will then be donated to MCCSC preschoolers with limited fine-motor skills, expanding their opportunities for independent play.
BizTown Transportation - Funding to provide transportation for 5th and 6th grade students to attend Junior Achievement's BizTown program in Indianapolis.
University Elementary
Kinetic Sensory Room - Funding to create a kinetic, movement-based sensory room to support students needing breaks with a focus on large motor activities.
Enriching Writing Intervention - Funding to implement Heggerty Bridge to Writing, a targeted intervention designed to strengthen writing skills for K-4 grade inclusion students.