March 2008
The Academy of St. Joseph has won the 2008 Archaeological Institute of
America/Long Island Society's Tribut Fund Grant. The grant is $400.00 and
will be used to purchase archaeological books, a video and two magazine
subscriptions to enhance the curriculum.
April 2008
The Academy of St. Joseph has won the 2008 We the People Bookshelf Grant for
the theme of "Created Equal." The Bookshelf is a collection of 17
classic hardcover books for young readers, all related to the Created Equal
theme. In addition, libraries will receive 4 of these books in Spanish
translation, a bonus �History in a Box� resource kit created by the Gilder
Lehrman Institute of American History, and supplementary materials for
programming, including bookplates, boomarks, and posters (description from
the NEH website).
The grant is an award of the following books:
Kindergarten through Grade Three
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
Pink Y Say by Patricia Polacco (translated by Alejandra Lopez Varela)
Grades 4 to 6
Saturnalia by Paul Fleischman
Give Me Liberty! The Story of the Declaration of Independence by Russell
Freedman
Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom by Virginia
Hamilton
Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
Lyddie by Katherine Paterson (translated by Rosa Benavides)
Grades 7 to 8
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman
Abraham Lincoln the Writer: A Treasury of His Greatest Speeches and Letters
ed. by Harold Holzer
Breaking Through by Francisco Jim�nez
Senderos Fronterizos: Breaking Through Spanish Edition by Francisco Jim�nez
Grades 9 to 12
Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie S. Bober
That All People May Be One People, Send Rain to Wash the Face of the Earth
by Nez Perce Chief Joseph
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Flores Para Algernon by Daniel Keyes (translated by Paz Barroso)
Lincoln�s Virtues: An Ethical Biography by William Lee Miller
Amistad: A Novel by David Pesci
Bonus: History in a Box resource materials on Abraham Lincoln developed by
the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, including a resource book,
CD, interactive CD-ROM, and posters featuring primary source documents,
photographs, artwork, maps, songs, and other teaching resources.
May 2008
The Academy of St. Joseph has been chosen as a recipient of the 2008
Picturing America Award. The award consists of 20 laminated double-sided
reproductions of famous American art. The posters will be displayed around
the Academy and used to support our curriculum. For more information about
the Picturing America program, please go to the NEH website
(picturingamerica.neh.gov)
