SEF Grants Awarded

Three times per year the Sparta Education Foundation reviews grants submitted by teachers and staff at Sparta Area Schools. Here is a list of the grants awarded helping to improve learning and provide "the extras for education".

Grants Awarded in 2017-18

White Early Childhood Center

Zoo-phonics Curriculum Components

Ridgeview Elementary

Field Trip to the Sparta Library
Common Core Library Books
Exploration & Discovery Through Play
iPads for 1st Graders
Updated Safety & Security for Students and Staff
Leveled Books for Guided Reading
School to Home Reading Connection

Appleview Elementary

Teach, Learn, Grow with Tower Gardens
Serving Senior Neighbors
Flex Friday - Science & Electricity
Flex Friday - Effect of Invasive Species
Yoga Mats for the Mindfulness Program
MAD S.T.E.M Skills
Memorial & Sign Garden

Middle School

Nash Creek Educational Experience at Rogers Park
Photography Class Experiences

High School

Sparta Trails Restoration Project
Hamlet Experience
Please Stand Up!
Sparta Futurists Club
Heart Rate Monitoring System
Career Academy Banner System (jointly funded by ChoiceOne Bank and the Sparta Community Foundation)

SEF has awarded over $445,000 in grants to Sparta teachers throughout the last 25 years!!