Providing
Monetary Aid
Teaching Tools
Enriching Resources
for our Schools

Take a look at some of the projects we have funded.

Ossining MATTERS, Inc. is proud to have funded grants at every grade level in our district, supporting a wide range of enriching opportunities. Following are the programs, projects, and purchases your contributions have helped us bring to Ossining’s students:

At the Pre-School Level:
-“Muzzy” books on tape & videos for English Language Learners
-New books for the “1,000 Books Project”
-Digital camera & memory card
-Music library & rhythm instruments
-Carts stocked with science experiments

For Kindergarten through Fifth Grade:

- “A Literate Community” partnership with Ossining Public Library
- “Slim Goodbody” fitness assemblies at all elementary schools
- John Arrucci Drumming Residency at Brookside
- Brookside’s Perfect Pumpkin Patch
- Claremont Native Sustainability Garden
- Claremont Cares school beautification project
-“Jump Start” before-school literacy program for at-risk students
-Project PALS literacy-strengthening workshops for families
-“Fun Tunnel” playground equipment
-Books on tape for ESL students, recorded by OHS students
-Contributions to Project Tremors (formerly Formula for Success)
-Signs to reinforce the Fit Kids nutrition program for grades K-8
-Art of Storytelling multicultural residency
-Support for chess at recess programs, taught by a professional chess instructor
-Workshops with a naturalist, & books for a related research project
-Workshops in the art of bookbinding
-Jacob Burns “See Hear Feel Film” program for classes & teachers
-Roller skates & rollerblades to help new & special-needs skaters in p.e.
-World percussion set for a pull-out program
-Books & books on tape for a before-school program for English Language Learners
-Funding for the continuation of the collaborative SPLASH science program
-Contributions to the Family Reading Connection
-Discover Dinosaurs and Fossils workshops
-Garden Creators nature and poetry project
-Curriculum Based Language Workshops for Spanish Speaking Parents
-Instruction in dances from around the world by a professional dance teacher
-Jazz workshops with Westchester Jazz Orchestra
-Colonial Day events
-Three years of the very successful Writemind writing workshop series
-New shed to store gardening tools & bird food for a special program
-Microscopes & a micro-projector
-Dance Dance Revolution equipment for 4th-12th graders
-Listen & Learn
-Drums Unlimited
-Kids Make Books for Kids
- Girls’ Running Club
-School of Rock guitar classes and equipment
-Sound system for assemblies/class productions
-Music in History, History in Music (Mbira program
-Support for the Ossining DARE program.
-Roosevelt Art Enrichment, mural and mosaic art
- Worm Wizards composting project

At AMD Middle School:

- “Dimension U” math software
- Virtual Journey to Ancient Egypt presentation
- Classroom Publishing Center
- John Arrucci Drumming Residency
- Staff development program in math & science for K-8 teachers
- Books for independent reading for 7th-grade classrooms
- Percussion workshops with a professional in African drumming
- Colonial American Trunk with artifacts, books, & more
- Games & materials to aid math instruction for AIS students
- Contributions to “High Hopes and Expectations”
- One-time donation to support the Whale Watch trip
- Library of recordings & sound system for an active music-listening program
- Math- & science-related literature for a math classroom
- Projector to aid calculator instruction for math students
- Creative math & ELA interdisciplinary trip, tying together geometric concepts, observation of sculptures, & poetry
- Elliptical machine for the fitness center
- Math-casting program to reinforce math concepts for students who must miss class
- Workshops with singer-songwriter Dar Williams
- Yamaha Silent Brass
- OABSE speaker                
- OPACC community outreach support

At Ossining High School:

- John Arrucci Drumming Residency
- Equipment for the firefighting p.e. elective
- Ballroom & multicultural dance program, taught by professional dancers
- Writing workshops for Latino students, with a professional writer
- Teleprompter for use by GO-TV, plus AMD & OHS video clubs
- Pilot program using disposable cameras to allow special education students to take photographs for creative inspiration in writing
- Books for Global History reading groups
- Electronic display board for news about science research & student awards
- 6 pieces of equipment for the fitness center
- Workshops for Gimme the Mic students, with musician Daniel Bernard Roumain
- Digital camera for the student newspaper
- Video library for the Living Environment (biology) course
- Camera & equipment for photography classes
- iPods and recorded books for English instruction
- African drums for the African-American club
- Latina Power workshops
- LCD projector for all special needs classes
- Expansion of a library of books & videos relating to the African-American experience
- Contributions to “Project Earthquake”
- Contributions to the Guidance Discretionary Fund, which helps students in need with money for college-level courses, test prep, and college applications
- Performance-level piano for the auditorium
- Dimmer board and lighting console for the auditorium & other lighting contributions
- Art of Murals
- Yearbook Summer Workshop
- Science Research equipmentJohn Arrucci Drumming Residency
- Equipment for the firefighting p.e. elective
- Ballroom & multicultural dance program, taught by professional dancers
- Writing workshops for Latino students, with a professional writer
- Teleprompter for use by GO-TV, plus AMD & OHS video clubs
- Pilot program using disposable cameras to allow special education students to take photographs for creative inspiration in writing
- Books for Global History reading groups
- Electronic display board for news about science research & student awards
- 6 pieces of equipment for the fitness center
- Workshops for Gimme the Mic students, with musician Daniel Bernard Roumain
- Digital camera for the student newspaper
- Video library for the Living Environment (biology) course
- Camera & equipment for photography classes
- iPods and recorded books for English instruction
- African drums for the African-American club
- Latina Power workshops
- LCD projector for all special needs classes
- Expansion of a library of books & videos relating to the African-American experience
- Contributions to “Project Earthquake”
- Contributions to the Guidance Discretionary Fund, which helps students in need with money for college-level courses, test prep, and college applications
- Performance-level piano for the auditorium
- Dimmer board and lighting console for the auditorium & other lighting contributions
- Art of Murals
- Yearbook Summer Workshop
- Science Research equipment

And the district-wide Sustainability Café, a community-wide conversation on ways to build green practices.

If you have questions or you would like further information about any of these projects or programs, please email us at this address:  info@ossiningmatters.org.

Ossining MATTERS Funding Committee: Roberta Robinson, Nancy Adelman, Caroline Curvan, Diana Lennon, Paula Myers, Francine Vernon.