Recent Grant Awards

TIBBIE LESLIE TRAVEL GRANTS 2012

Katelyn Kochheiser at Cherry Valley Elementary School (Newark City School District) accepts her 2012 Tibbie Leslie Grant to travel to Cambodia

Licking County Foundation awarded $6,500.00 in Tibbie Leslie Travel Grants to three area educators for travel to Spain, England and Cambodia to broaden their experience and knowledge in their particular field of interest. They were also selected for their commitment to bringing the world back to their classrooms in the true spirit of the award’s donor, Tibbie Leslie—a Newark native who traveled the world throughout her 30-year teaching career. This year’s grant recipients are:

BET BROWN
Newark City School District / Newark High School: Grades 9 – 12; Healthy and Safe Foods, Career Search, Financial Management, Managing Transitions, GRADS
Destination: Madrid, Spain
Knowledge Enhancement: She will experience how the Spanish approach career education and exploration in their schools. She will also visit small, local eating establishments and markets to experience different eating and grocery shopping patterns. Her students will learn more about how the rest of the world goes about their daily lives—focusing on healthier eating and food preparation and living a green lifestyle.
Grant: $2,000

ALLISON E. JENISON
Southwest Licking School District / Watkins Memorial High School: Grades 9 – 12; Special Education/Developmental Reading Class, English 10 Class (Co-Teacher)
Destination: England (London, Bath, Stratford-upon-Avon)
Knowledge Enhancement: She will help students facilitate a deeper understanding of the culture and literary experiences Great Britain has to offer. In viewing the historical sites related to Shakespeare’s world in England, she intends to make the life and work of William Shakespeare less distant and more relevant to her students.
Grant: $2,000

KATELYN KOCHHEISER
Newark City School District / Cherry Valley Elementary School: Grades K – 5; Students with Emotional Disturbances
Destination: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Knowledge Enhancement: While in Cambodia, she will teach students English and learn about Cambodian culture along with Asian culture and build relationships with the Khmer people. The trip will broaden her perspective on poverty; and will also allow her to share this experience with her students in order for them to also experience poverty in a whole new light.
Grant: $2,500