Schools
ACES Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School Awarded Grant
The $5 million grant will extend over a five-year period for the school t further develop its arts program and diversify enrollment efforts.
Press release from ACES:
Oct. 10, 2022
Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES) is pleased to announce that ACES Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School has been awarded a $5 million Federal Magnet School Assistance Program grant over a 5-year period to further develop its arts program and diversify enrollment efforts.
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ACES Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School or ACES WIMS, where the arts inspire learning, is a K-8 school in North Haven, CT that serves over 600 students primarily from the following districts: Hamden, Meriden, New Haven, Wallingford, and Waterbury, as well as, from other districts within New Haven County. Students can enroll through the ACES Magnet School Parent Choice program. ACES WIMS provides students the opportunity for creative expression, critical thinking, building self-confidence, developing communication skills, and appreciating the arts by providing multi-cultural experiences for all students through our unique artistic disciplines (dance, drama, music, choir, visual and media arts.) Classroom teachers and arts specialists collaborate to connect the academic concepts studied in the classroom to the arts, in annual grade-level performances and Arts Showcase Expos.
“We are thrilled and so grateful for this grant, which will help provide a high-quality educational experience for all students and also help develop Wintergreen’s arts program and enrollment efforts, said Dr. Thomas Danehy, Executive Director of ACES. “The MSAP grant will support our efforts to enhance and transform lives through education, innovation, and leadership.
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The Magnet Schools Assistance Program was announced by the U.S Department of Education and was awarded to 19 grantees totaling $110 Million. The grant is to support innovative education methods and practices to develop programs and bring students together from different social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds.
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