H.E.L.P.
The Haldane School
Foundation
P.O.Box 364
Cold Spring, NY 10516-3005

HaldaneHSF@optonline.net
Haldane School Foundation
mailbox
located in the Elementary
School Office.

OFFICERS

John Milner, President
jmilner@milnerhome.com

Donna H. Cotennec,
Vice-President
Cotennec@aol.com

Lynn Felter,
Vice - President
lynnfelter@aol.com

Carol Powell, Treasurer
Cpowell@nysscpa.org

Lara Demberg, Secretary
ldemberg@yahoo.com

TRUSTEES

Seamus Carroll
SEDCarroll@aol.com

Michael Haines
Michaelhaines@optonline.net

Diane Landtroop
Dlandtroop@aol.com

Nick Lisikatos
COACHNICK5@aol.com

Dani Locastro

Jean Marzollo

Jennifer Marrinan
jcmarrinan@verizon.net

Maureen McGrath
macnmel@mac.com

Joanne Roffman
jroffman@optonline.net

Lisa Scheffer-Foster
Reachlisa@aol.com

Airinhos Serradas
ams@teamfc.com

Molly Straus
Molly@mahoebay.com

EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES
Mark Villanti - Superintendent
Brian Alm - High School
Principal
Maggie Davis - Elementary
Principal
Julia Sniffen - Middle School
Coordinator
Dave Merandy - Board of
Education President
Margaret Parr - PTA President

Haldane/Hudson Environmental Learning Program - H.E.L.P.

In June 2001, the Haldane School Foundation received a grant from the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary
Grants Program for $12,715.85 to develop the H.E.L.P. (Haldane/Hudson
Environmental Learning Program) Summer Institute.  The Hudson River
Estuary Grants Program, funded through the State's Environmental
protection Fund (EPF) provides grants to not-for-profit corporations and
municipalities. The program is designed to build partnerships with community
organizations by funding local projects that contribute to the river's renewal
and protection along the Hudson River.

The Haldane/Hudson Environmental Learning Program (HELP) is an
important initiative of the Haldane School Foundation.  The mission of HELP
is to use the Hudson River valley as a classroom for a cross-curricular, multi-
grade study of the natural world, featuring modern technology, related
cultural arts, independent study for students, teacher training opportunities,
and hands-on learning. A long-range goal is to establish the Hudson River
as a resource for educational programs.

QUOTE FROM ALUMNI:
"The H.E.L.P. Institute is the opportunity for the staff K-12 to learn and work
together. It allows people who are usually isolated – because of the nature of
our profession – to form a bond, to discuss and communicate in a common
topic and models differentiated instruction where one topic may span many
levels of instruction – an invaluable lesson for educators. Also, one of the
criticisms of education is that new teachers coming out of college lack an
understanding and passion for their subject matter. It is the “understanding
and passion for” a very complicated resource which taking the course more
than once – develops. You always learn more because the course changes
and people become invested in their learning. I wanted you to understand
why, as an educator, I consider the H.E.L.P. Institute an invaluable
resource." -- Barbara Conley – 1st Grade