Our partners in
innovation and learning, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF), recently announced
that a total of over $125,000 in grants had been awarded during the 2018-19
school year to the Needham Public Schools (NPS) to enrich the classroom
experience for our students. This brings
the total amount of grants awarded to the NPS since 1990 to $3,000,000! That is a remarkable commitment of generosity
from this amazing community to its schools and children.
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| 2018-19 NEF Grant Awardees being honored at a recent reception. $125,000 in grants awarded this year! |
Not only does the
NEF provide significant funding and resources to help teachers plan and implement
creative and innovative programming in each one of our schools, the NEF
collaborates with teachers, administrators, parents, and students to strengthen
and develop grant proposals. The hard
work of a dedicated board of directors who are in tune to the needs of the
schools and have an eye toward improvement, enrichment, and the needs of
students help grant writers and prospective grant writers to fine tune requests
for funds. In this way, the grant
proposals are stronger and the opportunity for success increases.
Of course, all of
this happens because the Needham community values its children and have
consistently supported the NEF through donations, pledges, and the annual
Spelling Bee. Families, teachers,
community members, and Needham businesses believe that supporting the NEF is a
superb way to provide excitement, learning, and fun in Needham’s classrooms—and
they are right!
As we work to
integrate the Portrait of a Needham Graduate into our schools and classrooms in
the coming years, we especially look forward to our collaboration with the NEF
to strengthen learning for each child in the schools. Thank you, Needham Education Foundation!
For more information
about the NEF or to make a donation, please check out: https://www.nefneedham.org/
