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At the Needham School Committee meeting on February 24, 2026, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of eight grants totaling $27,971 in its Winter 2026 grant cycle. Awarded grants include: Rock the Blacktop: A Community Public Art Project at...

At the Needham School Committee meeting on November 18, 2025, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of 6 grants totaling $34,051 in its Fall grant cycle. Awarded grants include: Rooting Elementary Students in Indigenous Knowledge - All...

We were honored to celebrate the dedication of a memorial bench at the Emery Grover Building on November 6, 2025 in honor of Ralph E. Leader, the founder and first president of the NEF. Thirty-five years ago, Ralph and the original board members established the...

At the Needham School Committee meeting on May 20, 2025, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of eight grants totaling $45,261 in its Spring grant cycle. Awarded grants include: Meeting Literacy Needs of All Learners Through Specialized...

At the Needham School Committee meeting on February 25, 2025, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of three grants totaling $15,069 in its Winter grant cycle. Awarded grants include: 7th Grade Yoga Integration Experience A yoga integration...

At the Needham School Committee meeting on November 26, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of five grants totaling $30,713 in its fall grant cycle. Awarded grants include: Middle School Humanities Teachers Attend National...

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At the Needham School Committee meeting on May 21st, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of six grants totaling $41,407 in its spring grant cycle. Awarded grants include: YA Literature: Diverse VoicesClass sets of contemporary young adult...

At the Needham School Committee meeting on March 5th, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of eight grants totaling $43,258 in its winter grant cycle. Awarded grants include: ISTE Conference Professional Development OpportunityTechnology...

Needham Education Foundation, Winchendon Community Action Council, Second Chance Animal Services, take top honors (Leominster, Mass.)—As part of a year-long celebration recognizing 20 years of Fidelity Bank’s LifeDesign banking approach of providing clarity,...