The Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of its 2012-2013 large grants cycle at a recent meeting of the Needham School Committee. Two grants totaling over $20,000 were awarded to Needham High School initiatives. One supports the Needham Public...
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Historic Ties to NEF Inspire Gift of $10,000
On October 4, Leslie Tillotson, NEF co-president, was personally handed a gift of $10,000 from the estate of a woman with special ties to the NEF. The late Margaret Forrant was a 1939 Needham High School graduate who with her classmates, Ralph and Barbara Leader,...
NEF Announces Autumn Grant Awards of Nearly $45,000
The Needham Education Foundation has awarded 20 grants totaling nearly $45,000 in its autumn small grants cycle. Needham students will learn from visiting authors and dancers in residence, historical reenactments, a program pairing high school students with senior...
NEF Launches Interdisciplinary Learning at NHS with Largest Grant to Date
Innovative Pilot Program Connects Traditional Disciplines – A Key for 21st Century Learning and Problem-Solving The Needham Education Foundation is awarding a start-up grant of $111,500 to fund a pilot program in interdisciplinary learning at Needham High School,...
NEF Announces Recipients of Fall 2011 Small Grant Awards
The Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of its 2011 fall small grants cycle at a recent meeting of the Needham School Committee. Nineteen grants totaling almost $60,000 were awarded to all Needham public schools supporting physical and social...
NEF Announces 2011 Spring Grant Recipients
The Needham Education (NEF) has awarded $26,550 in grant funding for eight enrichment programs that will be implemented across the Needham Public School district starting in fall 2011. Collectively, the grants benefit Needham public school students from kindergarten...
Wellesley Bank Donates $2,000
In honor of its 100th birthday, Wellesley Bank gave the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) a gift of $2,000 to support its mission of encouraging innovation in public schools. Pictured from left to right: John W. Wescott, Vice President of Information Technology,...
NEF Awards Over $70,000 in Spring Small Grant Cycle
The Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced today that it has issued $73,409.68 in grants for 22 projects throughout the Needham Public Schools. Needham’s upcoming tercentennial celebration is featured in the grants as are student achievement gaps, disability...
Meet Our Leadership Team for 2010 – 2011
The Needham Education Foundation (NEF) welcomes 12 new board members and is delighted to announce the appointment of new Co-President Steve Mock. He will join Pamela Rosin to lead academic year 2010-2011. “As a teacher in the Needham Public Schools, Steve possesses a...
High School is Thinking Globally
Reprinted from The Boston Globe By John Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent | July 22, 2007 Hoping to broaden students’ knowledge of the world, Needham High School is launching a global competency program that will combine travel abroad, community service, and foreign...