Grants in Action

Through an NEF grant, all 3rd grade students are hearing from Annawon Weeden, a cultural educator and performing artist with the Mashpee Wampanoag, Pequot, and Narragansett tribes, on contemporary and traditional Wampanoag life. Students will get to see and touch...

In 2019, the NEF funded a multi-faceted grant for the art department at Needham High School. In addition to an artist-in-residence working with both students and staff, the grant funded the materials to establish a permanent gallery space in the new wing of the high...

Through an NEF grant, Newman Kindergarten students are growing their reading skills with a set of Vox books. Each hardcover picture book has a built-in audio player, allowing students to listen to a story and follow along -- without needing an extra device like a...

With funding from a Fall 2023 grant, a workshop was held in February for students in the Connections program at Needham High School with Cuerd@s, an organization that provides embroidered clothing to support mental health. For the creator, the act of embroidery is...

This grant funded Spanish language books and supplies to create classroom libraries for each of the Spanish classrooms at Pollard Middle School, impacting over 500 students currently enrolled in Spanish classes. These libraries provide access to a variety of tiered,...

This grant, along with funding from Needham High School Friends of Music, funded a two-week musician residency in which Tia Fuller— Grammy-nominated Black female jazz saxophonist, composer, Berklee professor, and featured musician in Pixar's Soul—shared her musical...

Last year, Elizabeth Hitron, librarian at Sunita Williams Elementary School, working with Kelly Haas, Sunita Williams’ ELL teacher, and Jenn Potter, Broadmeadow’s librarian, received a grant to fund the purchase of books written in languages other than English for all...

This fall, Kristen Mazzocchi, Needham High School Theater teacher, coordinated workshops to provide the necessary training for Pollard and Needham High School students to participate as technical crew and designers in the school district's theater productions. Given...

Last year, the NEF funded professional training with Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) for Needham Steps Up (NSU) mentors at Needham High School. NSU pairs up to 20 income-eligible students with a Needham High School teacher to mentor them throughout their years in the...