The Needham Education Foundation (NEF) has awarded a grant of $115,275 to fund an innovative interdisciplinary course for a second year at Needham High School and to continue developing additional interdisciplinary initiatives and coursework. With this funding, next...
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NEF Announces Pilot of Multischool Grants and Express Grants
Multi-School Grants The purpose of the multi-school grant is to facilitate grant proposal cooperation between and among Needham public schools (particularly elementary schools) and to ensure that the $5,000 small grant award limit does not create an impediment to that...
NEF Awards Nearly $36,000 in Spring Grants
Students in Needham schools will benefit from 12 grants worth nearly $36,000 in the spring cycle of grants awarded by the Needham Education Foundation. Many of this season’s grants are notable for teaching academic concepts through hands-on activities and...
NEF Announces Recipients of 2012-2013 Large Grant Awards
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...
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,...