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Summer boost: NB Education Foundation awards $25K in grants
NEW BEDFORD — Summer is a time when most New Bedford Public School children are not spending their days in school, but that doesn’t mean that learning should stop. To the contrary, summer is a critical time for students to retain and build upon the academic skills they gained during the school year. To support…
Read More‘HipHistory NB’ to bring history alive for New Bedford middle schoolers
NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford history is about to get the “Hamilton” treatment. “HipHistory NB” will be the theme of a youth engagement program in three New Bedford schools — Roosevelt Middle School, Nativity Preparatory School, and Global Learning Charter Public School — thanks to grants awarded to AHA!, 3rd EyE Unlimited and the Community…
Read More2 Days & Five Weeks of March!
Chase the rainy days of March away and bring the sun into to your classroom with the help of a NBEF Mini Grant. Two days left to apply for $500 to help you fund that new idea. It’s easy peasy!
Read MoreFeeling Creative but low on supplies and money? Mini Grants can help!
There are 15 days left to apply for a Mini Grants of up to $500. Before you know it March will arrive bringing with it five weeks and no break. Break the up the month with a new hands on project to compliment your curriculum. Take the class on a field trip to one of…
Read MoreMini Grants & Lunch at Normandin
On Wednesday, 30 September, members of the New Bedford Education Foundation will be at Normandin Middle School from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the teacher’s lunchroom to answer questions about the current Mini Grant opportunity. The application period for the Spring 2016 Mini Grant cycle is now open until 15 October 2015. Mini Grants…
Read MoreSpring 2016 Educator Mini Grants in the News!
2016 Spring Educator Mini Grants of up to $500 for New Bedford Public School teachers looking to create an innovative experience for their students. Grant monies can be used to buy supplemental hands-on materials, bring in a guest speaker, or to help students experience one of the many learning opportunities in the greater New Bedford…
Read MoreNew Bedford Education Foundation Discretionary Grants (Fall 2013 – Spring 2014)
NBEF awarded four large Discretionary Grants this past academic year to various New Bedford School departments and schools that resulted from Educator Mini-Grant applications, on-going discussions with District Administration, and from direct requests by Dr. Pia Durkin, Superintendent of Schools. New Bedford Education Foundation acknowledges the critical needs of the under-performing schools within our District,…
Read MoreNew Bedford Education Foundation Educator Mini-Grants (Fall 2013 – Spring 2014)
NBEF awarded a total of nineteen (19) Educator Mini-Grants this past academic year. In addition, several of the Educator Mini-Grants applications were scaled into Discretionary Grants that funded technology and music labs for schools – providing a program that rewards educators for bold ideas and provide a vehicle to learn about larger educator needs. Applicants…
Read MoreNBEF 2014 Summer Grant Recipients
New Bedford Education Foundation (NBEF) is honored to sponsor the following Summer Programs for New Bedford Public Schools’ students. These programs engage up to 3,000 students, many from underrepresented populations. Explore Your Environment (EYE), Trips For Kids, New Bedford – 90 students Trips for Kids takes students on daily bicycle educational journeys throughout New Bedford…
Read MoreNeal Weiss named first winner of Jacobs Leadership Award
Neal Weiss was chosen as the first recipient of SouthCoast Media Group’s Irwin M. and Joan K. Jacobs Leadership Award. Some of life’s most important lessons come early and stick with us. For New Bedford businessman Neal Weiss, life’s lessons hit hard in the mid-1980s when his wife was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that…
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