AEF is thrilled to announce $29,500 in funding for three grants to support Amherst-area teachers, students, and public schools. The three projects funded for the 2015-2016 school year are:
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Amherst
Preschool
Playground at
Crocker Farm
Elementary School
($14,950).
This project
addresses the need
for appropriate
playground equipment
tailored to
preschool children,
in a program that
serves special
education and
regular education
students from across
the Amherst public
schools. The funding
will enable purchase
of multi-purpose
“Outlast Blocks,”
wheelbarrows, and
storage sheds to
support imaginative
play and physical
exercise for our
youngest students.
-
iPads
for the Recording
Classroom at
Amherst Regional
Middle School
($8,550).
This project will
purchase 21 iPads
with music education
software to support
three new music
courses: Intro to
Music, Songwriting
and Composition, and
Drumming. AEF is
delighted to provide
21st-century music
technology that will
expand students’
access to music
education,
composition, and
performance.
-
Greenhouse
Construction at
South East High
School Campus
($7,500).
This project will
support construction
of a greenhouse at
the alternative high
school of the
Amherst Regional
Public Schools, for
hands-on education
in sustainability.
Teachers and
students at the
South East Campus
will practice
sustainable
gardening and food
production, and will
connect their
efforts to a variety
of other
sustainability work
at other schools
across the school
district.
“This coming year our public schools will be dealing with significant budget cuts. At AEF we recognize this challenge as an opportunity to recommit ourselves to our founding aim of promoting equity in our schools. All of these projects promote equitable access to excellent education for our students, regardless of their economic environment.” AEF Co-president Amy Brodigan
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Stars In Our Schools!
Recognize teachers and staff with a gift in their honor!Now is the time to let teachers and staff members know how much you appreciate their hard work, expertise, care, and dedication.
You can strengthen our schools with a tax-deductible gift to Amherst Education Foundation (AEF) in a teacher’s or staff member’s name. AEF will deliver a personalized recognition card to your honoree/s.
Make your gift online here or send your gift by mail by June 19th to guarantee delivery to honorees at school before their last day (click here for PDF mail-in form).
Thank you for recognizing the Stars in Our Schools!
