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The BEF supports innovation and excellence in pre-K through grade 12 classrooms by raising funds that are critical to keeping our schools at the leading edge of public education.
How do BEF grants impact Brookline educators? Watch these videos to hear it directly from them!
Our 2026 video, highlighting amazing grant recipients from BHS and Driscoll
Our 2025 video, featuring amazing grants from Lawrence, BHS, and Hayes.
Our 2024 video, featuring recent grant recipients from Pierce, Hayes, Driscoll, and BHS
May Featured Grant: BHS Social Studies teacher in Portugal
In May, BEF Board members heard from Jen Hanaghan, BHS social studies teacher who teachers the AP Human Geography course. Jen traveled to Portugal and also spent some time in and around New Bedford, MA, [...]
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Metzger Fellows Hard At Work
This year's Margaret Metzger fellows recently completed their week-long workshop, which they spent at a communal work space in Back Bay under the leadership of new program facilitator Dominique Herard. The workshop consists of sharing, introspection, and lots of writing, including receiving and giving feedback on writing and eventually honing each Fellow's essay on their personal journey through [...]
Celebrating Teachers 2026
More than 150 Brookline educators and community members gathered in the BHS STEM Commons to honor this year's BEF grant, fellowship, and award winners, and to hear inspiring words from this year's Caverly winners, Carolyn Castellano and Jen Nixon Mathis. Thank you to everyone who attended, and congratulations to Jen and Carolyn! Please visit our Celebrating [...]
Caverly Winners for 2026
The BEF is delighted to announce this year's winners of the Ernest R Caverly Award for Excellence in Teaching: Jen Nixon Mathis, wellness educator at FRR, and Carolyn Castellano, music educator at BHS. Congratulations! We look forward to hearing from you when we honor all of this year's grant and award winners at Celebrating Teachers on [...]
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