BEF BLOG POSTS
Check in on recent events at the BEF!
Visit from Jerry Craft, author of New Kid!
The BEF was so excited to welcome the latest in the Todd Saker Fund series of author visits: Newbery Award-winning author Jerry Craft to Brookline! Jerry visited the Heath School and the Pierce School, where he spoke [...]
Idea Lab grant proposals are now being accepted!
Now is the time to apply for an Idea Lab grant, if you are an educator currently employed by the Public Schools of Brookline! If you have a new idea that will bring hands-on, experiential learning to [...]
Registration Now Open for Team Brookline
Have you always wanted to run the iconic Boston Marathon? Now's your chance! If you sign up to run the marathon with Team Brookline, you can make your dream a reality, plus raise much-needed funds for [...]
2022 Margaret Metzger Fellows are hard at work!
This week, the 2022 class of Margaret Metzger Fellows are working together to write their personal essays about the craft of teaching. They represent different schools, subject areas, and grade levels from all across the Public Schools [...]
Fiber Arts and Project Based Learning with Preschoolers
IdeaLab Grant winner Molly Richard received BEF funds this year to purchase a sewing machine, a loom, and other fabric arts supplies -- and she taught her pre-K students to sew! The classroom quilt they created together [...]
2022 Caverly Award winners honored!
The BEF welcomed educators and donors to our annual Celebrating Teachers event on May 10 at the Lincoln School. All recipients of grants and awards were acknowledged at the event, in particular this year's winners of the [...]
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