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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
April Featured Grant: BHS Math Teachers in Spain
At the April Board meeting, BEF Board members heard from BHS math teachers Shoshanna Kostant, Julie Padgett, and Lisa Rodriguez, who recently completed their grant "Exploring Mathematical Innovation: A Cultural and Educational Journey for Math [...]
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2025 Caverly Winners!
The BEF is proud to announce the winners of this year's Ernest R. Caverly Awards for Excellence in Teaching! Amanda Kretschmar, Pierce librarian, and Lisa Rodriguez, BHS math teacher, have won this year's prestigious honor. They will deliver speeches and be recognized along with all of this year's grant, award, and fellowship winners at the Celebrating Teachers event [...]
Hanna Cha Visits Baker School
Hanna Cha, Caldecott Honor Award-winning illustrator and author, visited the Baker School on March 6th. During her visit, Ms. Cha met with first, second, and third-grade students and educators. She shared her process for illustrating, explained how she draws inspiration from her life experiences, and discussed how she decides what to write about. She emphasized the importance of [...]
Community Reads At Lawrence School
Lawrence School held their first ever Community Reading Day on Monday, March 3, 2025. This engaging morning for students and teachers focused on celebration of community, culture and literature, built around a shared reading of picture books. The Community Reading Day titles for this year, one for our K-3rd grade classrooms and one for 4th-6th grades, highlighted these [...]
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