2023-2024 School Year Grants

Funding for 5th grade students at MacArthur School to create rice lanterns.  This will connect a Korean cultural tradition to their reading of “When My Name Was Keoko”, by Linda Sue Park. (Excellence in Education Grant Program) [gallery columns="2" size="full"...

300 students from Dual Language, Plympton and Whittemore schools will attend a live performance of “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”.  Drama specialists and classroom teachers will create a bridge from page to stage, incorporating the theme of heroism.  The children will then...

4th graders from Northeast School will go to the Old South Meeting House in Boston to attend and participate in a historical reenactment of the tea tax debates.  This event is to help students build real world context and connections while studying the American...

50 armbands for the students at Kennedy Middle School to wear during Phys Ed class.  These armbands will capture the student’s heartrate during their physical education activities, helping them to practice goal setting and self-evaluation. The goal is to encourage...

Students in the 7th grade Spanish Language Arts at Kennedy Middle School have read “Frida, el misterio del anillo del pavo real y yo” and have a virtual visit with the author.  Through this visit, the students will learn about Angela Cervantes’ path to becoming an...

This is a collaborative program between Plympton and Fitzgerald Schools for the 3rd-5th grade students to continue growing their coding skills by purchasing 14 Root robots.  Root offers a more advanced coding platform and the students will create new projects that...

Funds will be used to purchase supplies for the new 3D printer at McDevitt Middle School.  6th graders can design and print artifacts for their unit on Egypt, 7th grade Science will design parts for a rollercoaster assignment and 8th grade Civics can design models of...

April 8, 2024 – Waltham will be in the zone to see about 93% of the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, which can be viewed from 2:16pm – 4:39pm.  Erin requested eclipse glasses for the students at Northeast for a whole school event.  The WEBF board thought it was a great...

This grant is for the purchase of SNAP Circuit kits and Snap Circuits Green Energy kits for the 3rd-5th grade students at Plympton School.  Snap Circuits will allow the children to learn the basics of energy, electricity and motion to and to further understand...

Waltham High AP Design students will visit the Museum of Fine Arts to view some of its masterpieces.  They will investigate how artists used the same elements and principles of art to create their works.  Students will write reflections on how the visits may have...