2023-2024 School Year Grants
Lotus Lantern Workshop, submitted by Leah Bruosta
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"...
Dramatic Heroes, submitted by Lakyn Arrick, Michelle Mount & Michelle Rizza
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...
The Tea is Brewing, submitted by Caitlin Madsen, Courtney Wilbur and Holly Connolly
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...
HeartZones for Healthy Kids, submitted by Stacey Meehan and Mike Peterson
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...
?Como llegamos a ser autores? (How do we become authors?), submitted by Olivia Barbieri
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...
Waltham Roots, submitted by Zachary Kolar and Judith Vizard
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...
Co-Constructing Creativity, submitted by Jason Cicariello and Scott Smith
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...
2024 Solar Eclipse, submitted by Erin Sorbera
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...
Exploring STEM and SNAP Circuits, submitted by Carolyn Romero
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...
Art Tours of Boston, submitted by Kevin Keaney
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...