Members of the Brookfield Senior Center have found new technology more accessible and less intimidating, thanks to a major grant providing 3 iPads to the Center. The seniors have discovered that the ease of iPad manipulation has enabled even...

Interactive response clickers will be added to each classroom at Center School, to increase student engagement. It will also be used to collect, evaluate and organize assessment data. Grant requested by Julie Vaughan, Center Elementary School

State-of-the-art digital video production and editing equipment was provided to Brookfield High School with this major grant. The studio is located in the media center of the school, and is available for community and school use. The equipment included...

Birds!, The Brookfield Library’s special spring 2007 program series, was sponsored in part. The bi-weekly program included guest lecturers, as well as discussions on Project FeedWatch, birdscaping, North American birds of prey, “bird-brained” questions, and bird habitats, including the...

TI Smartview is software that emulates TI graphing calculators. It displays an exact representation of the graphing calculator, along with key press history, and three different simultaneous calculator display views. When used with Smart Boards, it will enable teachers...

QuarkXpress software was purchased for the design, layout and publishing of the school newspaper. Grant requested by Jessica Block, Brookfield High School

A major grant from the Brookfield Education Foundation has allowed for the provision of a traverse climbing wall for Center Elementary School. Championed by Physical Education teacher Joe Genovese, the project will focus on improving students’ physical fitness, strength,...

BEF helped secure a Praxair Library Links program grant for the Brookfield Town Library. This grant made it possible for the Town library to install new computers and printers for use by library patrons and staff. The computers and...

A mini grant is introducing Moby Max’s comprehensive learning system to Brookfield’s Christian Life Academy through the funding of seven Moby Max tablets. Championed by Principal Joan Freeman, the project will assist in both intervention for students requiring supplemental...

A mini-grant was awarded to Girl Scout and high school junior Paige Peck for the creation of a map of the United States on the Huckleberry Hill Elementary blacktop. Developing this initiative for her Girl Scout Gold Award project,...

A major grant from the Brookfield Education Foundation is helping students at Huckleberry Hill Elementary School stay fit and physically active! Grant champion and PE teacher Matthew Cudney has introduced The Fit Club, a non-competitive, fitness based exercise program...

Center Elementary School was awarded a major grant for “Peaceful Playgrounds”, an interactive addition to the blacktop area of the playground working on collaborative play, conflict resolution, and educational play opportunities. Championed by music teacher Lynn Orzolek, this program...

Whisconier Middle School presented the powerful drug prevention presentation, “Courage to Speak” thanks to a Brookfield Education Foundation major grant. Held in conjunction with Red Ribbon Week, a national anti-drug and alcohol initiative, the program featured prominent speaker Ginger...

In a major grant from the BEF, BHS Champions and English teachers, Trish O’Connor and Kelly Nichols, will establish an ongoing International Exchange for BHS students which focuses on leadership and writing. Working in tandem with the Girls Leading...

This community garden behind Huckleberry Hill Elementary School is helping to teach elementary school children about flowers and vegetables, as well as helping the community. Each class will plant and take care of one area of the garden. Food...

This grant, championed by special education teacher, Nicole Forstrom, will provide a mentor structured program incorporating music, movement and social interaction between students. Special needs students at WMS will have the opportunity to learn from other students in areas...

Health classes will receive an interactive boost to their curriculum at Whisconier Middle School. This grant provided for a Wii system, several dance mats and pedometers, allowing students to evaluate and improve upon their current fitness levels. In this...

A Brookfield Education Foundation major grant has funded a program that will train 38 Special Education teachers and related service staff from Brookfield High School and Whisconier Middle School. Participants will attend two training sessions to be held in...

Arbor Day/Earth Day was celebrated town-wide at Huckleberry Hill Elementary School. The celebration provided a variety of environmental activities, from building bluebird houses to planting pansies. Presentations by Gerry Griswold, a.k.a. “The Bat Lady” and master gardener Kathy Wandelmaier...

Kindergarten students at Center Elementary School will be combining science, literature, and math skills in a program funded by a BEF mini-grant that involves the hatching of ducklings. During the six week program the students will additionally practice their...

Brookfield senior citizens will learn how to bowl using the latest technology…a Wii game system! Now they can continue to play this much-loved game, without having to lift a heavy bowling ball. Plus, they will be able to bowl...

This three-month before-school program stressed the education of our students, parents, staff, senior citizens and community businesses about wellness, health and exercise. The Rise & Shine program provided opportunity for our community to be physically fit by walking the...

Championed by Jennifer Rocca at BHS, the Brookfield Education Foundation has funded the “One Town, One Read” author visit of the book My Dear Hamilton. The book is a work of historical fiction but is based off of the...

A community mini-grant allowed a local Girl Scout troop make 35 pillowcases for Connecticut Children’s Hospital in Hartford. Championed by a member of Girl Scout Troop 50742, the girls spent a day learning how to measure, cut, pin, sew...

A Brookfield Education Foundation major grant has funded a program providing parenting classes to the Brookfield community. “Parenting the Positive Discipline Way” has supported training and certification for up to 36 people, enabling the attendees to then facilitate their...

A Brookfield High School student, through a grant funded by the Brookfield Education Foundation, will create a String Ensemble that will initially exist through the current concert band program as a supporting section but also as an individual chamber...

A BEF mini-grant will allow the Brookfield Library to present “Inside Emily Dickinson: Her Poetry and Her Life”. Created and performed by actress Ginger Grace, this inspiring biographical portrait is based on the letters, life stories and poems of...

A mini-grant has funded a program at Brookfield High School by speaker Allyson Pereira for female students and their parents on the negative consequences of sexting. This program aims to create an open dialogue among families, students, and the...

The Brookfield Education Foundation awarded a major grant to Whisconier Middle School’s “Summer Experiences Through Reading”. Championed by Library Media Specialist Sue Crean, this amazing program will give struggling and reluctant readers a positive summer reading experience by linking...

One of the Brookfield Education Foundation’s most recent grants was for the Whisconier Middle School World Drumming Program. Through this initiative, grant champion and WMS music teacher Leah Grace is both creating a stimulating music experience and introducing her...

The Brookfield Education Foundation awarded a major grant to Whisconier Middle School’s “Summer Experiences Through Reading”. Championed by Library Media Specialist Sue Crean, this amazing program will give struggling and reluctant readers a positive summer reading experience by linking...

Grant champion and music teacher Margaret Fitzgerald was awarded a BEF major grant to fund a program spread across the music departments of Center Elementary School, Huckleberry Hill Elementary and Whisconier Middle School. The Music Department will receive funding...

Students at Whisconier Middle School will find searching for books at the school library easier, thanks to a BEF mini grant funding a dedicated book search area. Championed by 21st Century Skills teacher Sue Crean, the project both facilitates...

Fourth graders at Huckleberry Hill Elementary School have added a creative layer to their literary productions thanks to a mini-grant from the Brookfield Education Foundation. Championed by teacher Lee Morgan, the grant allowed for the purchase of costumes and...

A major community grant will provide an opportunity to learn about both Brookfield’s past and contemporary American craft with the creation of a piece of monumental public art. Headed by the Brookfield Center, under the guidance of artist-in-residence Peter...

Preschoolers at Prince of Peace Nursery School will be introduced to a foreign language, thanks to a major grant from the Brookfield Education Foundation. The Spanish Program will provide the students with a diverse learning experience, incorporating both the...

A mini-grant has allowed the funding of the Brookfield Library’s “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” project. This early literacy, self-paced program encourages parents to read to their children from infancy throughout the toddler and preschool years, helping to develop literacy...

Center Elementary School was the recipient of a major grant for the Library iPod Program. Headed by CES librarian Joyce Zaldo, the project provides funding for 20 iPods and 50 audiobooks, allowing emerging readers audio feedback as they read....

A BEF major grant to the Brookfield High School will help educate students on remaining safe in the digital age. Championed by BHS assistant principal Sue Griffin, the program will be presented to both students and the Brookfield community,...

A mini grant will enable Center School teachers to help regular and special education students meet or exceed grade level expectations in reading through the Seeing Stars program. This project teaches children how to visualize the identity, number and...

A community mini-grant funded an educational camp that bridged cultures by teaching youth to think and learn on a global scale. Championed by Brookfield teens Adonai Sebastian and Hannah Lyon, this summer camp explored traditional dress, food and customs...

A major grant by the Brookfield Education Foundation allowed teachers at Brookfield High School to engage in a program designed to foster team building, leadership skills, problem solving, and innovation. Championed by BHS principal Joseph Palumbo, the project aims...

The Brookfield Library is hosting “Health, Wealth, Happiness and Humor: A Four-Part Series Especially for Women” funded partially by a BEF mini-grant. This series targets the often-ignored demographic of women over 45, providing timely and invaluable information encompassing a...

A mini grant to Huckleberry Hill Elementary will fund a consortium of reading staff, special education staff, and a representative from the university community to promote the exploration of new ideas and promising practices in fluency assessment, materials and...

A major grant awarded to Whisconier Middle School allowed for the implementation of “Unified Theater”, a national program that teaches leadership and inclusion through the arts. Championed by paraprofessional Julie Oakley, this project involved students of all abilities working...

A major grant by the BEF has been awarded for the creation of the Brookfield High School Writing Center. Championed by BHS teachers Michael Smith, Erin Dillon, Liz Spencer, Trish O’Connor, and Carol Zinser, this project will allow individualized...

Brookfield High School is the recipient of a Brookfield Education Foundation major grant for the creation of a school store. Championed by Marketing Teacher Teresa Brooks, this funding will allow business and marketing students the opportunity to apply knowledge...

The Brookfield Library has received a mini-grant to fund a presentation by columnist, oral historian and three-time Iditarod participant Karen Land. This program will explore the history of the Iditarod Dog Race, as well as the culture and will...

This literacy initiative will bring the entire school community together around the presentation of several different cultural versions of the story “Cinderella”. Using a blended curriculum of literacy, art, music and theater, the program aims to promote text comprehension,...

This mini-grant provided funding for the Brookfield Senior Center’s “Sharps and Flats” musical group. Under the direction of coordinator Rita Zullo-Lubinhis innovative group looks to enhance music education and appreciation for the entire community. Click here to enjoy a...