This multi-sensory method of teaching reading and writing skills helps provide the foundation for life-long literacy for all students. This major grant enables the implementation of the Wilson’s language basics foundations program at Center Elementary School. Grant requested by...

The five surrounding towns of Candlewood Lake will participate in a “one book, one lake” summer program, using A Walk in The Woods. The project will involve outreach to community organizations including scouting groups, the Historical Society, the Senior...

Students can hear books by using a device called Playaways. These small machines are similar to books on tape. Grant requested by, Maureen Fitzpatrick, Huckleberry Hill Elementary School

Children will earn items for the Brookfield Food Bank by reading books. This will allow students to maintain or improve reading skills during school vacation months, while learning how their efforts can directly benefit others. Grant requested by Mary...

The Brookfield Education Foundation will contribute matching funds to renovate the Brookfield Historical Society Blacksmith Shop. This renovation will be part of a major renovation of the Gurski Farm property. The blacksmith shop will house year round education programs...

Brookfield ACTS Inc. has received a mini-grant for “The Tina Meier Story”. Championed by members Angela Haselwood and Gary Gramling, this program will feature presentations to the 7th and 8th graders of Whisconier Middle School by nationally recognized speaker...

In memory of our fellow board member, the first Joseph E. Baker Memorial Grant has been awarded for the creation of a collection of books pertaining to flight and aviation. These books will be available, in age-appropriate formats, at...

Funding was provided to two third grade classrooms for the provision of male-oriented reading materials, with the goal of narrowing the gender gap in reading skills that becomes evident in third grade and continues through high school. Grant requested...

The Brookfield Education Foundation has awarded a major grant to a joint venture of the Brookfield PTO and Brookfield ACTS Inc. for “The Race to Nowhere”, a documentary exploring the burgeoning stressors on students, educators, and parents. Under the...

A major grant has been awarded for the “Robotics Training Platform” program. This project, open to all 13 to 18 year-old students in Brookfield and the surrounding communities, will allow young adults to create a usable robotics training platform,...

Twenty-eight volunteers – senior citizens, parents and high school students – will enhance the learning of developing readers and writers. Each trained volunteer will spend an hour a week inviting one child into the world of books and written...

A major grant has been awarded for the funding of the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator for students. This program will be implemented to all 8th graders at Whisconier and will assist students, teachers, and parents in academic and career planning....

The BEF has awarded a mini-grant for a program offering creative problem solving methods for algebra and pre-algebra students at Whisconier Middle School. This program aims to increase motivation and understanding by relating math concepts to the students’ everyday...

This program will be used by the guidance counselors at Whisconier Middle School. It helps develop the “whole child”, and works to help adolescents navigate through the many twists and turns in the road to adulthood. Grant requested by...

The Prince of Peach nursery school will be exploring an outdoor science investigation program, using this mini-grant. This program is designed to encourage young students to develop a love for science and exploration of the world around them. Children...

The Testing and Education Reference Center (TERC) is an on-line resource for a wide range of practice tests such as AP classes, SAT, PRAXIS, civil service, GRE, and military. It also has career search and scholarship information, and information...

Rachel Scott died during the Columbine High School massacre. She wanted to stimulate a positive change in the way students treat one another. Rachel believed that one act of kindness could start a chain reaction. This program will continue...

This mini-grant provided for a skill toy program as part of the Brookfield Library’s summer reading program for tweens and teens. This interactive program engages young adults in creative, self-directed play, with hands-on participation appealing to a wider audience...

Eighth grade students will have the opportunity to build their own acoustical guitars in Technology Education. This will allow students to learn the terminology and techniques focused on many of the specialized processes required to complete their own personal...

A mini-grant to Whisconier Middle School will allow for the implementation of the program “Victim-Proof Your School”. This bullying prevention project helps empower students to develop victim-proof skills. It also educates staff in techniques that reduce bullying, while enhancing...

Like the old days of listening to the radio, this program helps students learn to listen better. Grant requested by Nancy Power, Whisconier Middle School

A major grant was given to start-up “Bobcat Cleaners”, a dry cleaning business that will be run by students in the Life Skills Program at Brookfield High School. This endeavor into a real-life business situation will enable students in...

The kindergarten students at CES received ant colonies and worm farms as part of the BEF Mini-Grant program, allowing science to come alive for them as they directly observe the ant and worm behaviors and develop their sense of...

Innovative technology will be helping first graders learn from their work and other work. A visual presenter is a color video camera mounted on a moveable arm that is positioned over a large base on which objects can be...

The Anti Defamation League’s anti-name calling, bullying and harassment program – Names Can Really Hurt Us – was brought back to Brookfield High School for a second year. McCaffrey Real Estate provided a matching grant to raise funds for...

This grant provided initial funding for a school-wide teen leadership program at Brookfield High School. This program helps teachers implement strategies to develop teen leaders in their classrooms daily. “You can’t capture a kid’s mind until you have their...

Two actors from the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Artist-in-Residence program will hold a ½ day workshop for 5th and 6th grade humanities students. Students will explore the social and historical contexts for Shakespeare’s plays in a learning environment similar to...

The IRIS scanning pen for enhancing special reading instruction will help students who struggle with reading. Grant requested by Tamara Priestley and Laurie Iovanno, Whisconier Middle School

Respect for one another is a focal point for Huckleberry Hill Elementary School. “Every teacher is committed to promoting respect within classrooms and the school community. Respect needs to be seen not only in actions but in words, from...

All Brookfield High School students read the book The Old Country, by Mordecai Gerstein, during the summer of 2005. This mini-grant contributed to bringing Mr. Gerstein to Brookfield, where he led discussions and activities designed to engage the entire...

Twelve EKHO Heart-Rate Monitors are being used by the 7th and 8th grade students in the physical education classes. Students are informing their exercise through immediate feedback regarding their individual heart rates. Grant requested by Jeremy Kasack, Whisconier Middle...

A group of ambitious Brookfield High School students have decided to launch a new community service group at the school. Key Club, the youth division of Kiwanis International, has been a part of student life at Danbury High for...

In 2004, Goodrich was consolidating their Shelton facility. A Brookfield resident who is a Goodrich employee contacted BEF, offering a donation of 13 “gently used” lab tables. The school district welcomed the donation.