The BEF funded a pivotal aspect of the newly established French American Exchange program, allowing forty-two Brookfield 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students, along with five chaperones, to embark on an enriching journey to France. This trip included a...
The Brookfield Education Foundation awarded a grant to the Brookfield Senior Center for the “Current Issues with Art Gottlieb” series. Championed by Program Coordinator Amy Diezemann, this initiative will offer the senior community six discussion sessions on the nation’s...
The BEF recently awarded a grant to the Brookfield Senior Center for the “Climate, Earth, Environment” program. Championed by Program Coordinator Amy Diezemann, this four-part lecture series on Climate, our Earth, and the Environment will be conducted by Dr....
The Brookfield Education Foundation awarded a grant to Brookfield Parks & Recreation for the “Superpower Strategies for Single Parents and Kids” program. Taught by Kelly Viera, the program consists of 8 classes designed to help single parents and kids...
July 2019 Standing Desk Construction Initiative Championed by Benjamin Bogues from Boy Scout Troop 5 the Brookfield Education Foundation funded the Standing Desks Program. Standing desks help engage students with certain accommodations or disabilities related to trouble focusing...
A major grant is bringing in local teen groups to set up interactive displays and host conversations open to the public around a variety of topics relevant to the community. The grant is funding training for the student participants...
A major grant to the Brookfield Senior Center will assist the Brookfield Senior and disabled community in the appropriate selection of their annual Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. By educating the community through careful guidance and selection, seniors...
The Brookfield Career and Technical Education department developed a program that allows students to start and run their own business and use the profits to help support their participating clubs. Through the purchase of a Laser Engraver/Cutter, students will...
The Brookfield Education Foundation has awarded a mini-grant to Whisconier Middle School for the innovative “Breakout EDU”. Championed by Media Specialist Sue Crean, this program combines problem solving with teamwork and technology by requiring students to gather information and...
A major grant helped Brookfield CARES bring acclaimed writer, comedian, and mental health activist Kevin Breel to Brookfield High School. Kevin Breel addresses his personal struggle with depression in an engaging manner, encouraging the young audience members to advocate...
A major grant has provided funding for an Online Personal Finance course at Brookfield High School. The first ever online learning course at BHS, this program was championed by School-to-Career coordinator Sue Troupe. Supplementing a CT state grant, the...
Brookfield CARES was awarded a major grant to support the start up costs for the professional facilitation for its Hope and Support Group. This is a newly formed support group for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of adolescents and...
A major grant has provided funding for an Online Personal Finance course at Brookfield High School. The first ever online learning course at BHS, this program was championed by School-to-Career coordinator Sue Troupe. Supplementing a CT state grant, the...
A major grant is enabling Whisconier Middle School teachers to proactively teach students about bullying. This topic of growing concern has evolved from discussions with teachers, students, guidance counselors and health educators. This vital dialogue is especially important for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 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 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 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...