Our 2024 grant award cycle is open and we want you to apply!
The purpose of the Natick Education Foundation is to provide to the public schools of Natick the resources (in the form of grants) necessary to enhance the curriculum, programs, and services necessary beyond which is supported in the annual school budget. Grant awards vary from $500-$5,000. Grant applicants can be teachers, students, department heads, or principals. Grant projects can be designed to serve a classroom, an educator’s professional passions, a department need, a building community, or a need across the entire district.
Timeline
GRANT APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY 8 - MARCH 1, 2024
GRANTS SELECTED: MARCH 22, 2024
FUNDS AVAILABLE: APRIL, 2024
Innovation in Teaching and Learning Grants: Successful grants seek to provide innovative, hands-on, experience-based opportunities for students. They are designed to enhance the existing NPS curriculum, classrooms, or school communities. Grants may seek to support meeting the diverse needs of students through differentiation or inclusive environments.
Examples of past Innovation in Teaching and Learning grants:
Pre-K / Elementary School Grants
Clay Studio Materials - Ben Hem
Student-Led Store PBL - Johnson
Social Issues Book Club- Brown
Sensory Path - Natick Pre-School
Middle School Level Grants
Creating Music with Technology - Kennedy
Everyone can Engineer - Wilson
High School Grants
Equity Rocks Garden
Microbit Programmable Devices
Lego Robotics Team Equipment
Nook Ebooks
Teacher Professional Rejuvenation and Development Grants: Successful grants seek to support educators in their professional growth, pursuit, or passion. This can include teachers attending training, taking part in hands-on learning opportunities, participating in immersive experiences, or building cultural proficiency. Grant awardees should articulate how this professional learning or rejuvenation will support their professional work within NPS and have a plan to share their learning or experiences with their colleagues and/or students. Travel expenses can be included. Examples:
Elementary teacher travels to historical location to build an in-depth understanding of time period they teach
Fine arts teacher hones their craft at a week-long art camp residency
Dept. members attend a national conference