EGEF in the News

2011 EGEF grant recipient receives prestigious fellowship

Fourth Graders, Seniors Share Stories, Friendship

East Greenwich Patch
Friday, 06-17-11

Senior Buddies, Singing Students & Environmental Awareness at Eldredge Elementary

On Thursday afternoon the gym at Eldredge School was buzzing with excitement of young and old as fourth graders first treated some residents of Greenwich Bay Manor to lunch and then performed a play for both their parents and the seniors.

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EG Education Foundation Awards Five New Grants

By JEFF STEVENS, East Greenwich Patch
Thursday, 05-12-11

The East Greenwich Education Foundation announced five grant recipients for the school year starting in September, three of them to science teachers at the high school. Click here to view the full article on East Greenwich Patch.

Martial Arts Demo Part of Cole's Lesson Plan
By JEFF STEVENS, East Greenwich Patch
Thursday, 03-24-11

An East Greenwich Education Foundation Grant funds a presentation on the origins of Japanese Samurai Warrior Culture to complement the 8th Grade Social Studies curriculum

Dan Seger, a social studies teach at Cole Junior High School wanted something out of the ordinary to help bring his lessons on Eastern Culture to life. He found it through the Black Ships Festival when they recommended a martial arts Trainer named Adam Mitchell.

EG Education Foundation Announces Grants Winners
By ELIZABETH F. McNAMARA, my02818
Wednesday, 07-28-2010

Science labs at the high school expanding student's biotech skills
BY ABBY FOX, The East Greenwich Pendulum
(April 15, 2010) - Residents wondering if the school bond they voted for in 2008, for new $3 million science labs at East Greenwich High School, among other things, has changed science learning, the school would say to see what’s going on in Nicholas Rath’s upper-level biotechnology class. Last Thursday, students were testing food to see if it had GMOs, or genetically modified organisms.

Meadowbrook Learning Garden Garners Master Gardener Designation
The URI Master Gardener Association (URI MGA) has designated the Meadowbrook Learning Garden an official Community Project, opening up access to resources that will greatly enhance the sustainability of the school-based garden. (View article on www.my02818.com).

EGEF Fundraiser Meets Goal
(March 10, 2010 on www.my02818.com) More than 100 East Greenwich residents turned out for Saturday’s "Ocean's 18" Monte Carlo Night Benefit for the East Greenwich Education Foundation Saturday night at the Varnum Armory.

Eldredge Students Demonstrate Fluency With Robotics
(The East Greenwich Pendulum, Thursday, December 24, 2009) Last Thursday was an intense, nerve-wracking day for the 16 or so Eldredge Elementary School students competing in a robotics competition, organized by librarian Phyllis Humphrey and fifth-grade Janet Rufful, both of whom received a grant this year from the East Greenwich Education Foundation to incorporate robotics into the classroom.

EG Education Foundation Announces Grant Winners
(www.my02818.com, September 4, 2009) - Eight months after its inception, the East Greenwich Education Foundation announced the first seven winners of grant awards on Thursday afternoon. Grants include everything from a Learning Garden at Meadowbrook Elementary to a biotech “Thermal Cycler” at the high school to enhanced Rooster Book Awards at Hanaford.

EG Foundation Meets Fundraising Goal
(The East Greenwich Pendulum, Thursday, July 18, 2009) - The East Greenwich Education Foundation met its fundraising goal of $50,000 in early July, reported President Jack Sommer.

Twenty Teachers Apply for Grants from Foundation
(The North East Independent, June 11, 2009) - The East Greenwich Education Foundation is only approaching its first grant cycle, but local teachers are already looking toward the endowment as a resource to bring innovative program ideas into the classroom.

Group Creating Fund to Assist School Needs
(The North East Independent, June 5, 2008) - The School Department Finance Committee announced its plans to form an East Greenwich Education Foundation on Tuesday, saying that the plan is a way to supplement funding for programs in the school district.

Striving for Excellence and Innovation in Education, EGEF Charges Forward
(East Greenwich Magazine, May 2009) - When it comes to the town’s education budget, it seems clear that cuts will have to be made now and in the future. What is necessary and what is expendable? A core group of citizens have come together to launch the East Greenwich Education Foundation to make sure that there will always be funding available for innovative educational programs in our town, no matter what the future holds for government budgets. EGEF President Jack Sommer talks with the magazine about the Foundation, its plans, goals and how to get involved and make a difference in our children’s educations.

Tight Budget Makes Schools Look Elsewhere
(The East Greenwich Pendulum, Thursday, May 14, 2009) - The June 1 deadline for teachers to submit funding applications to the East Greenwich Education Foundation, to pursue teaching projects that go beyond the scope of the regular curriculum, is almost here.

EG Foundation Seeks Funding to Improve Public Education
(The East Greenwich Pendulum, May 14, 2009) - Parents and supporters of local public education have good reason to feel more optimistic than ever about the quest for excellence in our town schools.

EG Parents Hope to Fund New Technology, Innovation
(The North East Independent, April 14, 2009) - Though the school district’s budget is in dire straits according to town officials, local parents are hoping to help make ends meet with the recent launch of the East Greenwich Education Foundation.

Foundation Finds Creative Ways to Fund EG Schools
(The East Greenwich Pendulum, Thursday, April 2, 2009) - Teachers who want to do something new in the classroom that the school district budget can’t afford to fund are now encouraged to propose their ideas -- and someone in the community will be there to pay for them.