Updates

Continuing Scholars Awards Granted: Winter 2019

March 11, 2019

This winter AEF awarded two Continuing Scholar Awards to Arlington educators:

Sonya Connelly, a math coach at Thompson Elementary School, will attend a week-long workshop at the Mount Holyoke College Mathematics Leadership Summer Institute for Coaches where she will focus on the essential pedagogical issues of math coaching.

Hannah Borden, clinical social worker at Pierce Elementary School, will attend the Embodied Leadership Facilitator Program at JourneyDance in Mexico where she will work to develop specific leadership skills in the areas of emotional and social health.

The next application deadline for Continuing Scholar Awards is Friday, April 26, 2019.

AEF’s Youngest Fundraiser

January 29, 2019

Maggie Aloisi, an Arlington 6th grader with a huge heart and a ton of passion, is AEF’s youngest fundraiser. Through t-shirt sales she is increasing awareness about dyslexia and has raised nearly $800 for AEF!

2018 Grant Highlights Video

December 28, 2018

Thank you, Arlington community! This video highlights a few recent grants the Arlington Education Foundation has provided with your support. We rely on community donations for providing over $100,000 in grant funding each year to innovative Arlington educators. We appreciate your continued support.

AEF awards over $22,000 in grants

December 23, 2018

The Arlington Education Foundation (AEF) has completed its fall grants cycle and has awarded a total of $22,434 in two grant categories, Innovations in Education and the Continuing Scholar Award.

Grant Highlight: Fun and Games with Math

December 8, 2018

The Gibbs math teachers received a grant for a school-wide set math games. Specifically, these mathematics games were chosen due to their distinctive alignment with the 6th grade Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics.

Project-based learning comes to life

October 24, 2018

Arlington Education Foundation has partnered with the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation and the Arlington Public Schools to bring project-based learning to life at the Gibbs School with the installation of a media wall.