Bedford Education Foundation
Bedford, MA


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BEF Dollars At Work


Grants funded by the BEF 2008-2011

Enterprise Grants (> $500):
High School
To honor dedication of new building, four SMARTboard scanners were funded.
Science Department laptop funded to enhance learning through website design, internet communication, and podcasts.
Robotics League Kit
Wilson Language System

Davis School
Portable science laboratory equipment to enhance the scientific experience at Cattails Corner---FUNDED by Fujifilm
Herb and Vegetable Garden---FUNDED by Fujifilm
Sympodium smartboard---FUNDED by PROGRESS SOFTWARE
Audubon Guides for Second Grade visit to Great Meadows (funded for three years)

Lane School
Machines Kept Simple---Classroom kits, Teacher guides
Native American Three Sisters Garden Project---FUNDED by Fujifilm
12 Flip UltraHD Camcorders for social studies documentaries
7 GPS sytems for geocacheing
Virtual Simple Machines software
SMARTBoard for third grade classroom
Personal copies of novels for students
LCD projector

JGMS
High Touch High Tech MIT Presentation
Bone Clones early human models for 7th grade social studies curriculum
Senteo Interactive Response Systems---FUNDED by PROGRESS SOFTWARE

Initiative Grants (< $500):
High School
  1. The school store received funding and a loan for this start-up initiative.
  2. Kurzweil reading scanner
  3. Honorarium to fund a visit from poet laureate Robert Pinksy
  4. Digital camera for the yearbook
  5. "Read Naturally" CD to improve reading fluency
  6. 1 Vernier Science Labquest device
  7. Subscription for the Financial Times online
  8. RISE classroom materials
  9. French Literature Library
  10. Kindle reader and book downloads
  11. Engineering class investigation tools
  12. MP3 Players and Headphones for Learning Center

Middle School
  1. Magic Bullet Blenders
  2. Bananagram word games (7)
  3. Support for the Accept the Challenge Initiative
  4. Scholarships to attend the Boston Lyric Opera
  5. On-site interactive Shakespeare performance
  6. Total Physical Response Language Fluency Program
  7. Books for after school book club
  8. Support for the implementation of JGMS 21st century curiculum initiatives by purchase of:
    1. Body socks
    2. World drumming instruments
    3. Badminton equipment

Lane School
  1. Three flip video cameras for the computer lab
  2. World map
  3. Bedford postcards for a nationwide postcard exchange
  4. Study Island Math skills development software
  5. GPS Units for geocoding
  6. Physical Education heart monitors
  7. Verbalization/Visualization DVD's

Davis School
  1. SMARTBoard Software
  2. Webcams
  3. Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for our Youngest Children
  4. Funding for an Audubon guide to support the science curriculum
  5. Word Works curriculum development materials
  6. Science Observations centers
  7. Photo books for emergent readers