Above: Transcend"Artists" Project Grant to FHS Art Teacher Extraordinare Jane Baker, 2020
Trancendartists – A Mindful Approach to Naturalist Studies – Jane Baker full funding: $9192
FHS Art and English students, as well as all Teaticket Elementary second grade students, learned about the literary and artistic figures associated with the transcendentalist movement and the role of human presence in the natural world. Students went on field trips to Beebe Woods and Peterson Farm, Teaticket Park, the Fruitlands, and the Peabody Essex Museum to gather and apply information for their creative writing, artwork and scientific notes. Additionally, a mindfulness component helped students connect even more with their natural surroundings. Students worked with a professional writer, a naturalist, and a yoga teacher. FEF funds paid for art supplies, admission costs, transportation, and fees for speakers.
Trancendartists – A Mindful Approach to Naturalist Studies – Jane Baker full funding: $9192
FHS Art and English students, as well as all Teaticket Elementary second grade students, learned about the literary and artistic figures associated with the transcendentalist movement and the role of human presence in the natural world. Students went on field trips to Beebe Woods and Peterson Farm, Teaticket Park, the Fruitlands, and the Peabody Essex Museum to gather and apply information for their creative writing, artwork and scientific notes. Additionally, a mindfulness component helped students connect even more with their natural surroundings. Students worked with a professional writer, a naturalist, and a yoga teacher. FEF funds paid for art supplies, admission costs, transportation, and fees for speakers.
Grantmaking in Our Community
Since 2005, FEF has supported innovative projects that enhance teaching and learning in the Falmouth Public Schools through competitive grant-making programs Grants are for classroom activities, projects and/or staff development. Our four types of grants, new projects, continuing projects, mini-grants, and partnership grants have ranged from single classroom projects to district-wide initiatives, often with community partners, and have impacted all schools, all grades, and all disciplines. In spring 2019, the Foundation surpassed $1M in total funding to Falmouth educators.
Thirty-two new and continuing project grants have been awarded for the 2020-21 academic year, 14 for continuing projects and 18 for new projects, for a total of $107,791. Applications were submitted from every school in Falmouth, with seven representing collaborations among schools. In spite of the hardships of teaching and working from home, teachers submitted superb project applications.
Since 2005, FEF has supported innovative projects that enhance teaching and learning in the Falmouth Public Schools through competitive grant-making programs Grants are for classroom activities, projects and/or staff development. Our four types of grants, new projects, continuing projects, mini-grants, and partnership grants have ranged from single classroom projects to district-wide initiatives, often with community partners, and have impacted all schools, all grades, and all disciplines. In spring 2019, the Foundation surpassed $1M in total funding to Falmouth educators.
Thirty-two new and continuing project grants have been awarded for the 2020-21 academic year, 14 for continuing projects and 18 for new projects, for a total of $107,791. Applications were submitted from every school in Falmouth, with seven representing collaborations among schools. In spite of the hardships of teaching and working from home, teachers submitted superb project applications.
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FEF Grant Programs
Project Grants The application deadline for both new project grants and the continuing project grants is April 1, 2021. Grants are awarded in mid-May.
Teacher Opportunity Mini-Grants Mini-grants are awarded on a rolling basis to help cover the cost of unexpected educational opportunities that impact learning. Applications are reviewed and grants awarded throughout the school year, September 1 through May 15 and are limited to $300 per grant. Given the challenges facing our students this spring and summer, however, mini grants will be available to teachers throughout the summer. Click here for the mini-grant application. Partnership Grants On occasion and depending on available resources, FEF may consider a third type of request outside the normal grant cycle. FEF Partnership Grants serve an identified need, have broad impact, are supported and promoted by the Superintendent of Schools, and include some form of “partnership contribution” from the FPS. For more information on the Partnership grant program, contact Meghan Buckley, mbuckley.fef@gmail.com Ellen Barol Student Impact Grants A new program that began in January 2020, Ellen Barol Student Impact Grants will be awarded to Falmouth public school students who want to make a difference in their schools or communities. The grants will be awarded on a rolling basis awarded throughout the school year and are up to $300. The service activity for which the grant is awarded should positively impact the students’ school or community, must be guided by a teacher and supported by the principal from the students’ school, and include at least two students as co-applicants. If interested in applying, please click on the following link: Student Impact Grants |
Project Grants Archive
Click on each year to learn more about the work the Foundation has enabled since its inception. 
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