current grants
2020 - 2021 School Year
Grants awarded by Marshfield Education Foundation for the 2020-2021 school year include:
Social Emotional Learning Expansion of the Fitness Room
Furnace Brook Middle School
Applicants: Sarah Newcomb-Baker, Scott Madden, Salvatore Reale, Ryan King, John Sawyer
Amount Awarded: $8854
Students at Furnace Brook Middle School will be given an improved visual and physical experience in the fitness room during their middle school physical education years through with the expanded variety of activities that can be offered in this teaching space partially provided by high school students in the On-site Construction class.
New Engineering Career Pathway
Marshfield High School
Applicants: Salvatore Reale
Amount Awarded: $6200
This project directly correlates to the new engineering pathway being written at the high school level and will give students opportunities to work with 21st-century tools and machines.
Project-Based Math
Furnace Brook Middle School
Applicant: Christine Fortin
Amount Awarded: $400
This grant will provide supplies for a new Project-Based Math class that will be taught starting the fall of 2020, which will connect the real world to the classroom and allow all students of all levels to explore and learn about math in a hands-on student-centered approach.
Music Production/Recording Equipment
Marshfield High School
Applicant: David Kaminski
Amount Awarded: $7211
Purchase of equipment to turn MHS’ existing music theory lab into one that can properly support the Music Production/Recording class for 2020-2021.
School Nurse Wellness Promotion: Having fun while learning healthy habits
District wide
Applicant: Carolyn Mudge and nurses from all schools
Amount Awarded: $5622
Wellness impacts learning, therefore, this grant will allow nurses to promote healthy habits and nutrition, safety awareness, and physical activity within their school community resulting in a positive influence on a student’s academic performance and social-emotional learning.
Innovation Station: From Trash to Treasure
Furnace Brook Middle School
Applicants: Brie Gaffney and Meegan Molander
Amount Awarded: $5210
The Glowforge 3D laser printer will not only enhance our technology curriculum and resources but also allow for more student creation, design, and innovation.
Fit Trail
Governor Winslow School
Applicants: Dawn Backlund, Mark Talacci and Sean Jackson
Amount Awarded: $25,925
This grant will create a GWS Fit Trail that would directly impact Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), enhance existing curriculum for all grade levels, and continue to build an understanding of the Fitness For Life Philosophy in a natural setting where students, staff, the Marshfield community, and people from surrounding areas are able to take advantage of the unique animals, flora, and fauna the Governor Winslow School campus has to offer.
Clay Extruder
Marshfield High School
Applicants: Zoey Chapin and Michelle Almeida
Amount Awarded: $1154
As the ceramics program at Marshfield High School grows, a clay extruder and heat guns will enable students to explore coil building in clay for years to come.
Marshfield High School Interactive Kiosk
Marshfield High School
Applicants: Meg Hutchinson and the students of Intro to Markerspace
Amount Awarded: $1850
The MHS Interactive Kiosk will be used to show useful and relevant information (such as the school map, announcements, information about staff, sports/clubs, etc.) to the students of Marshfield High School using an interactive screen that will be accessible to all students on every floor of the building.
Flip the Page Friday
Martinson Elementary School
Applicants: Megan Holdgate and Chantal Frenette
Amount Awarded: $6500
Flip the Page Friday will allow all teachers to purchase new books each month using current recommendations and “Book Talks” shared by 5th graders.
Drumming For Fitness
Marshfield High School
Applicants: Jeffrey Burton, Marybeth Battis, Wendy Wheaton, Gwen Marchand, Greg Levings, Jim Antosca
Amount Awarded: $1007
Pound Fitness Workout - By using weighted drumsticks, we will increase enthusiasm and excitement for incorporating fitness into our students’ lives.
Promoting Biliteracy for English Language Learners
District wide
Applicants: Mary Bradshaw, Amy Laputz, Joann Bohorquez
Amount Awarded: $400
The goal of this project is to provide literacy-rich resources in the homes of English Learners to support English acquisition and to reward language proficiency in a language that may not be offered by the World Language Department of MPSD.
See & Share
Elementary Schools
Applicants: Cheryl Gleason, Blake Doyle and John Cooke
Amount Awarded: $4774
Bringing 360-degree video cameras to all of our elementary schools will enable us to take our VR/AR carts beyond consumption to the next level of creation by students and staff
!Bailemos!
Marshfield High School
Applicant: Maura Bulman
Amount Awarded: $5100
The goal of this project is to teach the Spanish language, history and culture through an authentic instructional dance workshop with native Spanish speakers and dancers.
Innovation Station: Increasing Learning and Student Engagement through Virtual Reality
Furnace Brook Middle School
Applicants: Elizabeth Zimmer, Brie Gaffney, Joe Nalen, Meegan Molander, Sean Baldwin, Ed Boudreau, Aimee Shanahan-Belisle, Kim Delaney
Amount Awarded: $29,800
By applying augmented and virtual reality into the classroom, teachers can improve student engagement and academic achievement by tapping into their senses so they can see, hear, and ‘feel’ and these experiences will change the way students learn.
Loans That Change Lives
Marshfield High School
Applicants: Ashley Stanford, Jeremey Stanford, Megan Ford, Paula Minchello
Amount Awarded: $750
This grant will provide finance students the opportunity to research and award loans to borrowers in third world countries to start or grow their own businesses while also increasing their knowledge and understanding of social responsibility and having an impact across the globe.
2019 - 2020 School Year
Grants awarded by Marshfield Education Foundation for the 2019-2020 school year include:
Beyond Walls
GWS
Applicants: Dawn Backlund and Mark Talacci
Amount Awarded: $7,669
This grant would create an Outdoor Classroom at the GWS, where there would be natural seating and tables, clipboards for writing, portable wifi for students to access the curriculum outside the building. Students can also access this space for quiet play during recess. The community may access this space outside of the school day.
Bacon Book Club
FBMS
Applicants: Caroline Bacon
Amount Awarded: $750
This grant would supplement the further development of a classroom library of free choice books to support the class assignment to build a love of reading via “The Bacon Book Club.”
Timeless Learning with Sundials
SRS
Applicants: Donna Brady, Bariyyah Lawrence, Kim Pollard, & Jennifer Love
Amount Awarded: $4,500
In order to address different types of learning and play on the SRS playground and garden, a large, permanent “human” sundial would offer students a hands-on opportunity to learn science, technology, and engineering as well as apply mathematical concepts to comprehensively explain the natural world around them.
Design and Construction
MHS Grades 10-12
Applicants: Tom Greland
Amount Awarded: $2,500
This grant will fund materials to be used for a student designed and fabricated modular shed that can be displayed (and sold) at the annual Tech Fair.
Ukuleles
GWS
Applicants: Anne Kelton
Amount Awarded: $2,155
Governor Winslow School students will discover that ukuleles can play harmonies/chords to accompany the melodies that they play and sing every day.
Education through Exploration: Immersion with Augmented and Virtual Reality
Elementary
Applicants: Christine Lusardi, John Cooke, Cheryl Gleason, Annie Violissi, Stacey Steinbergher, Katy White, Peter Van Buskirk, Jen Fiorentino, & Pam Habel
Amount Awarded: $41,990
AR/VR allows teachers to host virtual field trips in a variety of environments, sparking interest in subject matter and boosting overall engagement, therefore, improving scholastic performance.
Future Ready by Design: Makerspace yr2
MHS
Applicants: Aimee McAlpine, Bob Keuther, & Nancy Mullen
Amount Awarded: $4,538
A makerspace at MHS will support the mission of ensuring students develop and enhance communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity skills by employing the design process across all content areas and promoting a culture of “making” throughout the school.
We’ve Got a Book for You: Collaborative Literacy Resource!
DWS
Applicants: Marilyn McBride, Cynthia Bergamesca, Adrienne Robatzek, Christina Karis, Ali Mandile, Beth Farrell, Cindy Firth, & Nicole Mastrangelo
Amount Awarded: $11,650
As our district moves from implementing to sustaining the Reader’s Workshop Model for ELA and Social-Emotional Learning initiatives, this project provides ALL DWS Administrators, Teachers, Therapists, Specialists and Title One Tutors a collaborative area filled with necessary instructional resources that will provide engaging literacy experiences for our students.
Literary Resources for the English Language Learners (ELL)
MES
Applicants: Eileen Murphy, Mary Bradshaw, Amy Laputz
Amount Awarded: $869
As the English Language Learner (ELL) population continues to grow in the Marshfield Public schools, we seek to provide literacy-rich resources in the homes of ELLs. Our goal is to support students and families in acquiring English while maintaining their native language.
Full STEAM ahead with Robotics
Elementary
Applicants: Cheryl Gleason, John Cooke, & Blake Doyle
Amount Awarded: $16,028
Integrate coding and robotics into ALL elementary classes by piloting three different robotics/coding platforms.
Animal School: Differences, not Disabilities
K-EWS
Applicants: Annemarie Violissi, Jessica Egelstrom, Regina DiMascio, Erika Joyal, Carolyn Magowan, & Kathleen Nielsen
Amount Awarded: $1,511
Using the theme The Animal School by George H. Reavis, the EWS PTO staff will host a fair that will teach students about neuro-diversity (brain-based diagnosis and social-emotional disorders) and other physical disabilities, through interactive lessons that will inspire students to be mindful of diversity and for ALL students to develop positive views of themselves.
