Sharon Education Foundation Awards 16 Grants Totaling Over $22,000 for 2014-2015 Academic Year

The Sharon Education Foundation (SEF) announced that 16 grants totaling over $22,000 were awarded to Sharon teachers and administrators for the 2014-2015 school year to enhance existing programs or address an unmet need in the community.

Among them are the continuation of several successful and previously SEF funded programs: Classrooms without Chairs, Morning Math Wizards, Family STEM night, Changing Hate into Love and Laughter (CHILL), Social Thinking, and Dragons, Lotus Flowers and RevelAsians. Other programs, including Designing and Engineering with Duct Tape, supporting the high school literary magazine, Euphony, and implementing a multi-cultural enrichment program were also funded.

“We are excited by the diversity and content offered in this year’s grant awards,” noted SEF’s co-president David Shore. “One of the most rewarding parts of our job is having the ability to see all of these wonderful projects in action as we visit schools throughout the year.”

SEF enhances, enriches and supports public education in Sharon by funding educational, recreational and community programs that deliver innovation and excitement into the classroom and beyond. SEF funds a broad range of projects, including those that focus on traditional academic subjects, visual and performing arts, promotion of multi-cultural and community learning experiences and professional development. A complete list of grants is at the bottom of this release.

“We also want to thank parents, friends and supporters in the Sharon community whose contributions to SEF have made these awards possible,” said Tara Frier, SEF’s co-president. “More than 30 years ago, I was the editor of Sharon High School’s Euphony Magazine and to be able to see it and other deserving programs continue to thrive is particularly gratifying.”

A list of the 2014-2015 Sharon Education Foundation grants is below. For additional information, please visit the Sharon Education Foundation website at www.sharonedfound.org or contact David Shore at info@sharonedfound.org.