SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The first $3,380 grant from Marshwood Education Foundation was awarded to Central School second-grade teacher Pam Mulcahey and parent Brian Evan-Jones for “Literacy Through Poetry.” The grant will fund an artist-in-residence program to support second-graders in poetry writing. In addition, the residency will support a creative writing group for students in […]
Congratulations to the Marshwood Education Foundation for funding two projects recently that will benefit learners in their communities.
SOUTH BERWICK — Marshwood Education Foundation’s Grant Patrol was thrilled to surprise two Spring Grant Award recipients last month. The MEF Prize Patrol surprised its first Spring Grant recipient, Marshwood Middle School 7th Grade History teacher Andrew Rowe, on Friday May 15. Mr. Rowe was awarded a $9000 grant to start a “We the People” […]
SOUTH BERWICK, ME Marshwood Education Foundation congratulates all of our Fall Grant Award recipients! When Marshwood Education Foundation’s Grant Patrol surprised their Fall Grant recipients last month, they reached a milestone of exceeding $100,000 in grants awarded to MSAD 35 schools located in South Berwick and Eliot, Maine. MEF has now awarded 39 grants totaling […]
December 10, 2013 – Though the excitement in the air at Marshwood Schools last Tuesday had nothing to do with the Holidays, many felt like they received early Christmas presents as the Marshwood Education Foundation (MEF) Grant Patrol surprised Grant recipients with giant checks and balloons while presenting their Fall Grant awards. The first stop was […]
June 6, 2013 – The Marshwood Education Foundation Grant Patrol surprised its spring grant recipient, Marshwood School District’s principal on assignment Vicki Stewart, on June 6 at Central School. Stewart was awarded a $7,500 media grant to provide opportunities for staff and students from all five district schools to create student-produced broadcasts and documentaries to capture […]
MEF fall grants awarded: Eliot Elementary School: A 21st Century Twist to Nurture Reading Achievement — proposed by Joanne Hoerth, Ann Shisler, Christal Villemaire, Reading Intervention teachers – Awarded $1,227.80 The reading intervention teachers will use their grant to use web-based resources (RazzKids and Reading A-Z) for maximizing student achievement in the area of literacy. The […]
Two teachers at Marshwood High School were surprised by the foundation’s “grant patrol” in front of a cafeteria filled with students, and learned their projects are to receive grant funds totaling $10,000. “Thank you to Principal Paul Melhorn and Assistant Principal Kelly Glynn for helping us to pull off the surprise and award these grants […]
The Marshwood Education Foundation (MEF) announced the recipients of its fall grants at the December 7th MSAD 35 Board meeting. The grants, totaling $8742.80, were awarded to three recipients whose proposals will benefit elementary and middle school-aged Marshwood students. “With each grant cycle, we are excited to see so many new ideas proposed by our […]
The Marshwood Education Foundation (MEF) announced the recipients of its spring grants at the June 1st MSAD 35 Board meeting. The grants, totaling $6702.22, were awarded to three recipients whose proposals bring creative and fun opportunities to Marshwood students. “The Marshwood Great Works School is the big winner this spring,” said Rachel Martin, MEF President. […]
