"Thanks to the Foundation for your steadfast and much needed support of the schools. The positive difference you have made is profound!"

Kathy Bodie, Former Winchester School Committee Member

The world comes to Winchester next year as teachers implement more than $140,000 in grants. When students return to the classroom in September they will find:

• Middle school history kits highlighting artifacts from the ancient world;
• Afro-Cuban drum collections;
• Projects from an Elementary school in the Dominican Republic;
• LEGO Robotics

WFEE joins the school district this year in focusing on the future of Winchester High School. Thanks to a $25,000 gift from WFEE and a matching grant from the Griffin Foundation, WHS will be installing a new Mac-based media lab, enabling students to work in movie making and more. The WHS library will become more user friendly with the addition of student lap top computers and the ability to access real time information from cable news and the web.

Classrooms across the district will take on a new look next year as the system installs interactive white boards and LCD projectors. WFEE is providing $25,000 in partnership funding, one time partial support for a three year school district plan to equip all core classrooms with presentation technology. Thanks to the WFEE gift, 5th grade classrooms plus three science rooms at WHS will be outfitted with presentation technology next year.

For a complete list of approved grants, click below:

WFEE Grants 2010-2011

Click here for a complete listing of this year's grants: Approved Grants, 2009-2010