Dollars at Work
Grants Awarded 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20
Grants Awarded 2024-25
Total WEF Grant Awards 2024-25: $40,019
Grants Awarded 2023-24
Total WEF Grant Awards 2023-24: $39,726
wakefield Memorial High School
Dr. “The Machine” Jesse Green, Motivational Speaker
Jewelry Making - Real World Art Application
Photography Faux Lighting Techniques
Sharing our Stories: Interview/Podcasting Equipment
Visual Arts Display
Engineering Design and Development
Galvin Middle School
Eclipse Glasses and Party
Camp Nihan Watershed Awareness Program
Galvin Artist in Residence: Giles LaRoche
Journey to Juneteenth- Valerie Tutson/Arts for Learning
Galvin Middle School and WMHS
2024 Day of Unity
Hate Ends Now Presentation
Theater Arts
Choral Department - Acapella
Dolbeare Elementary
Discovery Museum Science Workshops
Greenwood Elementary
Art in the School Garden
Lifting Spirits Equine Visit
Discovery Museum Science Workshops
Walton Elementary
Race and Song: A Musical Conversation
Understanding our Differences/ Inclusivity Day
Woodville Elementary
Discovery Museum Science Workshops
Doyle Early Childhood Education Center
BubbleMan Workshop
Rainforest Animals with Curious Creatures
District-Wide
STEAM Night 2024
Grants Awarded 2022-23
Total WEF Grant Awards 2022-23: $39,659
Dolbeare Elementary school
Discovery Museum Science Workshops
Greenwood Elementary
“Race and Song: A Musical Conversation
Ms. Pam’s Lending Library/”Best me I can be” Collection
Walton Elementary
Hagerman Extreme Science Show
Woodville Elementary
Discovery Museum Science Workshops
La Vida Day Camp
Doyle Early Childhood Education Center
Farm and Jungle Interactive Experience
Bunches of Bubbles
Chick Hatching
Space, Earth and Sky Materials
Supporting DEI through Materials and Books
District-wide
Elementary Composting Program
STEAM Night
Theater Arts
Unity Day Keynote Speaker
Wakefield Memorial High School
Ceramic Arts Slab Rollers
Photographic Arts Equipment
Engineering Design and Development
Warrior Care Closet
Galvin Middle School
Author Visit with Rob Buyea
Camp Nihan Watershed Awareness Program
Vital Dance Crew
Rob Surette, Amazing Hero Art
Building a Collection of Books for English Language Learners
Inclusive Field Trip: Windrush Farm
Grants Awarded 2021-22
Executive Grants
(> $1500)
Program Grants
(< $1500)
wakefield memorial high School
Digital Photography Program Enhancements
Galvin Middle School
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary Trip
Camp Nihan Watershed Awareness
Hummingbird Coding
Dolbeare Elementary
Social Emotional Learning to Build Classroom Community
greenwood elementary
Water Protectors Program: Exploring Indigenous Identity & Climate Change
Weather Station at Greenwood
Walton elementary
Rob Surette, Amazing Hero Art
woodville Elementary
Hands On Science Enrichment
Outdoor Garden Science
District-wide
Learning About Differences & Disabilities presents Sam Drazin
Theater Arts
Diverse Books
Unity Day Keynote Speaker
Wakefield Memorial High School
Self Care Tool Box
Galvin Middle School
Monstrous Science Day with Carlyn Beccia
Overcoming Life's Challenges: Seeing Possibility
Science Olympiad
Eyes on Owls
Water Quality Testing | Lake Quannapowitt
dolbeare Elementary
Learning Life Skills through Outdoor Gardening
STEM Kits for 4th Graders
Greenwood Elementary
Ms. Pam’s Lending Library
Doyle Early Childhood Education Center
Chick Hatching
STEM Teaching & Learning Materials
Early Childhood hands-on Teaching Materials
Grant Awarded 2020-21
$25,000 Consolidated Grant
With a unique 2020-21 school year looming, the WEF board made an unprecedented decision in August of 2020 to award $25,000, all of the year’s grant funds, to the district for the purchase A/V technology that would enhance the remote learning experience for teachers and students.
This largest single grant in WEF’s history funded a pilot technology program across the seven schools in the district. In consultation with WEF, Superintendent Doug Lyons and WPS Technology Director Jeff Weiner used the funds to purchase 40 portable Logitech ConferenceCam CONNECT units which include a camera with a 90-degree field of view, an omni-directional microphone, a speaker that connects to a PC, and a remote control.
Teachers used these units for instruction both from their homes and from their classrooms.
Grants Awarded 2019-20
Executive Grants (> $1500)
wakefield memorial high School
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Theatre Tickets
Digital Photography Art Class Enhancements
Galvin Middle School
Single Stream Recycling
Camp Nihan Watershed Awareness
Dolbeare Elementary
Discovery Museum’s Weather and Force & Magnetism Workshops
Woodville Elementary
Discovery Museum’s Bubbles, Magnets and Sounds Workshops
District-wide
Food Rescue & Composting
Theatre Arts
Explore STEAM Night 2020
Learning About Differences & Disabilities (LADD) Presents David Harrell
Program Grants (< $1500)
Wakefield Memorial High School
Samantha Livingstone, Olympic Gold Medalist, Journey Back to Joy Galvin Middle School
Galvin Middle School
Museum of Science’s The Sound of Science
Museum of Science’s Dynamic Earth: Heat Flow
Geography Game Show
Art Class Curator Library
Greenwood Elementary
Language of Song with Alastair Moock
Sand Tray for Social Emotional Support
Robotics Program, Third & Fourth Grade
Walton Elementary
New England Aquarium’s Whale Day and Tidepool Programs
Woodville Elementary
Garden Project, Second Grade
Doyle Early Childhood Education Center
Chick Hatching
Pretend Play Learning Resources