The DSEF awarded more than $165,000 to Dover Sherborn schools for the 2019 – 2020 school year. “We are grateful for the generous support of our community, which allows us to continue to fund initiatives that enhance the educational experience of all Dover Sherborn students,” said Kristina Grace.
The Dover Sherborn Educational Fund has awarded more than $165,000 in grants to the public schools of Dover and Sherborn for the 2019-2020 school year.
Each of the four schools in the system, the high school, middle school, Pine Hill and Chickering, received funds to support grants authored by educators. Funded grants include art and music, science, and technology initiatives; health and wellness and cultural enrichment; as well as core academic curricula.
Specific programs funded this academic year include the launch of martial arts programs at Chickering and Pine Hill; the World of Difference Peer Training program at DSHS; speakers and traveling museum exhibits for social studies; and an in-school Day of Poetry. Also funded are World Cultures Week and French cultural programming at DSMS, as well as the creation of a Sensory Path at Pine Hill.
DSEF grants will also enable the development of flexible classroom learning spaces across the district; the expansion of professional knowledge in college counseling; teacher training in project-based learning leadership and in literacy instruction; as well as additional equipment for the DSHS Raiders Pep Band, and many other programs and initiatives.
Grants by DSEF will continue to support the innovative Challenge Success program as it enters its sixth year in all D-S schools, the district-wide Culturally Responsive Awareness and Practices program, as well as the successful Seminar Day at DSHS.
“We are grateful for the generous support of our community which allows us to continue to fund initiatives that enhance the educational experience of all Dover-Sherborn students and teach them the skills they need to thrive,” said Kristina Grace, DSEF co-president.
For more than 30 years DSEF, a private, volunteer, nonprofit organization, has raised nearly $4 million for Dover-Sherborn schools. Funds have been used to enhance art, science and technology programs, athletics and cultural enrichment, as well as core academic curriculum.
“Plans are already under way for our annual gala, set for Saturday, Nov. 2, at Gillette Stadium. Make sure to mark your calendars for this fun night out with friends and neighbors in support of our schools,” said Dan Cook, DSEF co-president.
DSEF conducts two major fundraisers annually — the Fall Gala and the February phonathon. For more information or to contribute, visit www.dsef.com.
The DSEF Board extends our sincere thanks to everyone who gave during the DSEF Phonathon. Every contribution counts and your generosity supports wonderful, additive programs in all four of our schools. Thank you for your partnership and your support. Please remember to fulfill your pledges!
The DSEF Phonathon is the Dover Sherborn Education Fund’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Please consider donating when our parent volunteers call on either Monday, February 4th or Tuesday, February 5th.
Many thanks to Dover Sherborn parents, community members, and friends who give generously to enable DSEF to fund grants for all four of our schools. To those who attended our Fall Gala, we acknowledge and THANK YOU for the support you’ve already contributed this year!
Please send checks payable to Dover Sherborn Education Fund, P.O. Box 421, Dover, MA 02030. If you would prefer, you can make your donation online by clicking here to donate before Feb 1st.
The DSEF Annual Gala will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Silverwood Farm in Sherborn.
Boston magazine just released its annual ranking of the Best Public High Schools in Boston 2018, which takes a look at public high schools in towns or districts within, or partially within, I-495. At the top of the list is Dover-Sherborn Regional High School.
Thank you to our wonderful and dedicated teachers and staff, as well as our supportive community.
The Dover Sherborn Educational Fund (DSEF) has awarded more than $150,000 in grants to the Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn for the 2018 – 2019 school year. Each of the four schools in the system, the high school, middle school, Pine Hill and Chickering, received funds to support grants authored by educators. Funded grants include art and music, science, and technology initiatives; health and wellness and cultural enrichment; as well as core academic curricula. Continue reading
This year marks the fourth year that the Dover Sherborn Education Fund (DSEF) has funded the Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools participation in the Challenge Success Initiative for grades K-12. The highly-lauded, nationwide program, based out of Stanford University’s School of Education, provides families and schools with the practical, research-based tools they need to create a more balanced and academically fulfilling life for children. The initiative was undertaken based on recommendations from the DS Regional School Improvement Plan and the School Council Surveys, both of which identified student stress and anxiety as a priority issue to be addressed. Continue reading
The Dover Sherborn Education Fund announced that it has received a $50,000 gift from Middlesex Savings Bank. This donation will allow the DSEF to continue to fund improvements and augmentations to curriculum, programs and services beyond that which is supported in the annual school budgets. Continue reading
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