Grants Supporting Kids
Mike Osborne Memorial Fund Awards
The Mike Osborne Memorial Fund supports literacy programs through the BEF Classroom Innovation Grants program. Funded with income from an endowment, the Mike Osborne Memorial Fund is used to fund competitive literacy-focused grants, identified through the in BEF Classroom Innovation Grant Program. Grants are awarded annually, range from $500 to $1,000 and must be used to implement literacy-focused innovative classroom projects.
2007-2008 Awardees
- Opal Creek Ancient Forest Overnight
School: Vose Elementary
Award: $1,000
As a culmination of their studies 5th grade students will overnight at the Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center. There, students will solidify their academic knowledge as they explore sustainability, ecology, watersheds, astronomy and geology, through hikes, observations, and journaling.
- Life, Literacy and I-Pod Technology
School: Whitford Middle
Award: $997
The Life, Literacy and I-Pod Technology project is designed as an innovative, technology supported, literacy skill building experience for struggling readers in the 8th grade. Students will access the books aurally while reading paperback versions and connect to texts through the creation of multimedia reflection journals, “read aloud” sessions, higher order thinking discussions and written responses.
