Identity and Activism: a pilot course at Gibbs School
In sixth grade, most students are just beginning to understand their social identities. With the support of a $10,000 AEF grant made in June 2019 to a multi-disciplinary team of teachers at Gibbs...
View ArticleDistrict-Wide Grant Plans to Connect Schools with the Community
As part of its continuing commitment to supporting the Arlington Public School district’s Safe and Supportive Schools (SASS) Initiative, in October 2019 AEF awarded the district a $43,000 grant. AEF’s...
View ArticleChoice-based Teaching Comes to Visual Art Department
Empowering students to make meaningful art as confident, expressive, and independent thinkers is key to high-quality art education in our schools. With the support of a $10,000 Development &...
View ArticleArlington Education Foundation Raises $9K at Fundraiser
Spirits were high at Arlington Education Foundation’s annual fundraiser on November 25th as all those gathered celebrated innovations in education within Arlington’s public schools. AEF Board members,...
View ArticleArlington Education Foundation Awards $16K in Innovations Grants
In December, the Arlington Education Foundation (AEF) awarded $16,000 for six Innovations in Education grants that will impact students across the school district. “These grants represent the vast...
View ArticleAEF Awards over $10K in Grants to Arlington Public Schools
The Arlington Education Foundation (AEF) has completed its spring grants cycle and has awarded a total of $10,310 in two grant categories, Innovations in Education and the Continuing Scholar Award....
View ArticleAEF Grants over $56K to Arlington Public Schools
In June, the Arlington Education Foundation (AEF) awarded the Arlington Public Schools a grant of $56,500 to support the ongoing work of Safe and Supportive Schools (SASS), a district-wide, multi-year...
View ArticleAEF Supports Educators’ Remote Learning Strategies
In July, the Arlington Education Foundation (AEF) awarded a $12,000 grant to the Arlington Public Schools to fund a course on remote learning strategies for educators. Fifty-four Arlington educators...
View ArticleA Letter From Our Co-Presidents
Dear AEF donors and community, Despite the various challenges that our schools are facing this year, from district-wide issues to individual students’ needs, AEF is as committed as ever to enhancing...
View ArticleAEF’s Past Work to Support Anti-racism Initiative Continues to Resonate
In 2018, AEF awarded an Innovations in Education Grant to provide professional development to APS staff about the complex issues raised by race and racism and their impact on student engagement and...
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