Challenge Success Grant for Weston High School
Building upon the success of the Link Crew program (initially funded by WEF in 2022), Weston High School is partnering with Challenge Success for the 2024-25 school year (https://challengesuccess.org/). In June of 2024, WEF awarded a $5,000 grant to help fund this partnership.
Challenge Success (…
Weston Garden Club Legacy Donation
After many, many years of serving the Weston community, the Weston Garden Club decided in 2024 to wind down their operations. WEF is grateful to be the recipient of a legacy donation in the amount of $3,051.35 from the Garden Club, to be used for the purpose of supporting gardening-related progra…
WEF Helps Fund New Hurlbutt MakerSpace
In March 2024, WEF awarded a grant of $23,087 to Hurlbutt Elementary School to help fund the transformation of the old computer lab into a MakerSpace. This grant was made in partnership with the Hurlbutt PTO, which provided additional funding.
The grant will fund the purchase of flexible furnitur…
Please Support Our Annual Appeal!
We are so grateful for the support of so many over the past 29 years. If you’re able to make a donation this year, we send our warmest thanks!
If you would like to donate online in support of WEF’s general fundraising appeal, please click here.
Storywalk at Lachat Town Farm
The Rose in My Garden by Arnold Lobel is the star of WEF’s storywalk at Lachat Town Farm – a beautiful setting for a classic children’s book. Take a look while you enjoy the farm!
The Harlem Wizards return November 18 – save the date!
The Harlem Wizards are coming back to town to face our own teachers – Weston’s Brainy Bunch – on Saturday, November 18 @4pm in the high school gym. All net proceeds will be devoted to school-based grants. Don’t miss out! Last year’s event was a sellout.
Get your tickets at this link or scan the Q…
Congratulations to Tara Rice, 2023 Founder’s Award winner!
The Weston Education Foundation (WEF) is pleased to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week by bestowing the 2023 Elizabeth W. Stokes Founder’s Award on WIS teacher Tara Rice.
The Founder’s Award recognizes each year one teacher from Weston Public Schools who has created an innovative and educational…
Brainy Bunch fundraiser is a success!
We’re so thankful for everyone who made the 2nd Harlem Wizards v. Weston’s Brainy Bunch fundraising basketball game such a success! A near sellout crowd was treated to trick hoops and alley oops (and a little bit of Baby Shark and other favorites), along with performances by Weston Cheer, WHS ban…
Harlem Wizards vs. Weston’s Brainy Bunch
Don’t miss the FUNdraiser!
Weston’s Brainy Bunch (aka, our wonderful K-12 teachers, staff and administrators) are taking on the Harlem Wizards on Saturday, November 19 at 4pm in a fast, fun-filled basketball game to raise money for school-based grants. The game will take place in the Weston High…
WEF Board members tour Coley House
WEF Board members were delighted to tour the newly reopened Coley House last weekend. Weston Historical Society Executive Director Samantha Kulish-Fargione led the tour of the historic home, which now focuses on how the Coley family would have experienced life in the 1940s. Members also stopped b…
Community conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion
WEF is proud to co-sponsor this important community conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion in Weston. Please join into the discussion, led by KJR Consulting, on either Saturday, October 1 or Saturday, October 22. Register by following this link:
https://reg.learningstream.com/view/ca…
Save the Date – November 19, 2022!
The Harlem Wizards return on Saturday, November 19 at 4pm to take on Weston’s Brainy Bunch (aka our K-12 teachers and administrators) in the high school gym. Tickets are on sale now – don’t miss out!
Team information as well as sponsorship opportunities will be forthcoming shortly. Stay tuned!
Weston Walks 2022 kicks off today!
Donations will be gratefully accepted throughout July
Weston Walks 2022 is officially off and running (or walking)!
Please join us in honoring our school community by participating in our virtual walkathon to raise money for future school-based grants. Run, jog, hike, or walk indoors or out, acco…
WEF Presents 2022 David Trigaux Award to two WHS teachers
June 2022 –
WEF was honored to present our 2022 David Trigaux Innovation Award to two wonderful teachers at Weston High School – English teacher Ionna Opidee and Environmental Science teacher Michael Aitkenhead.
Ms. Opidee has had a far-ranging impact on both students and staff through he…
Save the Date! Harlem Wizards return in the fall
May 2022 –
Save the Date!
The Harlem Wizards return to take on our teachers and staff (aka the “Brainy Bunch”) on November 19, 2022. Tickets go on sale in the fall, stay tuned!
Social Emotional Learning Storytime Grant Awarded to Weston Resident
April 2022 – WEF is excited to announce a grant to Weston resident Zaneta Moravec for the creation of additional original content for a free monthly Social Emotional Learning Storytime Series at the Weston Town Library. Using wordless books in black and white, children ages 3-7 are encoura…
WEF is excited to announce a year-end fundraiser celebrating our school community – Weston Walks!
Weston Walks is a safe and family-friendly WEF fundraiser designed to celebrate our educational community’s resilience, perseverance and achievements during this challenging time.
Join us in appreciating our educators, staff, students, and Board of Education members by becoming part of our fundr…
WEF Honors All Weston Public Schools K-12 Certified Staff with 2021 David Trigaux Award
Recognizing the extraordinary experience of the past school year, with its new and challenging demands on our teachers and certified pupil personnel staff, the principals of our four schools nominated all certified staff to be the recipients of the 2021 David Trigaux Innovation Award.
The tremend…
WEF Sponsors MLK Day of Service at Lachat Farm
January 2021
WEF was honored to be a sponsor of the visionary MLK Day of Service planned by @lachattownfarm to commemorate MLK Day 2021. WEF provided funding to help purchase the children’s book “A Ride to Remember”, which was co-written by the first African-American child to ride a carousel in …
WEF Contributes to Weston Historical Society Outdoor Signage Project
December 2020
The fall of 2020 saw the installation of new outdoor signs on the grounds of the Weston Historical Society. WEF provided funding for the Wayfaring Sign, a detailed map of the grounds that also includes an overall history of the Coley Homestead. Four additional signs provide in-dept…