BEST enhances our children’s education by fundraising for classroom and teacher
grants, enrichment programs, and physical improvements to the schools.
During the 2018-19 School Year, BEST Raised Over $90,000
Our fundraising goes directly to programs at both schools, which enrich our children by providing fun programs that support their learning.
BEST supported Enrichment programs at Davis and Lane with $28,000, divided equally between the two schools.
Enrichment Programs at Davis have included:
- Author / Illustrator Visits (Brian Lies, David Biedrzycki, & Mary Jane Begin)
- Bren Bataclan - Artist in Residence/ Mural
- Museum of Science Digging for Dinosaurs program
- Miss Nelson is Missing performance- Theatreworks
- Drumlin Farms Habitats program
Enrichment Programs at Lane have included:
- Plimoth Plantation – Pilgrim classroom visit & trip to Plimoth Plantation
- His Majesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot Presentation
- Lowell Mills Field Trip
- Sturbridge Village Field Trip
- Take Flight field trip
- Library Summer Reading Program - Animal Adventure Presentations
BEST Also Funds Improvements For The Schools
Previous years' school improvements have included: new playground equipment, diversified / inclusive literature for classrooms, document cameras, recess sports equipment and storage bins, a picnic table for an outdoor classroom, iPad carts, and so much more!
BEST Assists With Many Activities Throughout The Year, Providing Volunteer Manpower and Supplies
- 5th Grade Challenge Day
- Baseball Day
- Field Days
- Hospitality Events
- Kindergarten Bus Run
- Kindergarten Screening
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Hospitality Events
We Are Volunteer-Run and Depend on Family Involvement & Volunteerism
Your financial donations, support of our fundraising, and volunteering at the schools in the art rooms, library, cafeterias, etc. make BEST a very successful organization.
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