The MEF is now accepting grant applications for its fall cycle. The deadline for submission is October 15, 2010. 

Grants Awarded May 6, 2010

$3000 awarded to Rhonda Mann, art teacher at Marshwood Great Works School for her project entitled “A Whale of an Integrated Arts/Marine Science/Community Partnership.” The project uses ocean literacy as the context for teaching 5th grade science, and integrates fine arts, language arts and social studies in a curriculum built on a partnership with the Seacoast Science Center;

$2,250 awarded to Colleen Beausoleil, Colleen Beausoleil, kindergarten teacher at Eliot Elementary School for her Yoga 4 Classrooms project. The school-wide program uses yoga-based practices to enhance learning readiness, fitness and productivity, and focuses on wellness for both students and teachers;