Belmont Public Schools News

It’s Time to Order FBE Awards!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2023! The Foundation for Belmont Education wishes you a wonderful graduation this coming Saturday. BHS Seniors, it’s not too late to purchase STAR Awards for your favorite Belmont Public School teachers!

Thank You Cityside Subaru of Belmont!

Cityside Subaru of Belmont Donates $25,863 to the Foundation for Belmont Education as their Local Share the Love Charity! This national initiative by the car manufacturer has resulted in donations of more than $200 million to local charities across the United States. CITYSIDE SUBARU HAS DONATED MORE THAN $150,000 TO THE FBE through the Subaru Share the Love program. Thank you Cityside Subaru of Belmont for all your past donations, and this year’s wonderful donation of $25, 863!

Thank You Belmont!

SO MUCH FUN! Thank you to all our fabulous 80s Prom Party guests and their excellent outfits - you really made it such a fun night! Thank you to our invaluable Investors in Education, and FBE Event sponsors, who came along to join in the fun.

Come Celebrate our Belmont Teachers!

Visit www.fbebelmont.org/ota to see if your teacher is an OTA recipient! The OTA Ceremony is a free event, open to everyone.

Congratulations FBE OTA Honorees 2023!

The Foundation for Belmont Education is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2023 Outstanding Teacher Awards (OTA) and the S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence, sponsored by Belmont Savings Bank Foundation. Recipients were selected among nominations submitted by students, parents/guardians, colleagues, and community members. Outstanding Teachers are recognized for their excellence in the classroom and for consistently making a difference in the lives of Belmont’s students.

Buy Your 80s Prom Party Tickets Now!

80’s Prom Party for Grown Ups! Dig out your 80s prom outfit (anything 80s goes!) and join us for an evening of great music and dancing with DJ Raj! When and where: Friday, May 5, 2023, 7-10pm at the Beech Street Center, 266 Beech Street, Belmont MA

Thank you for BEEing part of the BEE!

To everyone who contributed to this year’s FBE Spelling Bee, the Foundation for Belmont Education is extremely grateful. What a wonderful day of spelling fun! We are so grateful to our 675 spellers, our event sponsors, and the many student and parent volunteers, who all contributed to making the Bee such a success!

Thank You Belmont for Making a Difference!

his year’s run attracted close to 700 registrants, 596 pre-registered and 90 day-of registrations. The event would not have been possible without the support of our day-of volunteers, our volunteer run committee, our event sponsors, our Investors in Education, our in-kind donators, and of course, our runners! Thank you!

THANK YOU Belmont for your support!

The Foundation for Belmont Education would like to thank EVERYONE who participated in our Spring events! What a productive and fabulous couple of months it has been – just look at our total Spring Events numbers! The FBE is extremely grateful – these events could not happen without your support.

Announcing OTA Recipients 2022

The Foundation for Belmont Education is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2022 Outstanding Teacher Awards (OTA) and the S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence, sponsored by Belmont Savings Bank Foundation. Recipients were selected among nominations submitted by students, parents, colleagues, and community members. CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S OTA RECIPIENTS!

FBE Announces Learning Excellence and Innovative Teaching Initiative Grant Awards Totaling $21,400

The Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) is pleased to announce and summarize grants that were recently approved for the 2021-2022 academic year. Attached is a summary of seven new grants totaling $21,400. We are very grateful for the generous community support the FBE receives that enables us to provide this well-deserved support for Belmont Public Schools.

FBE Announces Learning Excellence and Innovative Teaching Initiative Grant Awards-December 2021

The Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) is pleased to announce and summarize grants that were recently approved for the 2021-2022 academic year. Below is a summary of three new grants totaling $7,282.

Please consider the FBE on Giving Tuesday

Due to continued uncertainty and ever-changing guidelines on hosting large indoor events, yet again, we will not be holding our traditional Spring Gala Fundraiser in 2022. Please do support us so we may continue to support our students in the Belmont Public Schools with innovative and enriching educational experiences.

#GivingTuesday is Fast Approaching!

The FBE has just mailed our 2021 Annual Appeal, and this year our annual appeal is the major fundraiser of our fiscal year! Due to continued uncertainty and every-changing guidelines on hosting large indoor events, we will not be holding our traditional Spring Gala Fundraiser in 2022. Please do support us so we may continue to support our students in the Belmont Public Schools with innovative and enriching educational experiences.

FBE is the Local Cityside Subaru Share the Love Charity for 9th YEAR!

For the 9th year, Cityside Subaru of Belmont has selected the Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) to benefit from the Subaru Share the Love fundraiser. This national initiative by the car manufacturer has resulted in donations of more than $200 million to local charities across the U.S. In eight years, Cityside Subaru has donated more than $130,000 to the FBE through the Subaru Share the Love program. Thank you Cityside Subaru of Belmont!

Thank You for Making the FBE Apple Run a Super Fun Success!

To everyone who contributed to this year’s FBE Apple Run, the Foundation for Belmont Education is extremely grateful. This year’s run attracted close to 800 participants, 689 pre-registered and 109 day-of registrations. The event would not have been possible without the support of our 60+ day-of volunteers, our volunteer run committee, our event sponsors, our Investors and Partners in Education, our in-kind donators, and of course, our runners! Thank you!

FBE Outstanding Teacher Awards Honorees for 2020 & 2021

In our world turned upside down by pandemic, the FBE and the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation honor the ENTIRE STAFF of the Belmont Public Schools as Outstanding Teachers and Staff for 2020 and 2021.  On May 4 and 5, to celebrate the Outstanding Staff, each school was presented with a large poster of this image composed of words of gratitude solicited from the entire community. The request for words of appreciation yielded over 600 words from nearly 200 responses!

Foundation for Belmont Education Announces Grants to Schools - April 2021

The Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) is pleased to announce and summarize grants that were recently approved for the 2020-2021 academic year. Attached is a summary of five new grants - two Learning Excellence Grants ($10,747) and three Professional Development Grants ($11,470) totaling $22,217.

Happy National Volunteer Week from the FBE!

April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week, and a timely opportunity to write about one of the biggest volunteer based organizations in town, the Foundation for Belmont Education. Aside from one part-time paid administrator, all the amazing work achieved by the FBE is done entirely by volunteers!

LAST CHANCE TO SPREAD SOME SUNSHINE!

LAST CHANCE! Place your order by 4/21/21. ORDER HERE to send a little sunshine to someone in town!