Big Headline Here
Subtext here
Johnson High School Students have Reached their Melting Point!
Keeping students safe while they study advanced concepts was Elisa Compton’s main reason for providing AP and Honors Chemistry students with two Vernier GoDirect Melt Temp stations to safely observe the melting points of various substances. Prior to using this...
Getting their hands dirty at Ed White Middle School!
Ed White Middle School students are getting hands-on experience in the NEEF-funded garden beds. Their seventh-grade science teacher, Carmen Keane, points out that her students are planting seasonal flowers that day. Other times, garden vegetables are being grown along...
Driscoll Middle School – Large Print isn’t for Boomers
“Over the years, we have discovered that students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, issues with fluency, with decoding, have really benefitted from large print books. So, the grant that we wrote called for building a collection that catered to those needs...
Hatch an idea, get a grant, and make it happen!
The $4,942 grant for the DATeggnology Chickademy has had residual beneficial effects at Ed White Middle School. Not only do they raise chickens, but they also compost the waste from the chicken coop to plant in the neighboring garden beds. The chickens are fed scrap...
NEISD’s Vex robotics teams are champs!
Within a year of receiving the Vex Robotics kits, Wood Middle School’s robotics team went from the state championship to the world championship Vex IQ Robotics competition in Dallas, TX. “My students build robots from scratch and code them to do everything they are...
Texas-sized Boots, Bling and Big Dreams Gala with NEEF!
This year's Boots, Bling, and Big Dreams Gala was a huge success. Thanks to our community which includes generous sponsors, auction donors, and dedicated Board Members, we surpassed our initial goal of $325,000. This year, we also raised money for our JROTC's...
Teaching from the Heart at Cibolo Green Elementary
“Teaching from the heart, while learning differently” is the motto of Cibolo Green Elementary School’s Smart Lab, which was funded by a NEEF grant. https://youtu.be/vNw_u-IZ970 Jeanette dela Cruz bought equipment and supplies for a sensory room that helps K – 2...
Tobin Center Teaching Artists Enhance Classroom Learning
https://youtu.be/nuv64amsBHU At Castle Hills Elementary School, Tobin Center teaching artists work alongside school teachers to integrate arts with the classroom curriculum. A North East Educational Foundation Innovative Grant for $5,000 made this collaborative...
The Lunchtime Lego Club Grant‘s Many Uses
At Bulverde Creek Elementary, Fifth-Grade Teacher Cheryl Floyd, has extended the NEEF Lunchtime LEGO Club grant to other applications. With a $250 NEEF Innovative Grant check, Cheryl also uses the Legos as a reward system for students that finish their classwork...
The CTEC Tiny Hunting Cabin NEEF Grant is Perpetual!
The business of tiny home construction is big, and some North East ISD students are getting in on the action. Thanks to a $19,028 grant from the North East Educational Foundation (NEEF), Construction Technology students at the Career and Technical Education Center...