2025–2026 Recipients
Each year, the Easthampton Learning Foundation supports teacher-driven projects
that enrich educational experiences for students across the Easthampton School Community.

Brown Paper Studio for Belonging
This after-school drama club supported students through theater, movement, music, and reflection activities designed to foster identity, belonging, and engagement in learning. 
Students impacted: 30
Grant amount: $1,000

Diverse Leaders Club
This initiative provided an inclusive learning environment centered on social justice, tolerance, and diversity.
Students impacted: 10
Grant amount: $1,000

ELF Jazz Band
This program expanded access to jazz education, providing students with opportunities to explore and perform music from the jazz canon. 
Grant amount: $3,500

Employability Skills Acquisition: Working with Horses
This program offered skill-building and supportive experiences for students facing physical, mental, or emotional challenges. 
Students impacted: 7
Grant amount: $1,500

Guest Artists at Mountain View Middle School Art Club
This collaboration brought professional guest artists into the art club to provide specialized instruction and creative enrichment.
Students impacted: 40
Grant amount: $4,500

Happy, Relaxed, Engaged: Skill-Based Training
This project supported professional learning focused on skill-based approaches for students with challenging behaviors.
Students impacted: 120
Grant amount: $1,000

I Matter! The World, a Bowl, and ME!
This program combined storytelling and hands-on clay work to integrate arts, humanities, and social-emotional learning.
Students impacted: 200
Grant amount: $1,000

Julia Robinson Math Festivals
This program offered students an engaging opportunity to explore mathematical ideas through collaboration, problem-solving, and student-designed math games.
Students impacted: 700
Grant amount: $2,000

LEGO Spike
This initiative provided students with hands-on experience in robotics and coding through age-appropriate LEGO-based technology projects.
Students impacted: 350
Grant amount: $4,000

Mathematical Achievement Transcending Hurdles (MATH)
This initiative helped students strengthen mathematical reasoning and social-emotional skills through structured, team-based competition.
Students impacted: 50
Grant amount: $1,000

Middle School Trip to Hamlet
This experience enabled students to attend a live performance of Hamlet at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. 
Students impacted: 335
Grant amount: $2,500

Mountain View School Puppetry Club
This after-school program invited students to explore puppetry as a form of creative expression and collaboration.
Students impacted: 20
Grant amount: $1,000

Mystic Aquarium Field Trip for Oceanography
This field trip provided students with hands-on learning opportunities in marine biology and environmental science.
Students impacted: 15
Grant amount: $1,000

Pilot Study: Enhancing Special Education Service Delivery with AbleSpace
This pilot supported improved special education service delivery by enhancing progress monitoring, student motivation, and family engagement.
Students impacted: 300
Grant amount: $1,000

Poems Have Feelings
This program supported students’ social-emotional learning and written expression through poetry.
Students impacted: 30
Grant amount: $2,000

Science of Massachusetts: Energy on Earth
This program engaged sixth-grade students in hands-on, nature-based science learning designed to build curiosity, confidence, and scientific thinking. 
Students impacted: 115
Grant amount: $7,715

We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution – Applied Learning
This initiative engaged students in authentic learning about the U.S. Constitution through research, writing, and presentation.
Students impacted: 60
Grant amount: $1,000