To date, 125 Projects Have Been Funded,Totaling $119,002
Here is a Listing of Projects Funded by the Gateway Education Foundation ( Funds for Learning Program)
FY’23 - 11 projects totaling $4,412
FY’22 - 19 projects totaling $9,720
FY’21 - Paused funding due to Covid-19
FY’20 - 7 projects totaling $5,755
Chester Books & Pops, Summer Reading - $375
Read Across Littleville, Summer Reading - $1500
Chester Gr. 5 to Becket Chimney Corners STEM Overnight - $800
Model United Nations - $2000
Chester Elementary School Musical - $80
Littleville Elementary School Musicals (2) - $250
Elementary Math Family Game Night - $750
FY'19 - 11 projects totaling $42,068
The Road to Ellis Island - $900 (Middle School)
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary Naturalist - $800 (Littleville Elementary School)
Best Buddies Enrichment Grant - $1,250 (High School)
Career Development Education - $1,100 (High School)
Alternative Seating and Work Surfaces - $600 (Littleville Elementary School)
Pawsome Reading Challenge (2nd Award) - $250 (Littleville Elementary School)
Competition Band & Choral Trip (2nd Award) - $500 (High School)
Upgrade to Gateway Performing Arts Center - $30,000 (District, funded via Donation to GEF)
Summer Reading Program - $1,000 (Littleville Elementary School)
Summer Reading Program - $375 (Chester Elementary School)
Family Literacy Book Tasting - $400(Chester Elementary School)
Pawsome Reading Challenge - $1,400 (Littleville Elementary School)
“The Yellow Dress” - $1,125 (High School)
Chimney Corners STEM Overnight - $800 (Chester Elementary School)
“A World of Music” All School Musical - $184 (Chester Elementary School)
2 Musicals - $184 (Littleville Elementary School)
Band & Choral Competition Trip - $1,000 (High School)
MIAA Student Ambassador Program - $200 (High School)
FY'18 - 19 projects totaling $20,442
Virtual Reality Goggles - $6,297 (District, funded via Mass 1to1 Donation to GEF)
Ukuleles! - $550 (Middle School)
Summer Reading Program - $500 (Littleville Elementary School)
Family Literacy Night - $200 (Chester Elementary School)
Pawsome Reading Challenge & Literacy Night - $500 (Littleville Elementary School)
Lifeskills Vocational Training at Gateway Student Store - $1,500 (High School)
Chimney Corners Overnight Trip - $800 (Chester Elementary School)
Wright! Brothers Musical - $150 (Chester Elementary School)
On Broadway! & Swamped! Musicals - $170 (Littleville Elementary School)
Living Through the Holocaust - $375 (High School)
Xylophone Project - $1,700 (Elementary Schools)
PreK/K Playground Fun - $800 (Littleville Elementary School)
MIAA Student Ambassador Program - $610 (High School)
Family Math Night - $985 (Littleville Elementary School)
AP U. S. History Study Guides - $375 (High School)
Pawsome Reading Challenge 2 - $750 (Littleville Elementary School)
Broadway WICKED Choral Workshop - $120 (High School)
FY'17 - 17 projects totaling $10,717
Summer Reading Program - $500 (Littleville Elementary School)
Summer Reading Program - $250 (Chester Elementary School)
4th Annual School-Wide Musical - $650 (Chester Elementary School)
Family Math Game Night - $800 (Chester & Littleville Schools)
Reading Rocks - $1000 (Littleville Elementary School)
Tales for the Earth - $392 (Chester Elementary School)
Tune the Bands - $300 (Littleville, MS and High School)
Mindfulness & Leisure Activities - $325 (Chester Elementary School)
Pots on Wheels - $1500 (Littleville Elementary School)
Spring Family Literacy Night - $500 (Littleville Elementary School)
GSA Jacoby Ballard Workshop - $250 (High School)
Turtle Habitat - $1200 (High School)
"Creature Teacher" Visit - $300 (Littleville Elementary School)
"The Portal" Author Visit - $300 (Middle School)
Overnight STEM, Becket Chimney Corners - $800 (Chester Elementary School)
Model United Nations - $1500 (High School)
Holocaust Survivor Interview via Distance Learning - $150 (High School)
FY'16 - 15 projects totaling $6398
Summer Reading Program - $500 (Littleville Elementary School)
Interdisciplinary Study of the Key Stone Arch Bridges - $600 (Jr. High School)
2nd Annual Reading Challenge - $500 (Littleville Elementary School)
Earth Space Science Enrichment Project - $300 (Littleville Elementary School
3rd Annual School-Wide Musical - $800 (Chester Elementary School)
STEM Materials: Finch Robots, Chibitronics & Bottle Rockets - $808 (Jr. & Sr. High School)
Improvisation Seminar for Vocalists - $100 (Sr. High School)
Insulated (Container) Homes - $500 (Middle School)
Museum on the Go - Reptile Encounters - $350 (Littleville Elementary School)
Books and Blankets Family Literacy Night - $500 (Littleville Elementary School)
Half-Sleepover Night - $250 (Chester Elementary School)
Hispanic Flamenco Ballet Company to Gateway - $600 (Jr. and Sr. High Schools)
Healthy Stress Management - $600 (Chester Elementary School)
FY'15 - 11 projects totaling $6,131
Summer Reading Program - $500 (Chester & Littleville Elementary Schools)
Half-Million Minute Reading Challenge - $400 (Chester & Littleville Elementary Schools)
Robotics Lego Mindstorm Kits - $850 (Jr. and Sr. High Schools)
Becket Chimney Corners - Collaboration Nation Project - $1900 (Jr. High)
Building a Hydraulic Robot Arm - $180 (Sr. High School)
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Lessons - $225 (Jr. and Sr. High Schools)
Choreography Master Class for Show Choir - $160 (Sr. High School)
Trip to Arcadia Sanctuary to Study Vernal Pools - $360 (Littleville ES, Grade 1)
Charlie Brown & the Peanuts Musical - $770 (Chester Elementary School)
Computer Speakers for Smart Music Program Upgrade - $300 (Jr. & Sr. High Schools)
Lifeskills Classroom Summer Trip to Westfield State University - $485 (Sr. High School)
FY ' 14 - 11 Projects totaling $10,899
Liz's Literacy Summer Reading Program - $500 (Chester Elementary School)
History/Science/ELA Keystone Arches Study - $610 (Jr. High - Grade 8)
Glass Fusion Unit for Art Classes - $620 (Jr. High - Grade 8)
Visit by Mt. Everest Climber/Author/Photographer Ed Webster - $2770 (All Schools & Community)
Gateway to Gardening - $500 (Sr. High School's Organic, Heirloom Garden)
"Really Rosie" Musical - 700 (Chester Elementary School)
BINGO for Books - $478 (Chester & Littleville Elementary School)
STEM Wind Energy Unit - $267 (Sr. High School)
Children's Author Billy Steers - $540 (Littleville Elementary School, Grade 1)
Grammy Winner Joseph Firecrow - $750 (Jr. & Sr. High Schools)
Model United Nations Club to Boston College Conference - $2,750 (Sr. High School)
FY ' 13 - 4 Projects totaling $2460
Field Trip to NYC Bodies Exhibit - $500 (Sr. High School)
Field Trip to Mark Twain House - $835 (Sr. High School)
Healthy Cooking and Eating Program - $375 (Middle School - After-School Program)
Hitchcock Center Ecologist for Backyard Habitat Program - $750 (Littleville ES, Grade 1)
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The Gateway Education Foundation established a revolving fund--using over $3,000 in ticket sales and sales of commemorative buttons and DVDs--for Gateway's 50th Anniversary Celebration during the 2013-14 school year. Events included an All-Class Reunion, Alumni Band Concert, 'Gateway Day' at the Blandford Ski Area, an Alumni Chorus, a commemorative legislative citation and an address by the President of the Class of '64 at the 2014 Graduation.
(last updated 11/18/24)