The Branchburg Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports Branchburg Public Schools and Somerville High School by funding innovative programs that are not provided through the annual school budget.
These programs are offered to provide enhanced learning experiences and opportunities for all students to learn and develop outside of the core classroom setting.
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The BEF relies on and works in conjunction with parents, teachers, school administration and the community to achieve our goals.
Please visit the Branchburg Education Foundation website for additional information.
Upcoming Events and Fundraisers
Read-A-Thon
Read-A-Thon began on 4/9 and ends 4/22
Instructional Video
- Teachers should encourage all students to sign up. Sign up is easy through the Read-A-Thon website:
Whiton
Stony Brook
BCMS
- Students/parents/teachers (as appropriate) will log their minutes read starting on 4/9 through the Read-A-Thon site (no time for minutes read before 4/9 should be included, to keep it fair to all)
- Students are tracked and compete based on both minutes read and donations raised.
- Donations are not mandatory, but can help encourage individual reading journeys. Students who raise donations will be able to choose individual prizes for their participation at the end of Read-A-Thon, through the Read-A-Thon site.
- Students and teachers from each school with top minutes read and top donations raised will earn additional individual prizes from the BEF.
- Students also compete by grade, as the top class in each school (based on minutes read) will earn a pizza party, and the top class in each grade (based on minutes read) will earn extra recess and ice pops!
- Proceeds raised from Read-A-Thon will directly benefit the Branchburg Education Foundation, to fund grants and other educational activities for the Branchburg schools and Somerville High School.
- To celebrate the end of Read-A-Thon on 4/22, BEF is encouraging all students to dress up as their favorite book character on Friday, 4/25 - See flyer for details
Pocketbook Bingo
Ticket sales are currently open for BEF’s 80’s-themed Pocketbook Bingo fundraiser on May 3rd at RVCC. Tickets can be purchased through Givebutter and are $45 per individual or $400 per table of 10. Additional detail and link to buy tickets can be found on the BEF’s website and Facebook page.
If you are interested in supporting this event as a sponsor or volunteer, please send a note to Anita Krishnamurti [email protected] or [email protected].
Grants
In the fall of 2024, the BEF approved a grant related to six motivational assemblies for the Branchburg Schools, which was submitted by Beth Janiec, third grade teacher at Whiton. Funds will be used to sponsor two assemblies each at Whiton, Stony Brook, and BCMS. These assemblies address character themes such as believing in yourself, being the best person you can be, not giving up after making mistakes, respecting others, and the importance of friendship and teamwork. Whiton and Stony Brook will see an assembly called “Live Out Loud” while BCMS’ will see an assembly called “I’m Possible”. The assemblies have been scheduled for April 1st - 3rd.
At their January meeting, the BEF approved two grants for Somerville High School, which were co-funded with the Somerville Education Foundation:
The first grant will help the students and teachers involved in the Valkyrie newspaper with transitioning to a new website and platform. The students and teachers have been planning this update for two years, and BEF is happy to help make this happen for them.
The second grant was for an assembly titled “Louder Than Hunger: Inspiring Literacy and Social and Emotional Learning Through John Schu’s Literacy Journey” that was held on February 13th. Using the funds from this grant, SHS brought author and literacy advocate John Schu to the school to engage 9th grade students in an inspiring discussion on literary journeys and social and emotional development, in preparation for the school’s SEL Day celebration in March. Based on feedback from SHS, this event was a huge success and highly engaging for the ninth graders.
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