News from the BHS Innovation Fund
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Program Spotlight: Heritage Spanish-Speaker Pathway – Looking at Year Two
The BHS Innovation Fund is proud to play a foundational role in launching this transformative initiative. In 2024, the Fund approved a three-year, $167,000 grant to design, pilot, and implement the Heritage Spanish-Speaker Pathway - now in its second year. These two...
BHS Innovation Fund inspires new creativity in education
Alexander Muravyov, Staff Writer, The Cypress • November 18, 2025 The Galarama fundraiser celebrated Britt Steven’s culinary pathway. From left: Stevens, Rob Lawrence and Ben Stern pause to take a photo and capture the moment. With over $7 million...
Program Spotlight – Rethinking the Restaurant: A Fresh Look at What’s Cooking at BHS
Program SpotlightFrom Classroom to Community: Reflections on Rethinking the Restaurant Dear BHS Friends,I recently walked into Tappan Green, our Brookline High School restaurant, and it got me thinking about how far this program has come and the amazing things our...
Welcome to the BHS Innovation Fund
We’re excited to introduce you to the BHS Innovation Fund—the driving force behind many of the school’s most popular and impactful courses and programs. The Fund empowers teachers to create new, engaging ways to inspire students while helping BHS attract and retain...
YEAR IN REVIEW: Looking back, Looking forward, and celebrating innovation at BHS
What a year it's been!In 2024–25, the BHS Innovation Fund proudly supported six impactful academic initiatives at Brookline High School, investing over $250,000 in educational innovation. This funding included year-long course releases for 10...
BHS Innovation Fund 5K unites community to support learning
Ana Lucia Rajpar, Staff Writer • May 27, 2025 CONTRIBUTED BY LIV KLAWITER The Brookline Innovation Fund’s annual 5K race took place on Sunday, May 4 to raise money for the high school. The starting buzzer rings and 250 runners race towards the finish...
March 2025 Program Spotlight: Climate Science and Social Change
March 2025 Program Spotlight Dear BHS Community,At Brookline High School, we strive for students to learn by doing. An excellent example is the Climate Science and Social Change course supported by the Innovation Fund. This class offers students an...
December 2024 Program Spotlight Heritage Spanish-Speaker Pathway
As a BHS Spanish teacher, I’m thrilled to shared to share this update about our new Heritage Spanish-Speaker Pathway. It’s a wonderful opportunity for BHS students who speak Spanish as a native or home language to celebrate and strengthen their Spanish language skills...
Q&A: Erica O’Mahony, faculty liaison for the Brookline Innovation Fund
Kiran Bhatia, Business Manager • December 3, 2024 Erica O’Mahony has been a spanish teacher for six years, and she recently became the faculty liaison for the Brookline Innovation Fund. Erica O’Mahony is a Spanish teacher at the high school, where she...
BROOKLINE.NEWS: How a teacher-led curriculum revamp at BHS brought the fun back to physics
How a teacher-led curriculum revamp at BHS brought the fun back to physics by Vivi Smilgius A circuit project designed by ninth grade physics student. Photo by Elliot English. November 11, 2024 In an icebreaker activity on his first day of ninth grade physics class...
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