The Gloucester Education Foundation drives innovation, encourages creativity, expands student opportunities, and empowers educators to strengthen teaching and learning in the Gloucester Public School District. Since 2005, we have raised over $11 million to support thousands of students in the Gloucester Schools.

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GEF FY25 Impact Report celebrates hands-on learning!
GEF FY25 Impact Report celebrates hands-on learning!
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Arts Fest 2025: a grand success!
Arts Fest 2025: a grand success!

A recap of GEF and GPS’s annual celebration of arts and creativity!

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Power of Play Returns in 2025!
Power of Play Returns in 2025!

Everyone’s favorite “Day of Play” is back!

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2024 was a big year - check out some highlights!
2024 was a big year - check out some highlights!

Our annual Year-in-Review

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GEF is a proud supporter of O'Maley Academy, GPS's after school and summer program serving more than 250 students in grades 6-8 - at no cost to families. Fall sign-ups are now open and this term's classes look AWESOME! Scan the QR code for the full d
GEF is a proud supporter of O'Maley Academy, GPS's after school and summer program serving more than 250 students in grades 6-8 - at no cost to families. Fall sign-ups are now open and this term's classes look AWESOME! Scan the QR code for the full details on all programming and to register. Links in comments, too.
What an absolutely beautiful day to celebrate our new library! 🎉 🙌🏽 📚 @sawyerfreelibrary @sawyerfree2025
What an absolutely beautiful day to celebrate our new library! 🎉 🙌🏽 📚 @sawyerfreelibrary @sawyerfree2025
GEF is honored to be nominated for @bankgloucester's Banking for the Community program, with a chance to secure up to $5,000 to support transformative programs in the Gloucester Schools! We hope our 20-year track record of sparking creativity, innova
GEF is honored to be nominated for @bankgloucester's Banking for the Community program, with a chance to secure up to $5,000 to support transformative programs in the Gloucester Schools! We hope our 20-year track record of sparking creativity, innovation, and opportunity in GPS helps us earn your vote. The demand for GEF resources from our schools is higher than ever; help us help them by voting for GEF today. Links in comments. #BankingForTheCommunity #VoteLocalGiveLocal #BankGloucester
We hope students and staff are having a great first day of school, and the year ahead is one filled with joyful teaching and learning!
We hope students and staff are having a great first day of school, and the year ahead is one filled with joyful teaching and learning!
Countdown to Kindergarten 2025: parents, hold onto these for 13 years from now! 😭😭😭
Countdown to Kindergarten 2025: parents, hold onto these for 13 years from now! 😭😭😭
Countdown to Kindergarten 2025: welcome, little ones!!
Countdown to Kindergarten 2025: welcome, little ones!!
📣INTERNSHIP ALERT!! 📣 O'Maley Academy is hiring paid GHS interns for the 2025-26 school year. A great opportunity to learn by doing, support O'Maley students, and dip your toes into the working world. And remember: internships look great on college
📣INTERNSHIP ALERT!! 📣 O'Maley Academy is hiring paid GHS interns for the 2025-26 school year. A great opportunity to learn by doing, support O'Maley students, and dip your toes into the working world. And remember: internships look great on college and job applications!
Our countdown to Countdown to Kindergarten is ON: only two days to go! We hope to see every incoming kindergartener at the GHS Field House for this warm welcome to the Gloucester Public Schools.
Our countdown to Countdown to Kindergarten is ON: only two days to go! We hope to see every incoming kindergartener at the GHS Field House for this warm welcome to the Gloucester Public Schools.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Meetinghouse Green concert with The Goddesses on Friday! Your generosity brought in over $1,500 in donations for GEF programs. Extra 🙌🏽 ♥️ 🙌🏽 to our merry crew of volunteers, big and small!! PS: we a
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Meetinghouse Green concert with The Goddesses on Friday! Your generosity brought in over $1,500 in donations for GEF programs. Extra 🙌🏽 ♥️ 🙌🏽 to our merry crew of volunteers, big and small!! PS: we are (hilariously and unsuccessfully) trying to show “20” with our hands to signify GEF’s 20th anniversary year. We better figure out how to do this by our big Gala on November 6th!! ✌🏼👌🏼
Coming to the Meetinghouse Green concert tonight? Please bring some school supplies! We'll have a collection box for a supply drive we're doing with @theopendoorma, Educational Foundation for Rockport, and @pathwaysforchildren! ✏✏✏✏✏✏✏✏✏
Coming to the Meetinghouse Green concert tonight? Please bring some school supplies! We'll have a collection box for a supply drive we're doing with @theopendoorma, Educational Foundation for Rockport, and @pathwaysforchildren! ✏✏✏✏✏✏✏✏✏
Sun's out, Fun's out(side)! The weather app said 95% chance of rain all week for today, but FEH! Mother Nature is smiling on us, so it looks like it'll be an A+ summer evening on the Meetinghouse Green with The Goddesses, GEF, and @meatandsweetfood
Sun's out, Fun's out(side)! The weather app said 95% chance of rain all week for today, but FEH! Mother Nature is smiling on us, so it looks like it'll be an A+ summer evening on the Meetinghouse Green with The Goddesses, GEF, and @meatandsweetfoods. See you tonight at 6pm!
This morning, 4th and 5th graders in the Gordon Summer STEAM Camp were interviewed for a documentary about engineer Bernard Gordon, who makes this program possible at no cost to GPS families each summer through his generosity to GEF! The kids were as
This morning, 4th and 5th graders in the Gordon Summer STEAM Camp were interviewed for a documentary about engineer Bernard Gordon, who makes this program possible at no cost to GPS families each summer through his generosity to GEF! The kids were asked: “What does it mean to be an engineer?” and they had some terrific insights...can’t wait to see the documentary when it is done! Thanks to the students who participated for taking a break from coding LEGO creations to be filmed, to program directors Erin Schondelmeier and Annemarie Wentzel for sharing their story of dreaming up and leading this awesome program, to filmmaker Rocco Capano, and to the Bernard M. Gordon Foundation for all of its support for future engineers!
It's only mid-July, so we DEFINITELY ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY ARE NOT counting down the days until school yet...but...save the date for Countdown to Kindergarten! Class of 2038, we're getting ready for you! 👋👋🏼👋🏿👋🏾👋🏽
It's only mid-July, so we DEFINITELY ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY ARE NOT counting down the days until school yet...but...save the date for Countdown to Kindergarten! Class of 2038, we're getting ready for you! 👋👋🏼👋🏿👋🏾👋🏽
Come on down to the Main Street Block Party and look for the GEF table across from Brass Monkey! You can learn about our work, get some GEF swag, and make a keychain with our amazing volunteers.
Come on down to the Main Street Block Party and look for the GEF table across from Brass Monkey! You can learn about our work, get some GEF swag, and make a keychain with our amazing volunteers.
Happy LAST DAY OF SCHOOL to Gloucester kids, families, teachers and staff! It was a long year, and everyone is ready for a glorious summer - and this weekend, Fiesta! Please take a moment to look back at SY24-25 by thumbing through GEF's Impact Repo
Happy LAST DAY OF SCHOOL to Gloucester kids, families, teachers and staff! It was a long year, and everyone is ready for a glorious summer - and this weekend, Fiesta! Please take a moment to look back at SY24-25 by thumbing through GEF's Impact Report today. Despite the many challenges of this school year, this community has much to be proud of when it comes to supporting, challenging, and lifting up our students. GEF is thankful to play a role in that important work, and appreciative of every educator, family, donor, volunteer, elected official, and administrator that work together to make learning come alive for our kids. Link to the report in bio.
GEF is a proud supporter of O'Maley Academy, GPS's after school and summer program serving more than 250 students in grades 6-8 - at no cost to families. Fall sign-ups are now open and this term's classes look AWESOME! Scan the QR code for the full d What an absolutely beautiful day to celebrate our new library! 🎉 🙌🏽 📚 @sawyerfreelibrary @sawyerfree2025 GEF is honored to be nominated for @bankgloucester's Banking for the Community program, with a chance to secure up to $5,000 to support transformative programs in the Gloucester Schools! We hope our 20-year track record of sparking creativity, innova We hope students and staff are having a great first day of school, and the year ahead is one filled with joyful teaching and learning! Countdown to Kindergarten 2025: parents, hold onto these for 13 years from now! 😭😭😭 Countdown to Kindergarten 2025: welcome, little ones!! 📣INTERNSHIP ALERT!! 📣 O'Maley Academy is hiring paid GHS interns for the 2025-26 school year. A great opportunity to learn by doing, support O'Maley students, and dip your toes into the working world. And remember: internships look great on college Our countdown to Countdown to Kindergarten is ON: only two days to go! We hope to see every incoming kindergartener at the GHS Field House for this warm welcome to the Gloucester Public Schools. Thanks to everyone who came out to the Meetinghouse Green concert with The Goddesses on Friday! Your generosity brought in over $1,500 in donations for GEF programs. Extra 🙌🏽 ♥️ 🙌🏽 to our merry crew of volunteers, big and small!! PS: we a Coming to the Meetinghouse Green concert tonight? Please bring some school supplies! We'll have a collection box for a supply drive we're doing with @theopendoorma, Educational Foundation for Rockport, and @pathwaysforchildren! ✏✏✏✏✏✏✏✏✏ Sun's out, Fun's out(side)! The weather app said 95% chance of rain all week for today, but FEH! Mother Nature is smiling on us, so it looks like it'll be an A+ summer evening on the Meetinghouse Green with The Goddesses, GEF, and @meatandsweetfood This morning, 4th and 5th graders in the Gordon Summer STEAM Camp were interviewed for a documentary about engineer Bernard Gordon, who makes this program possible at no cost to GPS families each summer through his generosity to GEF! The kids were as It's only mid-July, so we DEFINITELY ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY ARE NOT counting down the days until school yet...but...save the date for Countdown to Kindergarten! Class of 2038, we're getting ready for you! 👋👋🏼👋🏿👋🏾👋🏽 Come on down to the Main Street Block Party and look for the GEF table across from Brass Monkey! You can learn about our work, get some GEF swag, and make a keychain with our amazing volunteers. Happy LAST DAY OF SCHOOL to Gloucester kids, families, teachers and staff! It was a long year, and everyone is ready for a glorious summer - and this weekend, Fiesta! Please take a moment to look back at SY24-25 by thumbing through GEF's Impact Repo