June 2008

Dear Contributor,

Summer has arrived, but for many of our grantees, that does not mean school is out! From the high seas to the big city, the variety of learning opportunities our organizations are offering their students will enhance both their educations and their lives. Read on to discover the enriching experiences your investment in education is helping to provide students all summer long!

Summer Studies
Bellesini Academy middle school students will spend four weeks at St. John’s Preparatory School gaining first-hand experience of what life at a competitive high school is like!

Epiphany’s middle school students start the summer by living on a sailboat with the Ocean’s Classroom Foundation for a week before heading off to the Groton School to for a month of academic enrichment.

Julie’s Family Learning Program takes advantage of the warm weather, engaging the preschoolers in motor skill development activities outdoors and having youngsters complete literacy activities with their parents based on seasonally-themed books.

MSPCC’s Kid’s Day summer programming enables elementary students to learn about Massachusetts first-hand through weekly field trips that take them outside of the city; visiting various museums, parks, beaches, farms, and historical sites.

Spotlight
Breakthrough Atlanta’s rising 7th and 8th grade students may only be in middle school, but they are already working toward college admission and success! These scholars are committing six weeks of their summer vacation to attend Breakthrough’s summer school, where they will take classes in math, English, history, science, and a foreign language. Students also choose one elective course in a topic such as dance, art, or journalism. Courses are taught by gifted high school and college students exploring careers in education. Interaction with these teachers provides Breakthrough students with a first-hand illustration of the importance of achieving educational success.

Other News
In case you haven’t heard, we have changed our name to the Wellington Management Foundation! Our work investing in education programs for economically disadvantaged youth has not changed and hopefully our new name makes us more easily identifiable as a grantmaking foundation.

As always, we thank you for supporting the Foundation!

Yours Sincerely,
Elissa Spelman
Director

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