<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sudbury Education Resource Fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[SERF funds innovative programs and projects that enrich learning for students in Sudbury Massachusetts Public Schools and Lincoln-Sudbury High School.]]></description><link>https://serfwebmaster.wixsite.com/serf/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:59:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.serfsudbury.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Remote Learning Studios]]></title><description><![CDATA[SERF awarded funding to the district to establish 12 remote learning studios which will be used to support the hybrid and remote learning models. The grant will fund a mix of online subscriptions and teacher technology. Hardware (document and web cameras, microphones, monitors and Chromebooks) will improve video and audio quality. Subscriptions will support students sharing and creating work products and teachers delivering robust remote content.]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/remote-learning-studios</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693c940e055df7302e91e67b</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_2da1984e83ec4cb1a9f2bc932cf931f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_994,h_741,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[App-Enabled Robots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look out – robots are coming to  Haynes ! A proposal for app-enabled robots was approved with the goal of fostering creativity through discovery, play, and to add to students’ foundation for computer science skills.  The Sphere Mini Education kit includes 16 clear robotic balls with gyroscopes, accelerometers, and LED lights, as well as bumpers, mini traffic cones, bowling pins, construction sets, and activity cards to spark students’ engagement and imaginations as they practice and learn to...]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/app-enabled-robots</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693c92d1c5a82c28b60856e7</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:11:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_7f804343d009435d83fa52e11a2c92b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_840,h_815,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Know Your School]]></title><description><![CDATA[At  Noyes , there will be some very busy students coordinating a “Know Your School Scavenger Hunt” for all the kids to play! The in-house, customized scavenger hunt will give practice to the youngest students in map-reading and team building skills as they explore all kinds of areas in and around their own school. They will gain familiarity with the space and the people within.  Students in the middle grades will gain practice in using compasses as they follow orienteering clues, and...]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/know-your-school</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693c924ec5a82c28b60855b1</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:09:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_7f9edaff294a4b34ab65a6638d1838de~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_764,h_753,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3D Printer]]></title><description><![CDATA[At  Loring , an application for (3) 3D printers was approved and will complement the school’s brand new Learning Studio.  With the 3D printers, all students at Loring will have access to opportunities such as designing and creating interactive maps, creating mock-ups of buildings and structures, creating new musical instruments or new tools, sculpting animal representations to study their adaptations, making reusable signs for the school, and so much more. With students being the next...]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/3d-printer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693c8c085edaf5b3be2bf610</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:42:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_3c9f173616514edb89083a3d4db2de40~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_791,h_767,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Library of Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Libraries of Things” are popping up all around the world, and one is coming to  Nixon  soon!  One young applicant suggested a Library of Things for Nixon as a way to encourage learning – “to introduce kids to something they’ve never done before or have always wanted to try but didn’t have the tools.”  Nixon’s Library of Things provides objects to explore new areas of interest and learn new skills.   Among the objects to check out you might find a ukulele, a microscope, a telescope, a drum...]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/library-of-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693c8b91055df7302e91d570</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:40:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_127d4cc78b14480a9f81d20e405efe08~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_758,h_817,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catch the Wind for Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[This grant will fund materials for this 4th grade project-based learning experience which integrates science, engineering, math, writing and social-emotional learning. Students will ultimately design blades for a wind turbine capable of generating electrical energy.]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/catch-the-wind-for-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693c88dc38266d8ba624916f</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_53542de66d9a40c684943f44dce5ce7b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_995,h_746,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curtis Gaga Pit]]></title><description><![CDATA[At  Curtis , three students submitted grants for a portable Gaga Ball Pit to add a fun, engaging, and inclusive option to students’ outdoor recess and indoor P.E. time.  Gaga is a fast paced, high energy social activity played in an octagonal pit. Considered a kinder version of dodge ball, the game is played with a soft foam ball, and combines the skills of dodging, striking, running, and jumping, while trying to hit opponents with a ball below the knees. Players need to keep moving to avoid...]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/curtis-gaga-pit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693b461c055df7302e8eee18</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:30:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_c8cf6476be8b4cdcbffe3939d5b20913~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_416,h_415,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noyes Recess Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Noyes students hard at play!  They’re busy socializing (and building, turn-taking, collaborating, and problem solving).]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/noyes-recess-games</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693b44e65edaf5b3be290e11</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:27:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_cb789eab2f5d4974b326dae3c5124150~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_418,h_418,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LED Grow Lights]]></title><description><![CDATA[LS Science students put a new set of LED Grow Lights to use as they nurture seedlings for rainbow chard, Bibb lettuce, Gourmet lettuce, kale, basil, and arugula.]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/led-grow-lights</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693b4374055df7302e8ee831</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:23:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_449e402a85484183a80e7d84616b0028~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_415,h_415,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adaptive Handbells]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this adaptive middle school music class, playing handbell is a great way to foster students’ development of rhythmic skills, physical coordination, listening skills and music reading.]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/adaptive-handbells</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69389525604b7e5bc38bbd89</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:32:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_c45309bdac384a5a974b34abefc12d72~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_419,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supplemental Decodable Texts for Emergent Readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[These supplemental texts to the reading curriculum are sequenced to progressively incorporate words that are consistent with the letter–sound relationships that emergent readers are learning.]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/supplemental-decodable-texts-for-emergent-readers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6938942d604b7e5bc38bbae8</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_922f33ecacec4881bca0d3a9d3c15961~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_421,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decodable Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eleven series of decodable books for the emergent reader and those students receiving literary support.]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/decodable-books</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693778511d422bb0eb19fd69</guid><category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:17:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_1b11f829d5d64343a8073fd6093d47cb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_417,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making the Most of Campus Visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my absolute favorite parts about being a college counselor (besides  working with families, of course!) is touring college...]]></description><link>https://www.serfsudbury.org/post/making-the-most-of-campus-visits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67806dbd88ddf98ba811972b</guid><category><![CDATA[College Fair]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:46:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/78713b_4c129ae667f94d01bb7d3d60903ec384~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_878,h_498,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>serfwebmaster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Tips to Help You Navigate College Visits Successfully]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consider visiting the more “local” colleges on your list first.  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