The Mt. Bethel Elementary School Foundation (MBESF) is an educational, non-profit public foundation, established in 1994 to provide resources to enhance Mt. Bethel’s ability to create rich educational experiences for all students.
To date, the MBESF has invested over $800,000 towards the enrichment of Mt. Bethel students!
Footage from the MBESF Annual Meeting
If you missed the MBESF annual meeting held February 28th, you're in luck!! You can watch the video below to learn about many exciting things the Foundation is doing, see taped interviews of Foundation funded teachers, and much more...
Science Olympiad!
On March 8th, Mt. Bethel hosted the annual Cobb County Science Olympiad. Eleven Cobb County school s sent fourteen teams for a total of over 250 students!!Mt. Bethel's two teams won five gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals! Way to go, Mt. Bethel!
In May our team of coaches, Mr. Morris, Coach Jones, Ms. Griffin, Mr. Mari and Ms. Wallenshauser, will take our two teams to compete at the State Science Olympiad at Kennesaw State University!
Giveaway Winners!
As promised, MBESF gave away prime parking spots and the right to name the school's street sign. The drawing took place at our annual meeting in February. The lucky winners are, Glenn Turner, Candy Kimbrough-Green, and Denise Hudson. Street sign, Robin Watson.
MBESF featured on Cobb edTV Video
Be sure to check out the new video on
Cobb edTV featuring the MBESF funded Performing Arts program. It's a
great way to learn more about this wonderful program! Click here.
Patron Program Participation Awards
This year, three classes tied for highest patron program participation! All three teachers were surprised with a getaway!! Mrs. Osburn-Seabrook Island, SC, Ms. Cillian-Lake Oconee, GA, and Ms. Harden-Whisper Lake, NC! Congratulations!!
MT. BETHEL PARENTS FUND THE FOUNDATION!
WE HAVE EXCEEDED OUR GOAL...and the donations keep rolling in!!
Thank you!!!!!
With an annual donation of $110 per child, you continue to give your child the well-rounded education they deserve!
The Foundation accepts tax-deductible individual donations, employee-matching grants, charitable organization grants, and corporate donations.
80% of the Foundation budget is covered by the Patron Program (i.e. parent donations). Additional funds are raised thru proceeds from Foundation sponsored after-school programs, Birdies for Charity, and Corporate Matching.
PATRON PROGRAM DONATION FORM - Click Here
CORPORATE MATCHING INFORMATION - Click Here
2007-2008 Approved Allocations (click links for details)
$15,181 Teacher Grants
$7,250 Science Equipment for the Classrooms K-5
$4,347 Software for Classrooms/Teachers
$3,047 Science Lab Equipment/Supplies
$29,825 Total
Teacher grants are awarded each year in response to grant requests submitted by Mt. Bethel teachers. These grants requests can be for individual classrooms
, for an entire grade level, or for cross-grade level projects.
Technology Supplements were the basis for the formation of the Mt. Bethel Foundation. We have purchased computers, network enhancements, software, and peripherals. Each year a significant portion of our budget is allotted to provide various technologies to our students.
More than half of MBESF donations fund three enrichment curriculums, including teacher salaries and classroom equipment.
Click calendar to view a typical enrichment schedule for classes K-5 at Mt. Bethel:
Enrichment Programs: (Click links for more info)
After-School Extension Programs
MBESF sponsorship allows fee-based, after-school programs to operate at Mt. Bethel. 10% of the participation fee is retained by the Foundation.
Current programs include:
Science Olympiad Competition
This is the Foundation's third year of sponsorship for the Science Olympiad at Mt. Bethel. Mt. Bethel hosts a meet of Science Olympiad teams from neighboring schools. The meet is an excellent way to involve our entire Mt. Bethel community in celebrating the wonders of science and promote science enrichment.
" We are so thrilled that we have more science equipment thanks to you! The students are loving the opportunities to examine various organisms under these great microscopes." -Fifth Grade Teachers. Click here to read more...
"The credit really goes to you, the Mt. Bethel Foundation, for believing in Mt. Bethel teachers and giving us the tools, both large and small, tangible and intangible, to present education in a 21st Century fashion, long before the County initiated the 21st Century Classroom." -Mt. Bethel Target Team. Click here to read more...
"Each class will be actively using the magnet kits, pocket microscopes, and rock collection kits. The Foundation has helped each one of us to enrich our students with “hands-on” supplies." -The Third Grade Teachers. Click here to read more...
"When the new computers arrived last spring, we were able to use them immediately, 
with plenty of quality software to share!" -The Kindergarten Team. Click here to read more...
"Thanks to the Foundation, every spring, my class uses an incubator to hatch chicken eggs!" -Alice Irvin, Kindergarten Teacher. Click here to read more...
Click here to read more testimonials.
