Mt. Bethel Elementary School Foundation

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 $1,100,000 towards the enrichment of Mt. Bethel students

MT. BETHEL PARENTS FUND THE FOUNDATION! 

THANK YOU, MT. BETHEL PARENTS, FOR HELPING US REACH OUR GOAL!  $102,602 WAS DONATED/PLEDGED IN 2009!

With an annual donation of $110 per child, you continue to give your child the well-rounded education they deserve!  Pledges or Donations due by Fri, Oct 30th - the end of our 2009-2010 Patron Program!

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. 

Click HERE for Patron Program Q&A!

CORPORATE MATCHING INFORMATION - Click HERE

More than half of MBESF donations fund three enrichment curriculums, including teacher salaries and classroom equipment. Foundation funded instructors provide more than 60 hours of enrichment instruction each school year for every Mt. Bethel Student!  

Enrichment Programs: (Click links for more info)

• Performing Arts: Students develop life skills such as poise, self-confidence, public speaking and a commitment to achieve at one's own personal best!

• Science: The curriculum of each grade level dictates the science lab experiments which reinforces concepts learned in the classroom.

• Technology: Our technology instructor teaches computer skills such as keyboarding, word processing, spreadsheets, and power point in the computer lab and laptop lab.

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:

• Blake Cooper Productions, Inc: This drama program is offered to 2nd and 3rd graders in the fall and 4th and 5th graders in the winter/spring. This program is separate from the in-school performing arts program.
• Kid Chess: This program offers several classes a week for all grade levels.
• Spanish: Spanish language instruction is offered to 1st thru 5th graders. Students meet in the fall and spring, twice a week for 12 weeks.
• TEAM: Teaching Etiquette and Manners is available for the first time this fall! This 5-week, fun-filled classroom program is designed to teach and encourage students to use good manners and to feel comfortable in a variety of social situations.
• YMCA: Join the NE Cobb YMCA for their 4th season of Flag Football right here at Mt. Bethel!

Science Olympiad Competition

This is the Foundation’s sixth year of sponsorship of the Science Olympiad.  Mt. Bethel hosted meets with teams from neighboring schools for the first four years of the Science Olympiad. This is an excellent way to celebrate the wonders of science!

Science Fair

250 eager Mt. Bethel students presented their projects in the packed cafeteria and multi-purpose room on October 1st, 2009 at the 2nd annual MBESF Science Fair!  Our fun, non-judged Science Fair gives students in grades K-5 an opportunity to celebrate innovation and scientific learning!

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:

• Blake Cooper Productions, Inc: This drama program is offered to 2nd and 3rd graders in the fall and 4th and 5th graders in the winter/spring. This program is separate from the in-school performing arts program.
• Kid Chess: This program offers several classes a week for all grade levels.
• Spanish: Spanish language instruction is offered to 1st thru 5th graders. Students meet in the fall and spring, twice a week for 12 weeks.
• TEAM: Teaching Etiquette and Manners is available for the first time this fall! This 5-week, fun-filled classroom program is designed to teach and encourage students to use good manners and to feel comfortable in a variety of social situations.
• YMCA: Join the NE Cobb YMCA for their 4th season of Flag Football right here at Mt. Bethel!

Science Olympiad Competition

This is the Foundation’s sixth year of sponsorship of the Science Olympiad.  Mt. Bethel hosted meets with teams from neighboring schools for the first four years of the Science Olympiad. This is an excellent way to celebrate the wonders of science!

Science Fair

250 eager Mt. Bethel students presented their projects in the packed cafeteria and multi-purpose room on October 1st, 2009 at the 2nd annual MBESF Science Fair!  Our fun, non-judged Science Fair gives students in grades K-5 an opportunity to celebrate innovation and scientific learning!

" 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.