2026 Grenon’s Newport Night Run
The Newport Public Education Foundation’s annual Newport Night Run is scheduled for Saturday, April 4, and your support is vital to our success.
What We Support
Since our founding in 1991, we have awarded more than $940,000 to support Newport’s students and educators.
Enrichment Grants
Enrichment grants support innovative classroom experiences and experiential opportunities that are not otherwise funded through the school budget. Awards and projects span all grade levels, from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Bus for a Cause
Bus for a Cause provides transportation funding for experiential opportunities that arise throughout the school year. Each year, Bus for a Cause grants allow hundreds of students to explore their community and extend their learning beyond the classroom.
Scholarships
Annual scholarships are awarded to Rogers High School seniors who most closely model the following character traits: Involvement in the community, reliability and a strong work ethic, academic effort and financial need.
Annual Events
Newport Night Run
We annually partner with Gray Matter Marketing to present the Newport Night Run, the area’s only after-hours road race. Since its inception in 2014, the event has raised nearly $190,000 for the Newport Public Education Foundation.
An Evening for Education
Held annually in the fall, An Evening for Education, a celebration and fundraiser presented by the Bazarsky Family Foundation, honors the recipients of the Noreen Stonor Drexel Education Awards and the Newport Public Schools teacher of the year.
Featured Grants
Pell School Gardens
A mutually beneficial collaboration between Pell Elementary School and Aquidneck Community Table, the gardens allow students to participate in hands-on classes taught by master gardeners in both the fall and spring.
Capturing the Perfect Water Drop
At the intersection of photography, science and math, students expand their knowledge of surface tension, fluid dynamics and light interaction to better their chances of getting the perfect shot.
Capture That Cookie!
English learners use gingerbread people to explore literacy, language, science, technology, engineering, art and math, helping them develop their linguistic skills, teamwork and problem solving skills.
Regulation Station
Calm spaces allow students to take a brief break to regulate, refocus and then re-engage in the classroom, focusing on opportunities for ownership, self-management and persistence.
Novel Studies for Physics and Astronomy
Physics and astronomy students read novels that expose them to different perspectives and help them develop an understanding of how science vocabulary applies to events in their own lives.
Eco-Friendly Friday 2.0
Through classroom discussion, interactive lessons and hands-on learning, students learn the importance of environmental and community stewardship.
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