Join Us in Supporting Bedford County's Best & Kindest
We are living in evolving, peculiar times. There seems to be a dearth of "nice" in all directions. I strongly believe that this is why the grants that the Bedford Area Educational Foundation encourages and supports are so vitally important. They not only inspire innovation, they inspire collaboration. And where there is collaboration, trust forms. And where there is trust, there is kindness. These grants that we fund support diversity, equity and inclusion; which are really just terms for being "nice".
According to the Search Institute (2025), building trust and learning in the classroom is often about lifting up students, communicating high expectations, and your belief in their ability to reach those expectations. Everyone should feel valued and challenged, and be valued and challenged by their peers. Trust and kindness do not mean weakness. To the contrary, they mean strength. And don't we all want strong students? The grants that the BAEF funds do just this. They "entertain, educate, excite and inspire"...a term I borrowed from Colonial Williamsburg's former President, Robert Wilburn, for whom I worked many years ago.
I hope you all will consider supporting the BAEF and our mission to fund grants that support creating student leaders who are, quite simply, "nice".
Most Gratefully,
Jay
Dr. Jay White, MSG, CDP
info@bedfordeducation.com
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