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Foundation Highlights

Honor A Teacher with a S.T.A.R.
This is the perfect time to honor your favorite teacher with a S.T.A.R. National Teacher Recognition Week is May 4-10th. Your honoree will receive a beautiful S.T.A.R. certificate suitable for framing. Join the hundreds of other parents honoring their child's teachers and special staff.    Click here for S.T.A.R. Order Form/Flyer.

Community Problem Solvers FRESH at High School South on TV Channel NJN
 An off shoot of the Future Problem Solvers Club at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, FRESH was created to tackle the increasing social problem of childhood obesity. High school students participate in an afterschool program for k-3, preparing healthy snacks like bagel faces, sushi, and fruit smoothies; learning new sports and active games; planting vegetable gardens; and creating healthy family cookbooks. The program is funded by the WW-P Education Foundation in partnership with Merrill Lynch. Grant Recipient:  Holly Sassinsky, Science Teacher

Click here for link to NJEA's Classroom Close-Up NJ on NJN and scroll down to "This Week's Show" (April 21 & April 26)

D.A.N.C.E.  Artist in Residency at Millstone River School A Success!

The D.A.N.C.E. artist in residency program at Millstone River School ended on April 10th with fantastic performances by children in all ten classes. The Education Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to Dancevision, Inc. to conduct D.A.N.C.E., an artist-in-residency program at Millstone River School this year. Special thanks to Target for a $1,000 Arts Grant, the Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission (see below), and parents who supported this program. Click here for more information and photos.   Read press release here. Click here for Final Report.

WWP Education Foundation Receives $1,709 Grant from Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission for D.A.N.C.E.
This program has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; through a grant provided by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission/Board of Chosen Freeholders. 

Become A Friend of the Foundation - New 100 Plus Club!
Support educational excellence and innovative programs in the WW-P Regional Schools. By making a tax-deductible donation, you can become a Friend of the Foundation.
You can easily make a secure online donation by just clicking on the Donate Now or AMEX Giving Express buttons. Read more here.

Foundation Announces 2008 Teacher Grant Awards
The West Windsor-Plainsboro Education Foundation is pleased to announce the 
2008 grant awards to teachers in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. The Board of Trustees has approved over $5,000 in funding for nine innovative and cutting-edge classroom programs in elementary grades through high school.
The science grants are funded in partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Integra Foundation. Read more here.

"Hit the Target" Summer Reading Program - Rave Reviews!
The WWP Education Foundation received an Early Childhood Reading Grant from Target last year to sponsor a pilot Summer Reading Program for young readers at Town Center Elementary School & Wicoff Elementary School. The Summer Book Trading Program was held this past summer. Rave reviews from both students and their parents.
Read more here.


Excellence In Education Grant Program
Click here for more photos and grant highlights.

Improving The Millstone River Ecology Study Site
High School North
Sponsor - Merrill Lynch


S
cience Mysteries and Musicals, Rebecca Saba, Community MS
Sponsor- Bristol-Myers Squibb

 

Up Close with Nature
Judy Breitenbach,
Dutch Neck School
Sponsor - Bristol-Myers Squibb

 

 

Merrill Lynch Supports 2007 Mini-Grants and WW-P HS Scholarship Program
The WW-P Education Foundation is proud to announce that Merrill Lynch has donated $5,000 to support the Foundation's programs. Merrill Lynch's generous donation is supporting five teacher mini-grants for the 2007-08 school year and the WW-P High School Scholarship Fund for 2007 graduates.  

Woodrow Wilson School Public Affairs Forum
Students from WW-P High School South attended a full day seminar at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School in April 2007.

The program was co-sponsored by the WW-P Education Foundation and the NJ Education Foundation Partnership, Inc.

 Are We Making a Difference? 
Everyday we ask ourselves if we are making a difference in the lives of children and families in West Windsor-Plainsboro Schools. We have received a touching letter from a family in Princeton Junction which answered our question. A resounding YES! This program was funded by Merrill Lynch.
Read letter here.  

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Updated on 4-11-08
Original Web Site design by Jason Richards, graduate of WW-P High School South, 2005.
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West Windsor - Plainsboro Education Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 280, Princeton Jct., NJ 08550-0280
Tel: (609) 716-5000 Ext. 5014 (voice mail)
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