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The Wandell School Education Foundation
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity from individual and corporate donations,
The Wandell School Education Foundation has been able to fund a variety of programs for our children. Our children are currently at the receiving end of programs created from more than $300,000 in grant monies raised during the past year. Our grants support children from Pre-K through 5th grade.
In 2009, the Wandell School Education Foundation and The Home and School, in a joint project, inverted more than $30,000 to completely renovate the computer lab. The project included the purchase of 25 brand new iMacs.
Based on the success of our 2008-2009 writer workshops, this program will be offered as a year-long program. Paula Davidoff, a master teacher of writing, will be working with our students and designated teachers. She will provide writing instruction to our students and professional development training for our teachers.
Additional Projects include:
Assemblies – monthly programs covering topics such as Chris Poulos, Colonial Day and The Art of Chinese Dance
Character Education – we continue to support workshops emphasizing respect, responsibility and caring for others
Computer Lab – provided new iMacs for our computer lab
Faculty Mini-Grants – provides every teacher the opportunity to request innovative and creative programs and materials for their classrooms.
Family Night – on October 6th 2009 at 7:00pm, we will host our second annual family night. Join us for a fabulous evening with the NJ Symphony as they present “Peter and the Wolf”
Field Trips – funds provided for school wide field trips
Library Enhancements – provides the resources to add more than 500 books, Encyclopedias and DVD’s to the school library.
NJPAC – offered to our 2nd & 4th graders, this program provides for professional dance instruction to help our students develop their coordination and balance and satisfies the New Jersey core curriculum standard in the arts.
Outdoor Learning Center –
School Play – provides funding for three professionals and more than 30 students to develop their singing and drama skills.
Summer Reading Program – provides $20 bookstore gift certificates to all students who read five books and write book reports over the summer vacation.
Writer’s Workshop – provides for continual teacher and student workshops to strengthen the in-class writing programs.
