Six elementary counselors, elementary nurses, and guidance supervisors will be trained in a 6-week online Mindful Schools program called Mindful Fundamentals. (awarded to Aida Swon, Heather Goldstein, Elizabeth Bartlett, Debbie Ruetsch, Emily Long, and Ashley Janosko...
10 WalkKit listening devices and teacher guides teach core concepts while at the same time allowing 5th grade students to move and to get exercise. (awarded to Jennifer Fischer for Hughes school)
Therapy dogs and handlers will visit struggling readers and students with anxiety to foster relaxation and openness to learning. (awarded to Elizabeth Bartlett and Carolyn Bowden for Hughes school)
Students will brainstorm and research inspirational kindness messages and paint them on rocks which will be placed on school grounds as well as in the BH community for people to find. Includes rocks and painting supplies. (awarded to Jessica Nardi for Hughes school)
12 Code and Go Robot Mouse activity sets and storage cases to introduce 2nd - 5th grade students to coding and sequencing. (awarded to Andrea Masri for Hughes and Woodruff schools)
Beginning coding and robotics program for 1st and 2nd graders. Includes fiction and non-fiction books, and class sets of Hexbug Nano and Ozobots. (awarded to Mary Niedenfuhr for MKM and Hughes schools)
Using music and an array of puppetry techniques, this play, “The Town That Fought Hate”, incorporates the concepts of tolerance and acceptance by recounting the events of a 1933 bias incident that took place in Billings, Montana. Includes purchase of copies of the...
As part of an enrichment unit, the Gifted and Talented program known as Quest have partnered with the Berkeley Heights Downtown Revitalization efforts to celebrate the 100 year Anniversary of our nation’s National Parks. This revitalization effort will include...
Kids Kore Wobble Chairs and Ball Chairs will allow students to get their “wiggles” out by encouraging subtle movements without getting up from their seats. Providing students with a variety of seating options will help to naturally facilitate paying attention, sitting...
Being a Writer is a program that promotes models of fourth grade writing through collaborative writing tasks, teacher and peer conferences, classroom discussion, writing for real audiences, and student self-assessments. In line with 21st Century Skills, this program...