TEF

TEWKSBURY EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Enhancing & Expanding Educational Opportunities

TEWKSBURY EDUCATION FOUNDATION

The Tewksbury Education Foundation (TEF) is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization established to enhance and expand educational opportunities for more than 600 students in the two schools of the Tewksbury Township district.

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SAVE THE DATES 2023 TIGER TROT

May 20th: Join us to warm up at the Adults Only Pre-Race Rally

May 21st: Tiger Trot 1 Mile Color Fun Run and Timed 5K

Location: Christy Hoffman Farm Park

TEF Grants 2021-2022

Grant Application Process

Kindergarten

n/a<

Science Can Dance

Science Can Dance

A four-day STEM program where science and the natural world come to life through the exciting and dynamic creative movement experience. Students explore and move based on classroom topics while practicing critical thinking skills, creative problem solving, and cooperative sharing of ideas in an environment that values each members’ contribution to the creative process. Topics include flowers turning into seeds, the water cycle, and the life of a tree.

8th Grade

December

BJ Ward Writing Workshop

BJ Ward Writing Workshop

One-day writing workshop for 8th graders

6-8th Grade

n/a

Oculus for Music Education

Oculus for Music Education

The Oculus has a particular program called "Beat Saber." This program helps students strengthen their rhythm reading skills in a fun kinesthetic way. Students would use this in program in General Music class (8th) as well as Music Enrichment. (6th and 7th). For hygiene concerns I have included disposable VR masks and cleaner.

2nd Grade

March

Our Changing Earth

Our Changing Earth

Science educator John Miller of Pearl Observatories is bringing an engaging Earth science program to the second grader's classroom. This four-day program includes hand-on activities such as making a model earth and discovering how the continents drifted apart, learning about fossils, and building/erupting a volcano.

1st Grade

April

Parade of Nations

Parade of Nations

This six-day program helps first graders learn folk dances representing a country or culture while also learning about history, geography, music, and traditional attire.

3rd Grade

May 2022

BJ Ward Residency

BJ Ward Residency

Poet BJ Ward will spend four days reading and discussing poetry with each class. Students will publish their own poem in a class booklet, discover poetry with the assistance of a harmonica and silly glasses, and read poems by Pulitzer Prize winning authors.

4th Grade

Ongoing

Science Exploration

Science Exploration

Four separate programs through the Hunterdon Parks Department are provided throughout the year, including Animal Adaptations, Rocks and Minerals, Recycling, and Physics in Nature. Read more here

2020-2021 Accomplishments

Although we were unable to bring providers in-person, we managed to accomplish quite a bit and raise funds through exciting events and generous donations. In 2020-2021, we saw Astronomy Night, Show Some Love to a Teacher, a Holocaust Speaker, Kentucky Bourbon Tasting Event, and Mini Grants including a virtual field trip with a zookeeper for our remote 2nd graders and wind Instrument try-out kits for our 3rd graders.

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PO Box 448, Oldwick, NJ 08858
tewksburyTEF@gmail.com

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