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Join us for a Cocktail party to celebrate the 2020 and 2021 Excellence in Education and Educational Support nominees.
When: Wed, May 25, 2022
Where: Shore & Country Club
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Price $42
PURCHASE TICKETS
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Staff Picnic
Wed, June 8, 2022
4:00 – 6:00pm
Please join Superintendent Dr. Alexandra Estrella, the NPS leadership team and the Norwalk Education Foundation for an end-of-year celebration at Norwalk’s beautiful Calf Pasture Beach!
Bring your lawn chair or a blanket, as NPS’s favorite band, “Old School,” will be performing for us. The event will include a barbecue buffet for all NPS staff under the tent at Ripka’s. In order to receive a meal voucher, advance registration and check in on site will be required for all employees. PLEASE only register yourself. If you choose to bring guests you do not need to register them, but they will need to bring their own or purchase food inside Ripka’s.
Information on parking will be shared closer to the event.
Rain Date June 9
Our thanks to the Dalio Foundation for their support of this event!
Register for Tickets
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Norwalk Education Foundation
- Mission
The mission of the Norwalk Education Foundation is to work closely with Norwalk Public Schools to provide programs and services to children in Norwalk so they can achieve academic success and grow socially and emotionally.
- Teacher Resources and Innovation
NEF offers teacher mini-grants to develop and implement instructional projects that motivate and challenge students to learn. Proposals must support unique classroom projects that enliven and enrich the curriculum.
- Enhance Student Learning
The Shark Tank competition requires students to “sell” a proposal to enhance their school. In the past, ideas have addressed academics, extra-curricular activities, social-emotional well being, physical health/nutrition and safety. We awarded several thousand dollars to support 30 student proposals in the past 2 years.
- Community Collaboration
The College Essay Mentor program began in 2015. Teachers, administrators and volunteers from the community, were trained by a college essay consultant to coach high school seniors. After the first year, an admissions officer from UCONN contacted Norwalk High School to say she has never read such great essays from Norwalk.
NEF partners with community organizations to host community outreach workshops. This fall, we are hosting a College Admission Workshop and a Stress Management panel for teens and parents.
- Student Social and Emotional Health
NEF’s newest initiative addresses the high levels of stress that research has identified as a major difficulty for adolescents. In 2015, we piloted a program to teach kids stress-reduction techniques like meditation. Based on the positive data collected through this pilot program, NEF plans to offer such workshops to all middle and high school students in the fall. NEF also partners with Norwalk ACTS working with the Health and Wellness workgroup to bring mindful meditation to the high school students.
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