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O’Neill’s 5k in memory of Annie Curtin : May 17th 2020
Click here to Donate
Click here to Register
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Free SAT Prep Class: March 21st 2020
When: March 21st, 2020
Where: Norwalk High School
Who: Any Junior who attends Norwalk Public Schools
Time: 10am-2:30pm
Register Now
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Excellence in Education:
Thursday, April 23, 2020
5:30-8:00pm
The Shore & Country Club
220 Gregory Blvd.
Tickets now available for purchase
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Teacher Mini Grants Winter: Applications due 5pm Feb. 21st
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Fairfield Giving Day: February 27th 2020
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Mondays in March: Steak out for Education
$8 Flank Steak and a side or Grilled Chicken and a side
$2 will go back to NEF
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Shark Tank:
Center for Global Studies Auditorium ( BMHS)
April 1, 2020
___________________________________________________________ Free Movie Screening: ScreenAgers the Next Chapter
Wall Street Theatre
March 25, 2020
7 pm ( doors open at 6:30pm )
71 Wall Street, Norwalk CT
https://www.screenagersmovie.com/nc-trailer
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Blind Rhino Fundraiser: Featuring Old School
Join us Friday May 1st
6:00pm -9:00pm
$10 Bracelet = discount on food and drink
Silent Auction
All proceeds to benefit
The Norwalk Education Foundation
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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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