Board of Education goes to school on SMART Boards
When technology projects were slashed from the school budget two years ago, the PTA and the Wilton Educational Foundation stepped forward and tried to help keep momentum moving towards bringing 21st Century technology to all of the district’s classrooms. That benchmark is embodied in the SMART Board, which is more than a digitized blackboard or animated [...]
Read MoreEx-Warrior Paces Road Race Field in Wilton Education Foundation’s Get Smart for Education 5K Race
May 30, 2010 Former Wilton High School runner Jeff Ragazzini was a repeat winner in this year’s Get Smart for Education 5K sponsored by the Wilton Education Foundation. Ragazzini ran the 5K course in 16:04. He also donated the $100 winning prize back to the Wilton Education Foundation, just as he did last year. All [...]
Read MoreWilton Education Foundation Sponsors “Real World” at Wilton High School
March 26, 2010 During Real World, Wilton High school sophomores and juniors listened to professional parents and business leaders share their personal stories about various careers. The Wilton High School guidance department gleaned input from our students so panelist selections would mirror their interests. This year’s panels included 22 professions such as architecture, engineering, healthcare, [...]
Read MoreCareer Day Offers Middlebrook Students Taste of Different Professions
Wilton Villager March 26, 2010 Having the opportunity to see the varied options for a future career is one of the great advantages of career day, said 13-year-old Middlebrook student Natalia Lebrija. On Wednesday afternoon Middlebrook School and the Wilton Education Foundation hosted its 14th annual Career Awareness Day. “This is a day that is [...]
Read MoreWilton Education Foundation Donates $50,000 to the Wilton Public Schools.
June, 2010 The Wilton Education Foundation voted to donate $50,000 to the school district, Dr. Gary Richards, superintendant, announced at the Board of Education meeting Thursday night. Dr. Richards said that “$20,000 of this generous gift will be used to support the summer professional development institute and $30,000 will be used to supplement our technology [...]
Read MoreGrant from Ambler Trust
by Kit Smith
The Wilton Education Foundation is extremely grateful for the $30,000 two year matching grant we received from Ambler Trust. The Ambler Trust granted the Wilton Education Foundation $15,000 a year for each of the past two years to be used to purchase “Smart Technology” with the stipulation that we would match the [...]
Read MoreMiddlebrook Career Awareness Day
For the past 20 years, WEF has sponsored Career Awareness Day at Middlebrook School. Each year, Wilton parents, teachers and friends volunteer an afternoon of their time to discuss their careers with over 1000 students. The careers span every part of the spectrum. This past year Middlebrook students learned about the fields of publishing, entertainment, [...]
Read MoreMiles for Smiles: Wilton Education Foundation’s Get Smart 5K.
by Kara Bingaman
In just three short years, the Wilton Education Foundation’s annual 5K has grown to more than 300 participants. On the last Sunday in May, runners and walkers of all ages come out to support Wilton’s greatest assets: our children and educators. The energy at the event is palpable. Everyone, from the elite [...]
Read MoreWilton Newcomers Club Event
by Carrie Preisano
On April 9, 2010, the Wilton Newcomers Club hosted “A Taste of Spring” to benefit the Wilton Education Foundation. The event was held at the Carriage Barn at Ambler Farm on a beautiful spring evening. Guests sampled delicious hors d’oeveres provided by Café Cogolulu of Wilton and a wine tasting provided by [...]
Read MoreWilton students raise funds from the roots up.
by Heather Borden Herve
With the school budget increasingly squeezed from all sides, a group of young students wanted to do their part to help contribute. In the Fall of 2010, five dedicated third graders and one second grader formed Bottled Up! for Wilton Schools, a grass-roots effort to use the change collected from recycling bottles [...]
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