Navesink Elementary has special programs and
events throughout the school year. Here
you'll find brief descriptions of them --
you can click "read more" to see the full
description of the program or click on a
link to take you to a web site with more
information.
It's OK to be Different
"The color of love is always the same in
the eyes of a child..."
Author Unknown
Teaching tolerance in elementary schools is an
essential priority. If we begin with very young
children who are instinctively more sensitive
than adults and who are not reluctant to express
their true feelings, then we will be far more
successful in our efforts to fight racism and
discrimination, than if we delay teaching
tolerance until they are "old enough," or worse
still, leave it to chance.
Read More...
Read Across America
Read Across America is a project of the National
Education Association. Navesink Elementary
School has been participating in the program
with great enthusiasm for years.
Read More...
The
Junior Gardener program at the Navesink School
began in 1997 under the sponsorship of the
Navesink Garden Club. The entire student body is
involved in various activities throughout the
year to put students in contact with the natural
world and to create a sense of ecological
awareness. A number of gardens have been
established on the school grounds, including
those to attract birds and butterflies, a
vegetable garden wis taken to "Lunch Break," a
tree farm for growing seedlings, and a bed of
ornamental grasses. Read More |
