Foundation News -

Circus Tickets now available online!

 

Saturday, September 25, 2010 is CIRCUS DAY in Wilmette! Please join us for the 2 pm or 5:30 pm show in the field behind the Mikaelian Education Center, 615 Locust Road, Wilmette. Ticket sales support the Foundation's Gripp Grant and other D39 school programs. Tickets purchased online will be mailed in early September.

 

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Congratulations to our 2010 Distinguished Citizen, Walter Reed!

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Spring 2010 Gripp Grants Announced!

The Foundation funded two new initiatives for D39 schools:

> Central's Lunchtime Fitness Club

> Highcrest "Architecture in the Community" program

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See our new online WALL OF HONOR for D39 teachers! >

Our Mission

The District 39 Educational Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, raises funds for projects that expand, enrich, and complement educational opportunities for the students, staff, and community in Wilmette District 39.

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Next Grant Deadlines:

 

October 15, 2010

February 15, 2011

 

Do you have an innovative idea for the classroom or school community? We welcome grant applications from teachers, staff, parents, and students in District 39.

How to apply >

Gripp Grants ─ The Foundation in Action

Our grants focus on new ideas for learning in District 39 schools, as well as broader education initiatives throughout the District 39 community. Click on the photos below to see our grants in action, or read more >

 

Please scroll through our photos to see the Foundation at work

  • District 39 Educational Foundation Central Gripp Grant for Junior High
  • District 39 Educational Foundation funds Day in the Neighborhood program
  • D39 Educational Foundation helps fund the Romona Connecting Kids playground
  • District 39 Foundation restores historic WPA murals in Wilmette
  • District 39 Educational Foundation funds student art project
  • Highcrest Middle School climbing wall, a Foundation Gripp Grant
  • District 39 Educational Foundation Central School Fort
  • Foundation Math & Science Program brings hands-on math into the classroom in April 2009Pier

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