Grants+Provide+Support

Slackwood Elementary School has been the grateful recipient of grants to assist them in supporting parents and students at Slackwood School. Some of the grants received include:
 * "Building Bridges to College," funded by The Lawrence Township Education Foundation in the fall of 2012. The grant provides parents the opportunity to participate in the program "Realizing the American Dream," a 10-week program to learn about the American school system and to help their children be successful in school so that they can further their education after high school.
 * The Mercer County Bar Association KITES Grant was awarded to Slackwood School in the fall of 2012. It enabled the school counselor to purchase a DVD series on Discipline from The Parent Institute in Fairfax, Virginia. The 8-series program will be presented to parents throughout the school year and into the school year of 2013-14.
 * "Encouraging Limited-English-Speaking Families to Read to Their Elementary-Aged Children," funded by The Lawrence Township Education Foundation in the fall of 2006. The grant provided books (either bi-lingual or in languages other than English) to the four lower elementary school libraries for students to borrow so that parents who do not speak English can read stories to their children in their languages.
 * Parents, Our Partners," funded by The Lawrence Township Education Foundation in the fall of 2005. The grant provided materials for the Slackwood School parent library, located in the guidance office. Parents may borrow books, DVDs, and other materials to help them in parenting and to view with their children (where appropriate) in order to raise happy, healthy, well-behaved, well-educated, and resilient children.
 * "Character Education Comes Alive!" was funded by The Lawrence Township Education Foundation in the spring of 2003. The grant enabled the four lower elementary schools to develop and Character Education Program for these schools in the district, and provided an assembly by Primary Focus at each of the schools.