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Port Washington Education Foundation

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

April 25: PWEF Benefit, Kids' Nutrition And Port Writes

Happenings around Port Washington.

1. There's a shopping even to benefit the Port Washington Education Foundation at Lord and Taylor in Manhasset. Each $5 ticket entitles the ticket-holder to a 25 percent discount on one item and a 15 percent discount on remaining items all day long. 2. There's a kids' nutrition workshop at The Dolphin Bookshop. 7 p.m. Learn more. 3. Brush up your financial know-how at the Port Washington Public Library. 7:30 p.m. 4. Port Writes: Michael Chaplan facilitates a writers workshop at Port Washington Public Library. 8 p.m. 5. Get all your Port Washington news sent directly to you. Sign up for our daily newsletter.

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The Dolphin Bookshop, Health Series: Kids' Nutrition Workshop, and Port Washington Public Library

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

PWEF Education Support Center Pursues the Artist Within

Students visited by an author and a teacher.

This winter, the PWEF Education Support Center invited two guests to share their artistic passion and highlight the importance of the arts in our lives. Local author, Dan Paisner, and artist and retired Port teacher, Seth Ehrlich, shared an afternoon with the support center’s 40 third-graders talking art and encouraging each to pursue their artist within.  Paisner’s visit was timely, as the PWEF Support Center students are writing their own stories and crafting hand-made books. Paisner has co-authored or ghostwritten more than 50 books with well-known politicians, entertainers, athletes and business leaders as well as not-as-famous people who have very interesting stories too. He revealed the biggest secret about writing, noting it isn’t …

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The New PWEF.Org Answers: Who? What? Why?, Film Based on Port Resident Nets Academy Award Nomination, Port Washington Public Schools, and 1 more ›

Monday, March 26, 2012

OPINION: Thank You for Bringing Dallas Brass Ensemble to Port

It was a day that students and their families will long remember, the author says.

  • OPINION
  • Monday, March 26

I am writing to thank the Port Washington Education Foundation and the Port Washington School District, for their commitment to the arts.  On Wednesday, March 7, the Dallas Brass musical ensemble spent a full day at Schreiber High School offering clinics and student rehearsals for high school and middle school band students, as well as inspiring and engaging performances for band students from all five elementary schools. The day was capped with an incredible public concert – a fun, fast-paced and entertaining performance incorporating music spanning our country’s history, music from famous international composers, and contemporary pieces that had the entire audience dancing in (and out of) their seats.  This was a day that my three …

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Port Washington Public Schools, Dallas Brass Jazzes Port Washington, and Schreiber High School

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Dine Out Thursday to Support PWEF

During 'A Taste of Port,' local eateries will donate proceeds to Port Washington Education Foundation.

This Thursday marks "A Taste of Port," when local restaurants will donate 10 percent of their proceeds to the Port Washington Education Foundation.  The event runs from 5pm until closing time. Look for the PWEF sign in participating restaurant windows and mention the PWEF when dining. Participating restaurants include Ayhan's Fish Kebab, Ayhan's Shish Kebab, Ayhan's Mediterranean Marketplace, Gino's Pizzeria & Restaur, Amalfi, Landmark Diner, Mojito, Café Capriccio, Burger King, Dynasty, Toscanini, Wild Honey, Bistro Etcetera, Pepe Rosso (Please ask for Massimo), Brio, Sisina and Rosa's Pizza.  The PWEF supports initiatives that enhance and expand educational opportunities over and above basic educational needs for all students in Port …

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PWEF Grants Help Students in Port Washington, Ayhan's Fish Kebab, Ayhan's Shish Kebab, and 13 more ›

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Adina Genn

12:28 pm on Monday, February 6, 2012

Certainly a good list of local restaurants to choose from.   more ›

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

PWEF Celebrates 10th Birthday

Test your Port trivia knowledge at the PWEF birthday bash

Save the date. Saturday, Jan. 21 marks the 10th birthday bash for the Port Washington Education Foundation, the nonprofit that enhances educational opportunites for all Port Washington public school students. The event will take place at H on The Harbor. This year's party theme? Port Washington trivia. The PWEF asks: "Which rock and roller played an impromptu gig at Campus Drive and Port Washington Boulevard during the spring Port Promenade in 1976 (or so)?” Also: “In which Port Washington pub did the Mets celebrate their 1986 World Series win?” Answers to these trivia queries will be available at the birthday bash, where guests can test their knowledge by playing the "Port Game Show." Also on tap for the evening: cocktails and desserts, …

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PWEF Grants Help Students in Port Washington and H on the Harbor

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Schreiber Student To Install Outdoor Classroom at Guggenheim Preserve

The project was made possible through grants from Port Washington Education Foundation and PW Green.

The upcoming weekend will be a busy one for Schreiber High School senior, Nicholas Deriu. Becoming an Eagle Scout Deiru, along with approximately 25 parent, student and scout volunteers will be installing an outdoor classroom at Guggenheim Preserve at the Guggenheim Elementary School property. The project will include a bench seating area to accomodate approximately 30 students and a speaker podium. Trails will also be refurbished. The project, made possible in part by a $3,400 grant from the Port Washington Education Foundation and a $500 grant from PW Green, is expected to be completed this fall 2011. Deiru spoke at the Port Washington School Board meeting on Tuesday evening at Schreiber, noting that many family members, including …

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Schreiber High School and Guggenheim Elementary School

Bob

10:28 pm on Wednesday, October 5, 2011

PW Green partnered with the Port Washington Education Foundation on this project and contributed toward this grant.   more ›

Monday, September 26, 2011

PWEF Grants Help Students in Port Washington

Grants are awarded to benefit students in all seven schools in the district.

This year, students in the Port Washington school district will glean lessons from way beyond the classroom. Music students from grades 4-12 will work with the Dallas Brass Band. At-risk and ESL students will be linking math ideas to real world-scenarios though a program called "Connecting Community to Curriculum." And there's more. All students in the district will learn in an outdoor classroom environment at a refurbished Guggenheim Preserve. And young elementary students attending Manorhaven Elementary School will have oppporunity to build cognitive, social and fine motor skill through a mobile Smart Table Interactive Learning Center. These programs and more are made possible through the Port Washington Education Foundation. Celebrating…

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Manorhaven Elementary School and Schreiber High School

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Beyond The Classroom: A Community Effort

Ellen Fox and her team of volunteers give third graders an educational boost.

They arrive at the Port Washington Public Library at about 3:20 p.m. on Tuesdays.  Forty-four local third graders ready for more than two hours of snacks, music, art – and yes, homework. These young students are part of the Port Washington Education Foundation Support Center. The afternoon might mirror some of the activities they do in elementary school, but that doesn’t seem to dampen the mood. If anything, the children appear eager to participate. Maybe it’s because they get the chance to meet with high schoolers, mentors who volunteer once a week to help with homework. Maybe it’s because they embark on the occasional guided adventure in the library, where there are new monthly art exhibits, and books and movies they can borrow. Or maybe…

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Port Washington Public Library, PWEF Awards Grants for School Programs, and PWEF Honors Ellen Bernstein Fox at April 9 Gala

Myron Blumenfeld

8:19 am on Friday, April 8, 2011

It is a wonderful program and Ms. Fox and her great volunteers must be congratulated for running this important activity at the Library. And thanks to the Education Foundation for funding it. mike blumenfeld   more ›

Thursday, January 13, 2011

From Frazzled to Unflappable in 2011

One overcommitted mom’s resolution to volunteer smarter.

Recently I told my husband that my New Year's resolution was to have more time. “How are you going to do that?” was his dubious reply. How indeed? Close scrutiny of my schedule revealed few opt-out activities. Abandoning household chores? Appealing, but unrealistic.  Saying no to the increasing number of paid work projects? Um, the post-holiday AmEx bill is akin to the amount of laundry my kids generate: staggering. True, tennis could go but a recent stint on the disabled list glaringly revealed that everyone is happier when mom punches-out for a bit. So what else? Volunteering.  Could volunteering go? A Dec. 1, 2010, New York Times article, “Frazzled Moms Push Back Against Volunteering” revealed that stressed-out moms are increasingly …

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John Philip Sousa Elementary School, Schreiber High School, Parent Resource Center, and 1 more ›

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Jason Molinet

4:52 pm on Friday, January 14, 2011

Someone like Katie taking the time to work with the school yearbook is the reason I'm a journalist today. A little bit can last a lifetime.   more ›

Monday, November 8, 2010

PWEF Awards Grants for School Programs

Nearly $60,000 in grants was awarded this year.

At a time of spiraling educational costs and shrinking budget increases, teachers are still tasked with the challenge of keeping coursework varied and interesting, all the while meeting state requirements. And while there's no shortage of ideas to inspire students, funding innovative programs can be problematic. That's why so many in the community value the support from Port Washington Education Foundation (PWEF). Since 2001, the the PWEF has supplied grants that supplied educational opportunities to students in the district. It held its 9th Grant Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 21, in the Slade Performing Arts Center at Paul D. Schreiber High School. PWEF has awarded more than $475,000 for programs and projects throughout the last nine …

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Schreiber High School, John Philip Sousa Elementary School, South Salem Elementary School, and 3 more ›

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