AUSTIN, TX and MN. In June 2009, we donated 205 books to this symposium, a collaboration between the Austin Public School System and the Division of School Improvement, MN Department of Education. We worked with Wendy Behrens, Gifted & Talented Education Specialist, who used the opportunity to promote Josh’s presentation at the National Association for …
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Public School Athletic League
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY. PSAL is the longest running scholastic athletic program in the country. Their five coordinators orchestrate interscholastic competition in 21 sports for 40,000 student athletes attending 200 different New York City Public High Schools. To raise awareness of the book, we donated 50 copies to the PSAL Wingate Award dinner, which honored …
Eleet Fitness
HOUSTON, TX. Health and fitness specialist Randy Kaiser has creatively integrated The Art of Learning into his own fitness practice, Eleet Fitness, impacting clients that include teachers, parents, administrators and many other types of professionals. He has also designed a development program for personal trainers rooted in The Art of Learning principles that he is …
The Frank McGuire Foundation
NEW YORK, NY. This non-profit organization honors distinguished high school coaches in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, and CT). We provided 150 copies of The Art of Learning to attendees of one of McGuire’s larger events and gave copies of our Fast Facts handout to attendees of the organization’s May 2009 coaches’ seminar. McGuire has …
Florida Association for the Gifted (FLAG)
PEMBROKE PINES, FL. The JW Foundation is working with Lauri Kirsch who is the President of FLAG. She will be sharing The Art of Learning with multiple parties. These include the members of the local gifted advocacy group, new gifted teachers taking courses through her department, experienced gifted teachers at their district training day, and …
Groton-Dunstable Alliance for Youth (GDAY)
GROTON, MA. This organization’s mission is to reinforce healthy and respectful behavior among children, teens and communities. Says Alice Anne Barbo, its former president: “The Groton-Dunstable Alliance for Youth (GDAY) used the books donated by the JW Foundation as a part of our Parent-to-Parent Network book discussion series. We provided copies to the libraries in …