POUGHQUAG, NY. SENG is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities. SENG has been a dynamic supporter of the mission of the JW Foundation and several key ongoing initiatives (listed …
Category: organizations
Hip Hop Chess Federation
UNION CITY, CA. The Hip Hop Chess Federation utilizes chess, martial arts and hip-hop to unify people from multiple cultural, religious and social backgrounds in low-income communities. Adisa Banjoko, the founder of the Hip Hop Chess Federation, has been bringing The Art of Learning into his programs with enormous success. In October of 2008, Josh …
National Soccer Coaches Association of America
KANSAS CITY, KS. The NSCAA is the largest coaches’ organization in the United States with more than 26,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. The Art of Learning was reviewed in the fall issue of Soccer Journal, the official publication of the NSCAA, which is sent to their entire member …
Florida Department of Education
TALLAHASSEE, FL. The JW Foundation recently began a relationship with the FDOE. We are coordinating with Donnajo Smith who is the Program Specialist for Gifted, Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction for the DOE. She sent information about the JW Foundation via the state gifted newsletter, which is read by each district contact, and also posted an …
Missouri Department of Education
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. We are working with Sue Winter, the Gifted & Talented Education Specialist, Division of School Improvement who heads up the state affiliate for the NAGC. We donated books to the organization’s New Teachers conference, to the Webster Groves school district, to primary programs, and to each of the NAGC board members. Sue …
Academics In Motion
NEW YORK, NY. AIM sends Youth Development Coaches into underserved high schools to work with students for an entire school year. These coaches (10 working in 10 high schools) act as mentors to help bridge sports and life skills. The Art of Learning has been incorporated into the life skills portion of their modules.