The District 39 Educational Foundation is thrilled to announce its Spring 2016 Gripp Grants and proud to distribute $12,502 to 3 D39 schools and the District's Office of Curriculum and Instruction. Mobile learning in the Learning Commons (Harper): This grant will purchase two items to help with innovative learning in the new Harper Learning Commons. ... <more>
The District 39 Educational Foundation is proud to announce a gift of $40,000 over 4 years to the district, towards the learning commons initiative. Following the success of the $10,000 grant given to launch the initial learning commons at Central school, each school will receive a gift of $6000 to purchase innovative learning materials for their newly designed learning spaces. These... <more>
Congratulations to the JV & Varsity Science Olympiad teams for an outstanding performance at Regionals at Harper College! Varsity brought home a 1st place trophy & advances to States at U of I on April 16. (more…) <more>
The District 39 Educational Foundation is honored to bestow its ninth Distinguished Citizen Award on Keating Crown. Keating is a graduate of D39 schools, a survivor of the 9/11 tragedy, a real estate developer, and a passionate leader dedicated to rebuilding and revitalizing communities. His work on the 9/11 memorial in New York City and on The 606-Bloomingdale... <more>
Our 7th & 8th grade Varsity Science Olympiad team participated at the Marie Murphy competition on December 12. The kids represented the district well. They supported each other, had positive attitudes & brought home some medals <more>
Who Done It? On March 12th students from WJHS attended a fascinating presentation by a Wilmette resident, who also happens to be a Special Agent in the FBI. He talked about all the ways that he, as a Field Agent, and other FBI employees use math to run the bureau. Students learned how to use... <more>
The 2015 Spring round of Gripp Grants were awarded on March 26th. This grant cycle the Foundation approved four grants for projects at four different schools. 8th grade teachers Beth Kalish and Beth Cummo will pilot transforming a classroom at WJHS into a flexible learning space. Node desks with swivel seats and built-in stands for tablets,... <more>
A letter from the Science Olympiad coaches… The Science Olympiad Regional competition was the weekend of March 21st at Oakton Community College. We are very proud of our Varsity and JV teams! They have demonstrated the Characteristics of Successful Learners in new ways. Thinking Interdependently: The students formed new partnerships and learned how to work together in new... <more>
On Saturday, February 7th, 2015 over 200 friends, neighbors, and trivia buffs formed teams and came to the Woman’s Club of Wilmette dressed according to their own creative theme. The Disgraced Olympians, Trivia Gods, The Love Boat, Wilmette Monopoly, and Retro Bowlers were just some of the teams that competed. After displaying impressive knowledge of random facts in 7 rounds of trivia, the winner... <more>
The Foundation awarded 5 Gripp Grants this fall, totaling over $4,100. The 4th grade teachers at Romona will purchase automobile artifacts for students to examine during their inventions study using the 5 lenses of the new social studies curriculum. Romona's Early Childhood Evaluation Team received a grant to create 3 new play scheme boxes to... <more>