Overview
The Celebrate NJ! School Program supports NJ's children in learning about what makes NJ great. And it does so much more...
(scroll down to see a list of schools is this year's program)
The Celebrate NJ! School Program engages students in the activities of research, reading, and writing as they learn about many aspects of New Jersey history, people, places and events. They also improve computer skills through online research, word processing and keyboarding. As an added benefit, students may demonstrate their oral presentation skills both in the classroom and at awards events by sharing what they learned about New Jersey with other students, parents and community members.
The Celebrate NJ! School Program also fosters a connection to the rich, diverse place our kids call home. It helps develop self-esteem as they learn how people like them played important roles in the founding of our nation, invented life-changing products, and became global leaders. It inspires responsibility for their choices, as they take on the role of future stewards and leaders of our wonderful Garden State.
This program is independently funded and offered at no-fee to public and private schools alike. It was developed with and for New Jersey’s 4th grade teachers to meet the core curriculum standards. Launched in the spring of 2006, over 20,000 students have participated in the program in its first three years.
COUNTY TEACHER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Atlantic Morgan H. A. Marsh School Absecon
Atlantic Homer South Main Street School Pleasantville
Atlantic Smith Dawes Avenue Somers Point
Atlantic Johansen Dawes Avenue Somers Point
Atlantic Reese Ventnor Educational Complex Ventnor
Atlantic Masterman Ventnor Elementary School Ventnor
Bergen Novoshelski B. F. Gibbs New Milford
Bergen Sullivan Jefferson Elementary School Bergenfield
Bergen Dey McKenzie School East Rutherford
Bergen Mallach Richard E. Byrd School Glen Rock
Bergen Pina Jackson Avenue School Hackensack
Bergen Eigenbrodt HoHoKus School HoHoKus
Bergen Sharp Memorial Elementary School Montvale
Bergen Oliviero Berkley Street Elementary School New Milford
Bergen Schaller Dorchester School Woodcliff Lake
Burlington Eley Hillside School Mt. Laurel
Burlington Cowperthwaite Green Bank Elementary Washington Township
Camden Barrett Berlin Community School Berlin Borough
Camden Majuri Berlin Community School Berlin Borough
Camden Vitale Berlin Community School Berlin Borough
Camden Zingaro Berlin Community School Berlin Borough
Camden DeAngelis Thomas Sharp Elementary Collingswood
Cape May Walls Bishop McHugh Catholic School Diocese of Camden
Cumberland Gillies Myron L. Powell School Lawrence Twp.
Essex Shiwdin Fourth Avenue School East Orange
Essex Venable J.L. Cochran Academy East Orange
Essex Capogrosso Mildred Barry Garvin School East Orange
Essex Rivera Lincoln Ave Elementary School Orange
Essex Cantrell Brookdale Avenue School Verona
Essex Cantrell F N Brown School Verona
Essex Fazzio Mt. Pleasant Elementary School West Orange
Essex Celebre Mt. Pleasant Elementary School West Orange
Essex Wolk Mt. Pleasant School West Orange
Gloucester Schwartz Greenwich Twp Elementary School Greenwich Township
Gloucester Gismondi Woodbury Hts Elementary School Woodbury
Hudson Mix St. Mary, Star of the Sea School Bayonne
Hunterdon Riddle Thomas B. Conley School Bethlehem Township
Hunterdon Suk Thomas B. Conley School Bethlehem Township
Hunterdon Mottley Bloomsbury School Bloomsbury
Hunterdon Kruger Tewksbury Elementary School Tewksbury Township
Hunterdon Grube Tewksbury Elementary School Tewksbury Township
Hunterdon Nugent Tewksbury Elementary School Tewksbury Township
Hunterdon Kasperowitz Tewksbury Elementary School Tewksbury Township
Mercer Ricciardelli Trenton Catholic Academy Diocese of Trenton
Mercer Davis Hopewell Elementary Hopewell Valley
Mercer Rubens Princeton Charter School Princeton
Mercer Piwonski George Washington School Trenton
Mercer Soles Grant Elementary School Trenton
Mercer Flowers Parker Elementary School Trenton
Middlesex Ricciardelli Nathan Hale School Carteret
Middlesex Myers Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Diocese of Metuchen
Middlesex Goetz Sacred Heart School Diocese of Metuchen
Middlesex Moran Chittick Elementary East Brunswick
Middlesex Gilman Chittick Elementary East Brunswick
Middlesex Haggiag Lawrence Brook Elementary East Brunswick
Middlesex Hauenstein Lawrence Brook Elementary East Brunswick
Middlesex Wodakow Warnsdorfer Elementary East Brunswick
Middlesex Lee Lee Homeschool Homeschool
Middlesex Eichner Von E Mauger School Middlesex Boro
Middlesex Bowman Brookside Elementary School Monroe Township
Middlesex Lowery Woodland School Monroe Township
Middlesex Rivera Leroy Gordon Cooper School Old Bridge Township
Middlesex Rivera Madison Park Elementary School Old Bridge Township
Middlesex Montalbano Anthony V. Ceres School Perth Amboy
Middlesex Mollo St. Joseph School Diocese of Metuchen
Middlesex Clarke Samsel Upper Elementary School Sayreville
Middlesex Sulzer Samsel Upper Elementary School Sayreville
Middlesex Desai Brooks Crossing Elementary South Brunswick
Middlesex McCreesh John F. Kennedy Elementary South Plainfield
Middlesex Leso Riley Elementary South Plainfield
Middlesex Balazs South River Elementary School South River
Middlesex Boldizar South River Elementary School South River
Middlesex Lynch South River Elementary School South River
Middlesex Steinberg South River Elementary School South River
Middlesex Apfelbaum Appleby Spotswood
Middlesex Cilmi Appleby Spotswood
Middlesex Gorham Appleby Spotswood
Middlesex Scuorzo Appleby Spotswood
Middlesex Evangelista Claremont Ave School Woodbridge
Middlesex Woodhull Claremont Ave School Woodbridge
Middlesex Grinnell Pennsylvania Ave School Woodbridge
Middlesex Mann Pennsylvania Ave School Woodbridge
Monmouth McCarthy Brielle Elementary School Brielle
Monmouth York Brielle Elementary School Brielle
Monmouth Moriarty Farmingdale Elementary School Farmingdale
Monmouth Osedach Cove Road School Hazlet
Monmouth Grabowski Cove Road School Hazlet
Monmouth Colucci Aldrich School Howell
Monmouth Rienzi St. Veronica School Howell
Monmouth DeVirgilio Joseph C. Caruso School Keansburg
Monmouth Bakerman Asher Holmes Elementary School Marlboro Township
Monmouth Herzog Asher Holmes Elementary School Marlboro Township
Monmouth Acampora Frank Defino Central School Marlboro Township
Monmouth Laus Nut Swamp Elementary Middletown
Monmouth Chirichella/Dean Nut Swamp Elementary Middletown
Monmouth Agresti River Plaza School Middletown
Monmouth Hayden River Plaza School Middletown
Monmouth Ling River Plaza School Middletown
Monmouth Cuddihy Leonardo Grade School Middletown
Monmouth Wagner Nut Swamp School Middletown
Monmouth Keane Wanamassa Elementary Ocean Township
Morris Gallo Mendham Township Elementary Mendham Township
Morris Bruno Sussex Avenue School Morris
Morris Bohan Sussex Avenue School Morris
Morris Hahn Mt. Arlington Public School Mt. Arlington
Morris Occhiuzzo Mt. Arlington Public School Mt. Arlington
Morris Gherlone Sandshore School Mt. Olive
Morris Walsh Lake Parsippany Elementary Parsippany-Troy Hills
Morris Drobish Lake Parsippany Elementary Parsippany-Troy Hills
Morris Cornish Saint Therese School Roxbury
Ocean Meyer Bay Head School Bay Head
Ocean Schaufler Clara B. Worth Elementary School Berkeley Township
Ocean Kramer Clara B Worth Elementary School Berkeley Township
Ocean Thompson H and M Potter Elementary School Berkeley Township
Ocean Romano H and M Potter Elementary School Berkeley Township
Ocean Evans Drum Point Road Brick
Ocean Galietti Emma Haven Young School Brick
Ocean Heuser Lanes Mill Brick
Ocean Heuser Midstreams Elementary Brick
Ocean Evans Osbornville Brick
Ocean Tozer Herbertsville Brick Township
Ocean Burke Crawford Rodriguez Jackson Township
Ocean Abline Howard C. Johnson School Jackson Township
Ocean Mandeville Ridgeway Manchester
Ocean Fuchs Frederic A. Priff Elementary Ocean Township
Ocean Gonzalez G. Harold Antrim Elementary Point Pleasant Beach
Passaic Billig Little Falls School No. 3 Little Falls
Passaic Schaechinger Little Falls School No. 3 LittleFalls
Passaic Biville Lincoln Elementary School Pompton Lakes
Passaic Houghton-Kiel Prospect Park Elementary School Prospect Park
Somerset Puglia Bedminster Township School Bedminster
Somerset Sutherlin Stony Brook Elementary School Branchburg
Somerset O'Donnell Adamsville Primary School Bridgewater-Raritan
Somerset Eberhardt Bradley Gardens Bridgewater-Raritan
Somerset McGrath Crim Primary School Bridgewater-Raritan
Somerset Austin Crim Primary School Bridgewater-Raritan
Somerset Pennisi John F. Kennedy School Bridgewater-Raritan
Somerset Austin John F. Kennedy School Bridgewater-Raritan
Somerset Campbell John F. Kennedy School Bridgewater-Raritan
Somerset MacMath John F. Kennedy School Bridgewater-Raritan
Somerset Eberhardt Van Holten School Bridgewater-Raritan
Somerset Viola Holy Family Academy Diocese of Metuchen
Somerset Holcombe Sunnymead School Hillsborough
Sussex Inza Helen Morgan School Sparta
Union Kahle St. Michael School Cranford
Union Bearg Peterstown School Elizabeth
Union DePre Robert Morris School Elizabeth
Union King Robert Morris School Elizabeth
Union Stromko Robert Morris School Elizabeth
Union Triola Robert Morris School Elizabeth
Union Kirby J. Ackerman Coles School Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Union Friedland J. Ackerman Coles School Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Union Griswold J. Ackerman Coles School Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Union Cookerly J. Ackerman Coles School Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Union Brink J. Ackerman Coles School Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Union Klastava St. Bartholomew Academy Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Union McLaughlin Brayton School Summit
Union LaConte Tamaques Elementary School Westfield
Warren Geitzenauer Knowlton Township Elementary Knowlton
Warren Baratta-Verdi Green Street School Phillipsburg
The basis of the Program is a WebQuest Challenge:
“Help Create a NJ Newspaper Written for and by NJ’s 4th Grade” featuring:
* Step by Step Instructions for Students
* Comprehensive Evaluation Section including a Self-Evaluation for Students
* Resources and Links to helpful web sites for all aspects of the Challenge
* A Parents page with a list of Activities to Reinforce Learning
* Community Events to celebrate the students’ efforts
* Publication in Online and Regional Newspapers showcasing the work of local students
To preview the WebQuest, [click here]
Teachers: We recommend that you download the Program Overview before registering your students in the program. To download, click here: PDF Version of Overview
Here’s how the Program works…
Any fourth grade Teacher in a New Jersey School (public or private),
may register his or
her class by clicking on the Teachers page and
completing the registration information.
We will confirm your registration by email. Registration allows
us to maintain contact with you to provide updates on community
events and publication deadlines.
We will send you a class welcome kit including Celebrate NJ! pencils,
a colorful poster to hang in your classroom and other resource
information.
Each teacher determines how to best use the Webquest Challenge
in his/her class. This can be done as an assignment to individual
students, as teams, or as a class project.
The students have a deadline to complete their
assignments. You will receive details upon registration.
An assigned period will be used for collecting
and judging articles. Teachers will select a specified number of the best articles
from each newspaper section to submit for consideration for publication.
Community events will be scheduled for May and June honoring all students who participate in the
Celebrate NJ! School Program, (more about this on the Events
and Happenings page).
