Hi Friends,   

We have so much to tell you about our summer AND what's up for 2024-2025. Take a look!

• Robotics, drone coding & flying, game design and world building came to life at the Unbound Innovations XR STEM Camp in July. What will these students do next? Check out this video.
• College essays were rolled out for 50 students with the help of GHS teachers, guidance and Alliance volunteers. Next step, applications!
• AVID SUCCESS Transition to College (T2C) filled in the information gap between high school graduation and the start of college for 21 first generation students.
• Playground Communications Boards were installed at 10 elementary schools to help all children communicate easier with each other. Funding from the Alliance and the PTAs made this possible. Have you seen your school's new board?
• Scholarships for AVID grads in college surpassed $1 million with the recent award of $77K to 48 deserving students.
• Reaching Out Grant awardees prepped to be ready for their fall program launch - theater, science, literacy and enrichment bring new opportunities to students K-12.
• AND, of course, race permits were secured for the TURKEY TROT, our community-wide family fundraiser on Saturday, November 30th!

Hats off to our educators on another successful school start,

Registration is OPEN!!

14th Annual Turkey Trot is SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30th. New this year - race directed by Greenwich Road Runners.

Register early! Pricing increases on Monday, October 28.

Help us raise $100K - be a Race Sponsor! Click here for sponsor form.

100 national, regional and local artists have joined together to raise money to support art workshops for children at the Boys and Girls of Greenwich, local schools and museums/galleries. Each artist has contributed a 12x12" panel of original artwork available for auction at a set price of $300.

In person viewing: Saturday, October 5th 6-8PM, 260R Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich. Music by the Kovac Brothers.

2024-2025 REACHING OUT GRANTS:

• K-5 Afters - Hamilton Avenue School
• K Afterschool Extended Day & Enrichment - Hamilton Avenue School
• Theater Arts - International School at Dundee
• Theater Arts (Year 2) - Julian Curtiss School
• Theater Arts (Year 4) - New Lebanon School*
• BookBreak - GPS K-8 Media
• Middle School Science Bowl Teams - GPS Middle Schools

*Funding from CDBG helps make this grant possible

Click here to learn more about these grants.

Computers Make College Work Possible

Thanks to a generous donation from AT&T, we were able to purchase Macbook computers for 6 students without technology for college. These students also participated in a digital citizenship workshop taught by Lisa Dempsey, GHS Technology Coach and Business Teacher.

Transition to College (T2C) - 12+ hours of targeted programming 

Feedback is overwhelmingly positive from the 21 GHS Class of 2024 AVID graduates! Thanks to Trish Rohr, AVID SUCCESS Director and 5 alumni who helped organize our second annual T2C series. Content spanned from:

• Goal setting with Stephanie Rogen, Greenwich Leadership Partners
• College culture with drugs and alcohol facilitated by Liberation Programs and Greenwich Together
• Budgeting, spending and credit with The First Bank of Greenwich
• Building Networks with Ivonne Zucco - People and Culture Consultant
• And some real life college advice from our friend Michael Chambers, The Per and Astrid Heidenreich Foundation

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

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Greenwich Together  Annual Meeting: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 @ 9:00 AM, Greenwich Town Hall. View flyer here for more details and to RSVP.

The Yellow Tulip Project 3rd Annual Planting: Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 10:00 AM, Greenwich High School. View flyer here for more details and to sign up.

Board of Education Meeting: Thursday, October 24, 2024, Central Middle School, 7:00 PM

Remember to VOTE: Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Visit the LWV Greenwich website for everyhting you need to know about voting.

SAVE THE DATE:

Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk:  Saturday, November 30, 2024. Register here.

Trivia Challenge: Friday, February 28, 2025

Questions about the Greenwich Alliance for Education? Want to share your ideas on how to spread the word?

Contact me at julie@greenwichalliance.org.

Sincerely,

Julie Faryniarz, Executive Director
203.340.2323 
julie@greenwichalliance.org
www.greenwichalliance.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie.faryniarz

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