Grants Awarded

SPOTLIGHT: Finish The Furniture! $300k Target

The Rumson Education Foundation are actively seeking $300k in funds to purchase crucial mobile furniture items such as marker boards, flex chairs, student desks, storage cabinets, cubbies, bookshelves, teachers chairs and desks for Pre-K, K, 5th grade classrooms. Find out more here.

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Deane-Porter Outdoor Classroom Coming in 2022!

The Rumson Education Foundation is thrilled to create an outdoor classroom on the grounds of Deane-Porter. Designed with input from faculty and staff, the space will include a covered pavilion and seating, nestled by the Deane-Porter science rooms. This facility will enrich our science and STEM agriculture programs, and will be available for all students at Deane-Porter.

Forrestdale Outdoor Classroom

Opened in 2021 and located between the 4th and 7th grade wings at Forrestdale, lies an innovative outdoor classroom funded by members of our school community. The classroom is situated next to the greenhouse and REF funded aquaponics lab, mushroom farm and apple orchard, enriching our science and agriculture STEM curriculum. The covered pavilion provides protection against inclement weather.

Flexible Furniture For 1st, 3rd, 4th & Special Ed

In 2021, the REF funded a significant grant request from Dr. Bormann to provide the 1st, 3rd, 4th and Special Education classrooms at Deane-Porter and Forrestdale with flexible furniture. Flexible furniture provides teachers and students with options pertaining to the arrangement of their work spaces. Flexible seating includes, but is not limited to: yoga balls, whistle chairs, sit-to-stand desks and chairs, and more. In addition to matching the aesthetics of the newly remodelled classroom, flexible furniture provides students with a variety of seating options and learning arrangements.

Smart Boards

Interactive white boards were installed in all classrooms in 2019-2020. This was a multiple phase grant totalling over $400,000.

Aquaponics

The Aquaponics program is up and running, enhancing the Science curriculum for multiple grades.