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Essex Elementary School Students Take Part in China Day

Second grade students at Essex Elementary School participated in China Day on Feb. 23. The day-long celebration was funded by the Essex Elementary School Foundation’s (EESF) Justus W. Paul World Culture Program and included tastings of native food, creating Chinese characters for a New Year’s greeting, learning the traditions of the Chinese New Year, and enjoying the moves of a Chinese acrobat.

Since its inception in 1996, the Essex Elementary School Foundation’s primary goal has been to create a significant endowment that can support the school’s strategic vision to engage all students in a rigorous and collaborative educational program. Each year, five percent of the EESF endowment is allocated for supplemental enrichment programs and projects proposed by the Essex Elementary School administration that would otherwise not be available through traditional funding by the school system and budget. Programs funded include the Justus W. Paul World Culture Program, literacy support materials, equipment for musical and physical education, playground improvements, logical thinking games, audio/visual equipment, 3D printer, an iPad lab, and an Engineering with Legos program.

For more information about the Essex Elementary School Foundation or to make a tax-deductible donation, contact info@essexesf.org or mail a donation to: Essex Elementary School Foundation, P.O. Box 882, Essex, CT 06426.