Caldwell Kiwanis Donate Desks To Washington Elementary School

West Caldwell, NJ – A donation of furniture from the Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex is helping 5th grade students at Washington Elementary School in West Caldwell to learn a little more comfortably.

“Moving the desks around helps students by giving them different perspectives,” said fifth grade teacher Joan Jobes. “I used to move seat assignments and desks about once a month, but now I move them weekly, which gives students different perspectives and helps build more connections in their brains.”

“We absolutely love the furniture,” added fifth grade teacher Christine Davison. “We do so many projects and tasks as teams, and the desks allow us to do them. The students are really the ones to ask, they are the real fans of the new furniture.”

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