Lawrenceville Elementary School Receives $2K Grant From Sustainable Jersey For Schools

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Lawrenceville Elementary School is one of 30 schools statewide that received a $2,000 Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant funded by the PSEG Foundation, Sustainable Jersey announced Wednesday morning. Four additional schools were awarded $10,000 grants, including the Ocean City Primary School; John Brainerd Elementary School in Mount Holly, Burlington County; South Orange Middle School in Essex County; and Hedgepeth-Williams Middle School in Trenton. Proposals for this round of grants were evaluated by an independent Blue Ribbon Selection Committee.

Lawrenceville Elementary School will use the grant to implement Yoga in the classroom. Staff members will attend a seminar to teach them how to implement yoga into their classrooms as a way to provide motor breaks for students in an effort to promote healthy mindsets and wellness.

“The Mindful Moments of Movement grant at Lawrenceville Elementary School (LES) will be used to provide our staff with Professional Development using Yoga 4 Classrooms (Tools for Learning; Lessons for Life),” Lawrenceville Elementary School Principal Melissa Lockett said. “Implementing moments of movement at LES will improve the focus, emotional health and overall well-being of our students. We collectively plan to empower our students with effective skills to increase functionality and productivity throughout the school day and in their daily lives."

Sustainable Jersey for Schools is a certification program available for New Jersey public schools that want to go green, conserve resources, and take steps to create a brighter future. The nonprofit provides tools, training, and financial incentives to support and reward districts as they pursue sustainability programs.

“To be an innovative state, we must support our teachers, administrators and their respective communities as they shape the future of their students and schools for years to come,” Sustainable Jersey Executive Director Randall Solomon said. “Grant funding will build capacity as schools embark on sustainability projects that directly benefit the students.”

The PSEG Foundation has contributed over $1 million in funding to the Sustainable Jersey Small Grants Program.

“We are proud to partner with Sustainable Jersey to support and help fund projects that provide sustainable neighborhoods, economic development and STEM education to empower a brighter future,” PSEG Foundation President Ellen Lambert said. “By supporting sustainable education in schools, we can help guide children and engage entire communities in the ways to help transform the environment.”

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