Schools That Can Newark

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Exciting news: Schools That Can Newark is HIRING! 👋 We're seeking a part-time or full-time teacher-facilitator to deliver our interactive Career Readiness Curriculum to Newark high schoolers. We're looking for individuals comfortable leading instruction to middle and high school students in a classroom setting. Bilingual candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

Sound like you or someone you know? Help us find someone great to join our amazing Newark team and share this listing!
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3703147882/

Join us tomorrow, June 2nd at 5 pm on Zoom, as we honor STC Newark's very own Erin Sweeney as a Leader That Can before she finishes up her tenure with us later this month! The event is free and we hope you will join us!

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i1q3RffQSF-CDtKHHJsCgw

Thank you to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for their renewed commitment to Summer Youth Employment Programs, including Newark!

Schools That Can Newark is hiring a Program Manager! Come be part of our awesome team!

Program Manager (full-time) - Schools That Can Newark Schools That Can is now hiring for the position of Program Manager (full-time) - Schools That Can Newark in Newark. Apply today.

The Schools That Can Newark family had a great time at tonight’s New Jersey Devils game tonight! Great company and great game!

Wow! We were blown away today by the final designs of the five middle school teams who participated in 2022 Design Challenge!!! Shout out to Newark Symphony Hall for partnering for this program, all our judges and volunteers, our sponsors (Unionwear, Edison Properties Newark Foundation, Thorlabs, Shufro Rose, and Reitman Foundation), and, of course, the students/schools (Discovery Charter School, Link Community Charter School, Newark Boys Chorus School, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School, Philip's Education Partners -PEP)! Incredible designs!

Calling all 3rd to 8th grade students! Don't miss out on the ShopRite Math Challenge, going on this month only!!!! Teachers/parents - tell your students about this opportunity.

Join the ShopRite Math Challenge! Schools That Can Newark teamed up with ShopRite of Newark to bring everyday math to everyone…students, play along with us! Do you see math all around you? Want to show off your math skills and be entered to win prizes? Head to your ShopRite of Newark to play, and…

-Focus your smartphone’s camera on the QR code on our Math Challenge poster in the store.
-Take the challenge as you move around the store! We’ve got a challenge for 3rd-4th graders and 6th-8th graders, so there’s something for everyone.
-Submit the challenge, and be entered to win gift cards when the challenge concludes at the end of February!

Teachers, parents, and community members: encourage 3rd-8th graders to play while you shop! All the questions in the challenge encourage students to practice various shopping-related math skills, such as assessing unit prices, sale prices, and cost differences between items. It’s real-world, problem-solving through which young people can build their math skills!

It’s official! Today marks the start of the Schools That Can ShopRite Community Math Challenge, part of the Prudential Financial Math Initiative! For the month of February, students in grades 3 to 8 are encouraged to answer math related challenges while at ShopRite of Newark and be entered to win gift cards. Looking forward to all the entries!

We had a great time hosting two current Harvard Kennedy School students for their January externship today! Love meeting the future generations of nonprofit and education leaders.

Annual Challenge Event Invites Newark Students to Design Project for Symphony Hall NEWARK, NJ — The 6th Annual Schools That Can National Design Challenge and Fellowship kicked off in Newark on Wednesday, inviting middle school students across the city

So excited! Our Design Challenge launched yesterday and teams are ready to go!!!

Student voice takes center stage in 6th annual Schools That Can Design Challenge kickoff — Newark Opportunity Youth Network There’s no telling what Newark’s middle schoolers will come up with for the 6th annual Schools That Can National Design Challenge and Fellowship. Using new creative tools to bring their designs to life, the new digital-first mentality has transformed this one-day event into a month-long program ...

Tomorrow is the big day - kickoff for the Design Challenge! All the supplies are out with our five teams so they are ready to design. Good luck to our teams - Newark Boys Chorus School, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School, Link Community Charter School, Discovery Charter School, and Philips Academy!

Only one week to go until the 6th Annual Design Challenge kicks off! Huge shout out to our team sponsors (Unionwear, Edison Properties Newark Foundation, Thorlabs, Shufro Rose, and Reitman Foundation) and volunteers!

Have an idea for a session at STC Forum 2022? Want to present your ideas or work virtually to educators and partners around the world? Submissions for proposals for STC Forum 2022 sessions are now open!

This year, our theme is BEYOND THE GAP. We’ll highlight best practices for innovation and equity, tackle the issues impacting students and educators every day in their own words, and create space for our community to come together and imagine new ways to bridge the current gaps facing education.

Schools That Can Forum 2022: Request for Proposals

Students First in K-12: A conversation with Paul LeBlanc Join a panel of education visionaries on putting students first in K-12.

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Exciting opportunity for teachers, administrators, and other school leaders to become School Ambassadors for the U.S. Department of Education! Info session this Thursday at 6 pm.

https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/effective-educator-development-programs/school-ambassador-fellowship-program/

Don't miss this upcoming webinar from our partners, including Newark Trust for Education, on November 17. Register here: https://teachforamerica.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtduqtqDwqG9TIEI0dLQ62Gj4POTlbtPRq?_x_zm_rtaid=yXcAi07mSXu4B_VZpcxvTQ.1635529055035.a30afd2f2721297a38e7913b527fe8e9&_x_zm_rhtaid=61

Awesome new scholarship for Newark students heading to Hampton, thanks to PSEG!

http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/New-Jersey-Students-Eligible-for-Hampton-University-Scholarships-Valued-at-%2445%2C000-Each-through-New-PSEG-STEM-Scholarship-Program-for-Diverse-Students

ICYMI: Check out STC Newark in New Jersey Business's September 2021 Newark special section!

The results are in, and the winning pumpkin is...Kareemah's!!! YAY! Thank you to all who voted in this year's Pumpkin Spooktacular, bringing in over $3K to support STC Newark! We are grateful!!!

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to vote for your favorite pumpkins!!! Get your votes in and help support the amazing work of STC Newark. We need you now more than ever - your donations make real-world learning and career readiness ready for hundreds of Newark youth each year!

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Only ten days left in the Pumpkin Spooktacular! Get your votes in today for one (or more!) of these amazing pumpkins!

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Support STC Newark programming by voting today on your favorite pumpkin designs from our Advisory Board and staff in our 2nd Annual Pumpkin Spooktacular!!!

STC Newark Pumpkin Spooktacular Competition Check out STC Newark Pumpkin Spooktacular Competition by Schools That Can!

Attention high school girls! Check out this $500 scholarship opportunity!!!

https://olay-face-the-stem-gap-role-model-panel.heysummit.com/

Members of our staff and Advisory Board got together yesterday for some ice cream in the park. Getting ready for a great new school year!

So many great things happening this summer. Check out and save the date for this BBQ with UCC on August 14!