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Summit Educational Foundation's (SEF) mission is to maintain and enhance the high quality of a Summit, New Jersey public school education through community funding of innovative and essential educational programs, a close working relationship with the school district, and careful review, evaluation and financial oversight of supported initiatives.

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39 Years of Partnering with Summit Schools

4,000 Students Positively Impacted Every Year

$11.7M in Science, Literacy, Math, Technology and Arts Education Grants Since 1986

$3.8M to Fund 331Grants in the Last 5 Years

$1.2M for STEAM Initiatives in All 5 Elementary Schools and the Middle School the Last 5 Years

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June 2024
Board of Education honors SEF
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Summit Times
"Summit Class of '73 Raises Over $73k for SEF"

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SEF Spring 2025 Grant Highlights

Thanks to our amazing supporters, the Summit Educational Foundation awarded $260,809 to fund 26 grants that will empower student learning across all grade levels!

✨ Highlights:

✅ Panorama data platform rollout
✅ “Teaching with Dignity” workshops
✅ Adaptive climbing wall for special education
✅ Ukuleles, author visits, and theater tech
✅ Robotics, biotech research & NASA-led science projects

📄 View the full grant list here: https://www.sefnj.org/

Help us fund the next wave of innovation: CONTRIBUTE TO SEF TODAY!
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Summit Educational Foundation Announces Spring 2025 Grants

$260,809 Awarded to Summit Public School District

Summit Educational Foundation (SEF) is pleased to announce 26 grants awarded in its Spring 2025 cycle. The Foundation approved funding that will impact the entire Summit public school system and totals over $260,000 to support goals in content areas of technology, learning environment, social-emotional learning and achievement gap.

Pictured L to R: SEF (incoming) Assistant Grants Chair Amanda Darnowski, SEF Grants Review Chair Chelle Donnelly, SEF Assistant Grants Chair Laura Lameo, Summit’s Superintendent Scott Hough, BOE President Melanie Cohn, SEF Grants Chair Susan Daniel, SEF Co-President Melissa Madden (not pictured, SEF Co-President Heather Thomas)

View all of the Spring 2025 Approved Grants and help fund future grants via link in bio.
#grantsinaction #summitnj #fundedbysef

Repost from @summitschoolsnj :

Thanks to the Summit Educational Foundation, Author Candace Fleming was able to visit all of our schools in April! Fleming held assemblies for students at the elementary schools and the middle school, and spoke with creative writing students at the high school. She also signed students’ copies of her books!

💃🇪🇸 ¡OlÉ! Let’s Dance Flamenco!
We’re proud to support immersive cultural experiences like this one! Students from LCJ Summit Middle School’s Grade 8 Intermediate Spanish class recently enjoyed a vibrant Flamenco dance and music performance during their field trip to the Spanish Tavern — all #fundedbySEF 🎶✨
Thanks to SEF grants, students experienced Spanish culture in action, making language learning come alive!
📸 Swipe to see highlights from this unforgettable event!

Stay tuned — our Spring Grants will be announced soon!

❤️ Help us continue to bring these enriching opportunities to Summit students — donate today via the link in bio.
#fundedbysef #grantsinaction #summitnj

🌍📚 Opening Up a World of Reading 📚🌍
Thanks to a recent SEF grant, the LCJSMS Library Learning Commons now features a vibrant new collection of books in Russian, Chinese, and Ukrainian! These additions celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our students and foster a deeper sense of inclusion, curiosity, and cultural awareness.

We’re proud to support initiatives that bring meaningful learning experiences to life—right here in our schools.

📸 Check out the photos below, and stay tuned—we’ll be announcing our Spring Grants very soon!

#SEFGrants #SummitSchools #GlobalReaders #LiteracyMatters #OpeningWorlds #FundedBySEF #GrantsInAction

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