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Causes: Education, Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: WWPEF was founded in 1995 to enhance the knowledge, skills, and competitiveness of our students by supporting strategic educational initiatives and programs provided through the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.
Programs: Awarded a grant to purchase equipment for a new engineering course at the district's two high schools. Our purchase will facilitate the construction and furnishing of a new fabrication lab, including 3d printers, band saws and workbenches. It is expected that this addition to the cirriculum will directly impact 200 students each year.
awarded "excellence in education" grants to teachers and staff in the ww-p regional school district to conduct innovative and creative programs in all cirriculum areas. The grants we funded directly impacted over 1,200 in our elementary, upper elementary, middle and high schools. In addition, we also funded an after-school science program as part of the district's extended day program.
funded the starlab portable planetarium, which provided interactive lessons in astronomy and mythology to all 3rd grade students in the district. This program directly impacts over 700 students each year.
awarded a grant to purchase pro-bot kits for every 5th grade classroom in the district. This grant will allow the integration of programming and mathematics for every fifth grade student using the pro-bots to explore procedural programming, pattern analysis, coordinate plains and other concepts in mathematics. This grant will directly impact over 700 students each year. Scholarships are granted to area students. Alumni communities. Sponsor interactive alumni websites and databases for both ww-p high school north and ww-p high school south and help to coordinate reunions. Over 3,000 alumni have registered on both websites to stay connected to their high school. The west windsor-plainsboro education foundation inc. No longer runs this program.