Boston Public Schools

John F. Kennedy School Fundraiser at The Frogmore

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John F. Kennedy (JFK) Elementary School in Jamaica Plain is excited to host its first fundraising event at The Frogmore Restaurant on Tuesday, April 7. The school is inviting neighbors, families and friends to help support a new K-5 yoga program!  

A $5 suggested entry fee (which includes appetizers) can be given at the door or purchased online at: www.eventbrite.com/e/jfk-elementary-fundraiser-at-frogmore-recaudacion-de-fondos-en-frogmore-tickets-99223846195.  

At the JFK Fundraiser, guests will also enjoy craft beer and cocktails, a silent auction, and speeches by Principal Dr. Christine Copeland and special guest State Representative Nika Elugardo.  

All donations will go towards a new yoga program for JFK students in grades K-5 with a local non-profit facilitator.

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JP’s JFK STEM Innovation School’s Pilot Program Honored by Non-Profit EdVestors

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The John F. Kennedy STEM Innovation School was honored at non-profit EdVestor's 16th Annual Urban Education Showcase on April 10th. The JFK STEM Innovation School, located on Bolster Street in JP, was one of 10 Boston school-based projects recognized at the showcase that previously received seed investments of $10,000 each from EdVestors’ School Solutions Seed Fund. The John F. Kennedy STEM Innovation School shared results of its pilot program, Engineering Design in Literacy, that integrates the Engineering Design Process into their literacy curriculum, according to a press release. Through the program students design solutions and create functioning prototypes to address challenges faced by characters in the books they are reading. The pilot program includes a partnership with Tufts University’s Novel Engineering program, teachers and students to create solutions found in fiction and non-fiction books.

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