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Here are some programs the HVEF has funded in the past.Hopewell Elementary Tile Mural Artist-in-Residence Ursula Kaplowitz of Hopewell worked with all the students of Hopewell Elementary to create a breathtaking mural depicting Hopewell Elementary and Hopewell Borough. This project was funded though the HVEF by a grant from Merrill Lynch. Visit by South African Teacher Tom Mngumi In it's 3rd year at Timbelane Middle School, the Secure the Future program, funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb, brought South African teacher Tom Mngumi to Hopewell Valley for two weeks of cross cultural connections. While here Mr. Mngumi, an inspirational speaker and educator, visited with students and their families, and left with laptops for his school as part of the "one laptop per child" program. The playgrounds of Hopewell Elementary and Stony Brook Elementary join the district's other elementary schools as recipients of new flower-like playground spinners by Bristol-Myers Squibb. These crazy, spinning seats help special needs students with balance and other coordination skills, and are fun for all. Timberlane Middle School's fitness center recieved eight new stationary game bikes which allow students to compete in video and other games while peddling away. This extremely popular addition to the fitness center was funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb. McCarter Theater Odyssey Experience This residency was designed to foster greater understanding and appreciation of dramatic literature and the modern theatre by having students participate in sessions with a teaching artist from McCarter Theatre. This year students in grades 3 and 8 participated in the Odyssey Experience. An annonymous donor has funded this program, along with supplemental funds provided by the Hopewell Valley Board of Education. Native American Education Hopewell Elementary students attended a workshop at the Stony-Brook Millstone Watershed Association last fall to learn about Native Americans. This program paired with their in-school curriculum for an expanded, rich learning experience. Central New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership Public Affairs Forum Ninteen high school students studying International Relations were given an opportunity to attend a day at Princeton University attending sessions pertaining to public affairs. Dr. Markus Prior (assistant professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton University) discussed the degree to which the choice between different media outlets affects how people learn about politics and elections, and impacts voter turnout and voting behavior. Ambassador Robert Hutchings (Diplomat-in-Residence at Princeton University) outlined the major trends in global affairs that US national security/foreign policy experts expect to see up through the year 2020.
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