Application Process for Schools of Excellence Now Available!
Deadline for submissions is December 5, 2008.
How would you and your school like to be awarded $2,000.00 and be recognized around the state of New Hampshire for the excellence you do? McDonalds is proud to partner with the "ED"ies to award each elementary, middle and secondary School of Excellence $2,000. It is the intent of the “ED”ies Committee to provide a process that honors exemplary practices and excellence at the Elementary, Middle, and High School levels throughout the Granite State. Click here for more information.
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2008 Schools of Excellence
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"ED"ies 2008 Special Recognition
Award Recipients
This award is given to a school, district, individual or a group who extra-ordinary efforts result in a genuine impact on students. Recipients were:
Dover Fire Department
Great Bay eLearning Charter School
Exeter, NH
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2008 Doris Barnes Retired Educator
Lifetime Achievement Award
The "ED"ies board has created a new award this year designated as the "Doris Barnes Retired Educator Lifetime Achievement Award" to honor a retired teacher or teachers who have continued to work with youth and the betterment of public education after his/her retirement as has the person for whom it is named. Doris, now 97, has taught 62 years in the classroom and is currently tutoring students in addition to many other projects to benefit public education and the students of New Hampshire. Doris is also a founding member of the "ED"ies board and is still actively involved in all of its functions.
Ruth Tuttle
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A Friendship Adventure
with Ronald McDonald
On tour in New England
beginning January 2008.
More than 160,000 students skip school every day due to bullying or peer pressure. It’s time to prevent bullying and teach positive actions to stand up to bullying behaviors. McDonald’s® is pleased to announce the arrival of a new elementary school show;“A Friendship Adventure with Ronald McDonald.”
This show has been endorsed by noted author and Kids/Parenting expert, Dr. Michele Borba and through audience participation, magic, music and drama “A Friendship Adventure with Ronald McDonald” challenges students to be heroes to each other and experience the positive effects of standing together. The key elements of the show are:
- Friendship
- Cooperation/Teamwork/ Mobilizing peer compassion
- Anti-bullying/Don’t let bullies stand in your way.
- Active Play
In addition, Ronald also uses geography, culture, language, values, and healthy habits to communicate and demonstrate the key elements. The show is a powerful, fun, educational, interactive adventure leading to the discovery that; “We’re all good individually but together we’re excellent!”
This free performance is written for elementary schools; grades Pre-K through Fourth and is sponsored by your local McDonald’s.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule the performance for your school, please call Laurie Webster, Ronald McDonald Show Coordinator N.E. Region at Bump-A-Nose Productions (508) 477-2554 or email bumpanose@comcast.net.
Click here for information on preparing for "A Friendship Adventure with Ronald McDonald".
Thank you for your time and we hope to bring this exciting new show to your school. |
