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Spring Newsletter 2024
Click newsletter at the bottom of page 1 to see link to second page!
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Across the Decades Gala
The Nassau Education Foundation (NEF) celebrated our mission to support the Nassau County classrooms, students, teachers and schools at an “Across the Decades” themed gala on Saturday, January 15, 2021 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Funds raised during the evening benefit the foundation’s grant programs which annually distribute $100,000 to Nassau County’s sixteen schools in…
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School Bus Surprise
Last year during COVID, we weren’t able to gather to hold a gala and came up with a fun way to honor the teachers. It became what Dr. Burns calls a “COVID Keeper.” So on November 16, the Nassau Education Foundation Board and friends loaded a school bus with Superintendent Dr. Kathy Burns and traveled…
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Culinary Arts at the Bean Center
Each year, the Nassau Education Foundation is able to use matching funds on a 1:1 basis with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations and each year the NEF board has chosen a career technical program to support. This belief in the importance of vocational education has helped to fund projects in nursing, construction, agriculture and…
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Nassau Education Foundation (NEF) announces the Second Annual Membership Drive!
The Nassau Education Foundation (NEF) announces its second annual membership drive. This is a new and important way for our local community to get involved and help bring grants to every classroom in Nassau district schools! Now through September 30 individuals can become a member-simply visit nassaueducationfoundation.org and click on the Membership tab at the top…
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Building and Construction Program Promotes Teamwork and Creativity
(Nassau County, Fla.) – February 17, 2020 – The Nassau Education Foundation each year provides matching grant funds to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs throughout Nassau County. CTE is the practice of teaching skills-based careers to students in middle school, high school and post-secondary institutions. This year funding was granted to the Building and…
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Wildlight Elementary Teacher Whitney Jones named Nassau County Teacher of the Year 2020
Hosted by the Nassau Education Foundation, the gala serves as the foundation’s largest fundraiser. Since its inception in 2015, the organization has awarded over $500,000 to all schools throughout the district. Funds raised are used to provide classroom grants in every school.
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Innovative BrainPop Software Receives District-Wide Funding
Nassau Education Foundation and Community First Cares Foundation Grant
$23,000 to Nassau County Schools for Continuation of BrainPop -
Yulee Elementary School teacher Jessica Watkins Named 2019 Nassau County Teacher of the Year
On Friday, January 18, 2019, the Nassau Education Foundation held its fifth annual Teacher of the Year Gala at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Florida Senator Aaron Bean, Superintendent Dr. Kathy Burns, Nassau County School Board Chair Donna Martin, and outgoing Nassau County Teacher of the Year, Asa Jernigan announced Jessica Watkins, fourth-grade teacher at Yulee Elementary,…
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West Nassau High School Hosts Robotics Season Kick-off
On Saturday, September 23, 2017, the West Nassau High School RoboTech Warriors robotics club team hosted…
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Autumn Nicks Named 2017 Nassau County Teacher of the Year
Reading can take you to amazing places, introduce you to remarkable characters and open your eyes to …
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Sponsors Help Nassau County Aerospace Students Experience Acclaimed National Flight Academy
Keoki Gray wanted to take students to the National Flight Academy in Pensacola…
