2023-24 Grants
The Morris Educational Foundation funds projects in the Morris School District that create new models for learning, enrich the curriculum, promote self-esteem, enhance and expand enrichment opportunities, and help teachers grow professionally. Our goal is to ensure the highest level of educational innovation supporting students and staff in all 10 schools in a partnership of lifelong learning.
$254,921 in grants for Morris School District students and staff were approved during the 2023-2024 school year:
Initiatives for Students, Teachers & Schools
Please click the grant titles below in blue to view more about its impact.
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Aerospace Engineering and Rocketry Program – $8,000:
Aerospace Engineering and Rocketry Program – $8,000: Funding from a private donor will provide curriculum enhancement, support for rocketry competitions as well as equipment and resources for the Aerospace Engineering and Rocketry Program at Morristown High School.
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Renovation of the Athletic Gallery of Honor hallway featuring new display cases, wallcoverings and reframed images capturing the history and success of the Morristown High School student-athlete.
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Books for libraries – $5,000 total:
Funding from Barclays and the Morristown Festival of Books to provide $500 of books for each school library.
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Chemistry Equipment – $6,500:
Support from Novartis ($5,000) and ACS-Hach ($1,500) for cutting-edge materials to enhance chemistry education at Morristown High School.
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Each year the Morris Educational Foundation awards blanket grants to all ten Morris School District schools to support cultural arts programming.
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This in-kind grant from Morris Arts funded a dance residency for Alexander Hamilton students, bringing history, geography, social studies, music, dance and traditional attire to the students.
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Full scholarships for 12 Frelinghuysen Middle School students with need to attend the two-day trips (Fountain Spring Lake and New York City).
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Funding from a private donor to support an author talk and visit from New York Times bestselling author, Wendy Mass. All 5th-grade students attended the assembly and received a signed copy of the book, BOB.
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Students at Sussex Avenue School enjoy flexible seating options in classrooms allowing them to learn in ways that best suit their individual needs and preferences.
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Jack Hartmann Virtual Phonics Workshop – $600:
Virtual workshops focusing on letters, sight words, math concepts, and even fitness for the K-2 students at Woodland Elementary School.
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Jazz for Teens - $1,100.00
This grant from an anonymous donor will underwrite the tuition for one Morristown High School student to participate in Jazz for Teens at NJPAC during the 2023-2024 program year.
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Funded by a private donor, ARTS By the People’s Jump The Turnstile program featured intensive writing workshops for the Morristown High School creative writing classes.
