Trenton, NJ – Classroom Close-up, NJ kicks off a new season that includes a trip to North Bergen for an archeological dig in a high school science lab; a visit to Vineland for a morning show produced, edited, hosted, and taped by fourth graders; and a look at a unique interdisciplinary project in Cape May that teaches students about aquaponics. An original weekly program, Classroom Close-up, NJ airs on NJN Public Television Mondays at 6:30 pm with a new rebroadcast time of Saturdays at 9:00 am, and features students, teachers and community members who develop and participate in creative and successful school programs. An Emmy award-winning series, Classroom Close-up, NJ is a co-production of NJN and the New Jersey Education Association. Additional funding for the show is provided by PSE&G, NJ FamilyCare, and BNY Mortgage Company.

Classroom Close-up, NJ is web streamed on the NJN web site at www.njn.net. The program can be seen on cable stations throughout New Jersey, on NJN’s JerseyVision, and on Time Warner Cable on channel 750 in New York.

Monday, September 4 at 6:30 pm and Saturday, September 9 at 7:00 am