Classroom Close-up, NJ Celebrates Highlights of 12th Season
Mondays at 6:30 pm and Saturdays at 7:00 am

STATEWIDE – Classroom Close-up, NJ wraps up their 12th season with highlights from this past year. An original weekly program, Classroom Close-up, NJ airs on NJN Public Television, and features students, teachers and community members who develop and participate in creative and successful school programs. An Emmy award-winning program, 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, Bristol Meyers Squibb, NJ FamilyCare, and the NJ Department of Community Affairs’ Living Lead-Safe Initiative. Classroom Close-up, NJ is web streamed on the NJN web site at 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, June 5 and June 12 at 6:30 pm and Saturday June 10 and June 17 at 7:00 am
• Classroom Close-up, NJ wraps up their 12th season with highlights from this past year. Join us as we revisit outstanding students and teachers, and enjoy memorable moments in public schools around the state.

Monday June 19 at 6:30 pm and Saturday June 24 at 7:00 am
• Governor’s Art Award – Stacy Chu of Montville Township High School is a recipient of a New Jersey Governor’s Art Award for her mastery of the violin. Her teacher Miriam Stachow was Stacy’s first violin teacher and she is her last violin teacher in the Montville public school system.
• Fashion & Talent Show –Elizabeth Public Schools will participate in a fashion and talent show that will not only highlight the talents of the students and teachers but also brings a community together.
• Theater Dance – Karen Giombetti-Fogel, a former professional Broadway dancer, shares her Broadway experiences with her students at Orange High School. She explains the realities of career opportunities in the field of theater dance as well as developing discipline and life skills.
• Kids In Concert – The Education Law Center showcases the extraordinary talents of students attending New Jersey’s urban public schools. The performance will be at the State Theatre in New Brunswick and will feature students from Newark to Trenton to Long Branch.

Monday, June 26, at 6:30 pm and Saturday, July 1, at 7:00 am
• Envirothon – High school students converge on the North Branch Park in Bridgewater for a statewide competition on environmental issues. Teams of five are tested on environmental topics at five testing stations. For more information on the Envirothon, go to http://nj.nacdnet.org/envirothon/.
• Purple Martin Festival – Eighth graders at Harrington Middle School in Mt. Laurel set up Purple Martin gourd houses to attract birds that winter in Brazil and return to New Jersey in April.
• Urban Tech – Imagine an Energy Lab, a technology club and courses that introduce professional architects and engineers to middle school students in an urban district. This is all happening at Maxson Middle School in Plainfield.
• Robodyssey – Students at Manalapan High School learn about the practical application that robotics and engineering have in the real world.