Chair seat pockets not only “dress up” the classrooms, they make lesson-to-lesson transitions more efficient. Students store their folders, pencils, etc. in pockets on the back of their chairs. All seven kindergarten and first-grade classrooms needing seat pockets are being furnished Aussie Pouches. Made of demin, these seat backs have multiple pockets, are washable, and […]
Thanks to a $2,000 grant from our local Sam’s Club, kindergarteners and first-graders will enjoy learning math with manipulatives / cubes. And, the teachers will enjoy the quick-to-use storage / distribution containers. Stay tuned for math manipulatives and much more from this generous grant!
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We are so fortunate that Altar’d State (at the St. Johns Town Center) selected us for their Mission Monday program! We received a HUGE check! This donation will make a SIGNIFICANT impact on our kids’ education for years to come! Stay tuned for more details.
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We received another $1,000 Walmart Giving grant from the Walmart at River City Marketplace to purchase paper for our kid-sized materials! We’ve now resumed printing the first-grade Spelling Pads. We thank Walmart for their continued support!
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Our Online Tutoring Program is now operating full-force in kindergarten! We have 26 iPads with cellular Internet connection currently in use. This allows us to serve 26 students who receive tutoring in the classroom twice a week and the privilege of taking an iPad home for after-school learning. All this has been made possible by
We’ve delivered 2,130 dot-to-dot pads to kindergarten and first-grade teachers. In the past, teachers have been purchasing dot-to-dots with their own money. We created our own quality (even if we do say so ourselves) dot-to-dots and bound them according to the level of difficulty. That way, teachers can select just the right skill level for each child. While
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Thanks to Vicky and her team at Optum RX, over 40 children had backpacks and supplies to start the new school year! This is the third consecutive school year Vicky and her Optum RX team have helped our students. Thanks for your continued support!
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Know & Grow Learning Depot, Inc. was founded in 2019 as Friends of Dinsmore Elementary, Inc. with the generic mission of helping the school. Since then, we’ve engaged in different activities such as beautifying the grounds and installing an outside classroom. However, Know & Grow has become wildly successful and has emerged as our flagship project. Know
Our home, Dinsmore Elementary:
7126 Civic Club Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32219
Know and Grow mailing address:
110 Mills Lane
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250