{"id":534,"date":"2017-02-17T01:37:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T06:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=534"},"modified":"2017-02-17T01:38:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T06:38:47","slug":"grunin-grant-program-spurs-innovation-in-toms-river-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2017\/02\/grunin-grant-program-spurs-innovation-in-toms-river-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Grunin Foundation Grant Program Spurs Innovation in Toms River Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qRvHvwaFyJQ<\/p>\n<p>A challenge to Toms River schools by the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation led to numerous innovative programs for students, districts officials said this week.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation, led by Toms River resident Jeremy Grunin, pledged $10,000 to each school that came up with a learning program in science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics. Every school in the district ended up receiving a grant \u2013 and some of the programs were praised as being both impressive and innovative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are becoming increasingly known for being innovators around the state,\u201d said Superintendent David Healy of the grant program, which was called the Elevate\u00a0Toms River Principals\u2019 Challenge. \u201cWhen two parties come together for the common good of a school district \u2026 we call this an educational partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Programs spurred by the grants included a robotics competition, a class that focused on engineering and designing roller coasters, bridge design, aircraft design and an outdoor program that focused on growing healthy food.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_535\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535\" class=\"size-large wp-image-535\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-1.34.54-AM-1024x563.png\" alt=\"Students work on designing roller coasters during a program at their school. (Photo: TRRS)\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-1.34.54-AM-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-1.34.54-AM-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-1.34.54-AM-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-1.34.54-AM-764x420.png 764w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-1.34.54-AM-640x352.png 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-1.34.54-AM-681x375.png 681w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-17-at-1.34.54-AM.png 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students work on designing roller coasters during a program at their school. (Photo: TRRS)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe were very excited to be a part of this,\u201d said Jeremy Grunin. \u201cTo see the engaged teachers, and most importantly the engaged students, it was the most rewarding thing we ever hoped for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The foundation contributed $184,000 toward the programs, Healy said. 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