Classroom Close-up NJ is a half-hour television program that features innovative projects in New Jersey public schools. The 15-time Emmy® award-winning show is in its 23rd season and airs on NJTV every Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The show is the only television program in the country devoted to featuring the positive things happening in public schools. Here you can watch and download current shows, search for stories that have aired the past two decades, become a fan, view the photo gallery, and check out the schedule and monthly guide.
Segment A:
Junior Achievement Ed Center - Students from Sayen and Morgan Elementary schools in Hamilton and Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies tackle financial literacy at the new Junior Achievement Center in Edison. Junior Achievement offers high-impact education programs at no-cost to NJ schools that help meet state standards and graduation requirements. Their Finance Park program meets the NJ mandated graduation requirement for Financial Literacy education. After completing teacher-led classroom curriculum, students take a field trip to the Center to put knowledge into practice.. At Finance Park, middle and high schoolers create a budget for a fictional household based on a given adult persona, and at JA BizTown, 5th & 6th graders role-play as employees in mini-storefronts to create a working economy.
Segment B:
Historical Crime Scene Investigation - Demarest Middle School teacher Andrew Lefer engages his seventh-grade students in an historical crime scene investigation. While studying the American Revolution, the students research the crime of John Andrea, who conspired with Benedict Arnold to give up plans for West Point.
Segment C:
North Star - Third graders at Lester D. Wilson Elementary School combine art, dance, music and theatre during a performance of "The North Star", a musical journey based on the book about life’s lessons that especially target students with special needs. After following paths and signs determined by others, a young boy finally realizes that he must find his own individual way in life.
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Write-a-Thon - Robbinsville High School’s Write-a-Thon is an event that promotes writing and the power of storytelling among high school students. This year the event pays tribute to Dr. Steve Mayer, the superintendent who recently passed away. Imagine a room full of students competing to write stories that are inspiring and moving!
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