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  • An Egg-citing Fundraiser at Chick-fil-A

    Stop by Chick-fil-A March 16-19 to support the WJCC Schools Foundation. A portion of each purchase will benefit the organization. If ordering on the app, enter the code WJCCSF2026.

  • Williamsburg-James City County Schools Foundation Celebrates Grant Awards Day

    The Williamsburg-James City County Schools Foundation recently held its annual Grant Awards Day. WJCC Schools Foundation said there were a lot of neat projects, which is one of the ...more

  • Tenth Anniversary Donor Recognition

    Please join us for our Tenth Anniversary Donor Recognition on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, from 9:30 to 11 am at Ford's Colony Country Club. Event highlights include a continental ...more

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    Grants for Learning

    In 2015, the WJCC school board and then superintendent Steve Constantino formed the WJCC Schools Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit entity, to serve as a fundraising arm of the school ...more

  • The WJCC Schools Foundation proudly awards 21 grants in 2025

    In February 2025, over $40,000 was awarded to teachers for 21 Innovative Learning Grant classroom projects. These grants, usually distributed on Valentine's Day with a “spread the love” theme, ...more

  • Over $21,000 awarded by Schools Foundation to Educators at 2025 Impact Awards

    WILLIAMSBURG, VA — May 7, 2025 — The WJCC Schools Foundation proudly awarded more than $21,000 to Williamsburg-James City County (WJCC) Public Schools teachers and staff during its annual ...more

  • WJCC Schools Foundation Awards Over $21,000 to Educators at 2025 Impact Awards [WYDaily]

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    WJCC Schools Foundation Awards Innovative Learning Grants [WYDaily]

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    2023-24 ILG Grants awarded ‘with love’ again!

    A total of $34,350 was distributed to support nineteen Innovative Learning Grant (ILG) projects spanning the division. On Valentine's Day members of the WJCC Schools Foundation Board and friends ...more

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    WJCC Schools Foundation Newsletter: November 2023 – Edition #1

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    Chair Penny Pulley talks with WMBG about the WJCC Schools Foundation Making a Difference

    Listen to the WMBG interview of Chair Penny Pulley as she talks about the WJCC Schools Foundation Making a Difference.

  • 2022-23 Grants awarded on Feb 14

    It was no mistake that Valentine’s Day was chosen as the right time to distribute the winning 2022-23 Innovative Learning Grants because it is just one more way to ...more

  • WJCC SF Mission newly revised to expand support opportunities

    Since its inception in 2015, the Schools Foundation has operated with a Mission designed to provide funding for Innovative Learning Grants through a formal grant process. Over $300,000 in ...more

  • 2023 Teachers of the Year

    Schools Foundation again to sponsor Teacher of the Year!

    We are excited to announce that the WJCC Schools Foundation will again be the lead sponsors of the WJCC Schools 2022-23 Teacher of the Year! It promises to be ...more

  • A donation of $10,000 is presented to kickstart WJCC Schools’ new Teacher Supply Shop by the WJCC Schools Foundation

    WJCC receives $10,000 to Help Kickstart New Teacher Supply Shop [Source: WYDaily.com]

  • Shelves filled with supplies at the Teacher Supply Shop

    ‘Every little bit helps:’ Williamsburg teachers get supplies through new program [Source: WTKR.com]

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    Schools Foundation marches in the Williamsburg Christmas Parade

    The WJCC public school mascots join the WJCC Schools Foundation to wish everyone a new year full of joy and learning!

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    2022 Teacher of the Year Awards Sponsored by the Schools Foundation

    The Mission of the Schools Foundation is to enrich teaching and inspire learning, so we are proud to sponsor the 2022 Teacher of the Year Awards to honor teachers who enrich ...more

  • WJCC Schools Foundation provide WJCC Schools Superintendent with large check

    WJCC Schools Foundation awards over $37,000 in 2022 Innovative Learning Grants

    Watch as Foundation members surprise teachers with their winning grant checks and Superintendent Dr. Olwen Herron accepts a check in the amount of $37,322.24 from the WJCC Schools Foundation ...more

  • Chicken or the Egg

    What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

    Kim Hundley provided Kindergarten students at Stonehouse Elementary with lab coats and clip boards to help them assume the role of scientists. Ms. Hundley purchased live chicken eggs to incubate ...more

  • VEX IQ Girl

    Design, Create, Collaborate: STEM Exploration with VEX IQ Robotics

    Jaclyn Miller & Melissa Chai of Toano Middle School decided that their students would embrace STEM through VEX IQ, a snap-together robotics system, making it fast and easy to build ...more

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    The Virtuality Project

    Monica Schauffler & Amy Wallisch, Lafayette High School requested a grant for Virtual Reality viewers for the media center. The VR goggles provide a state-of-the-art immersive technology that allows students ...more

  • Simple Machines

    STEAM Rolling: Advanced Engineering for Elementary Students

    Kris Van Deusen, Debbie Besnier, Matthew Whaley Elementary. Approximately 150 STEM projects have been built using the materials and tools from the portable STEM classroom including simple machines, amplitude increasing ...more

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    La cultura hispana: Understanding Hispanic culture through theater

    Alisa Smith, Harvey Stone, Lynda Heath, Tama Ferrara, Michaela Garrison — Jamestown High and Matoaka Elementary 2nd, 3rd, 9th-12th grades. This multi-faceted grant gave elementary and high school students an ...more

  • Innovative Learning Grants Applications

    “Education is the most important component of a vibrant community and WJCC Schools provide the foundation for education in OUR community. The graduates of WJCC Schools touch us every day-from healthcare ...more

  • A Look Back at Our Beginning

    The WJCC School Board and Superintendent Steve Constantino introduced the WJCC Schools Foundation to our teachers and community at the beginning of the 2015-16 school year. Our first board President ...more

  • Innovative Learning Grants in Action

    Students in Ashley Campbell's first-grade class at Matoaka Elementary get creative with STEM Tub Materials purchased with one of the Foundation's Innovative Learning Grants.  Another Innovative Learning Grant brought the ...more

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“Knowing that I am part of an organization that encourages educators to create new and innovative ways to teach our children is truly exciting. I’m surrounded by a board and volunteers that embrace Einstein’s words, ‘Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile,’ and that makes working with the WJCC Schools Foundation both rewarding and a pleasure.”

– Mychael Willon

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