Our Kids

Kindergarten Information Night

An online Information Night for incoming Kindergarteners will be held on Thursday, February 4^th 2021, at 7:00pm. Incoming Kindergarten parents and guardians are encouraged to join attend to learn about school programs and have an opportunity to ask any questions you might have.
The information session will take place virtually, and a link will be posted on the School website before the event. As we prepare to welcome our newest Kindergarteners for 2021-2022, the first step for families to take is to complete the registration form found online.

Please note that your child must be five years old on or before October 1, 2021, to start kindergarten in 2021.

Play Ball

Registration for Spring baseball with Readington Tewksbury Junior Baseball League (RTJBL) is now open! Registration for the 2021 Spring Readington Tewksbury Jr. Baseball League (RTJBL) is open to all children ages 4-18 online. NEW for the 2021 Spring season is cross-league play with Branchburg, for players 3^rd grade and older, where RTJBL teams compete against our own RTJBL teams, as well as Branchburg teams at the RTJBL fields and White Oak Park in Branchburg.

RTJBL will continue to follow all guidelines from our charter organization Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth, as well as those set forth by the NJ Department of Health in planning the upcoming season. The season is expected to commence around Opening Day of April 17^th and conclude with Family Fun Day on June 12^th.

Registration will close on January 23^rd, 2021 for most levels of play. Little Sluggers (pre-K and K) will remain open until March 6^th. Late registrations are subject to a $25 late fee and are only accepted if there is still room at that level. Any general questions or concerns can be e-mailed. As a non-profit organization, RTJBL receives no funding from Township governments and relies on the generosity of our sponsors to help offset our costs, and to maintain our fields at the Railroad Avenue complex, which is not a Township facility. The RTJBL Financial Assistance Program is available as in past years; please do not hesitate to contact the League President for more information, which will be kept in the strictest confidence. Any general questions or concerns should be e-mailed to RTJBLinfo@gmail.com.

The Tewksbury Family Assistance Fund Is Here to Help

The Tewksbury Family Assistance Fund provides temporary assistance to residents facing financial hardships. If you are a Tewksbury family in need of help, phone the nurse’s line at one of the following numbers. The nurses are monitoring for messages during the shutdown.
• Old Turnpike School (908) 439-2010 x4235, or
• Tewksbury Elementary School (908) 832-2594 x2011
As this health crisis worsens, there is growing concern that more families may find themselves in need of help if jobs are lost or family members become sick with COVID 19. In response to those looking for a way to be of service, the TFAF is accepting donations in preparation for anticipated increased need. Fully 100% of your donations go directly to help Tewksbury families in financial crisis.
There are two ways to donate: 1) Pay by credit card on the TFAF website. 2) Pay with your Paypal account: Log into your account, click “send money” and search for tfaf07@gmail.com The Tewksbury Family Assistance Fund is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Receipts for donations will be mailed.

Far Hills Country Day School News

First Private School in the Country

to Achieve Exclusive Educational Neuroscience Status

Far Hills Country Day School (FH) is the first private Preschool-Grade 8 school in the United States to achieve Level 1 certification in Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) Science through Neuroteach Global, an interactive online program offered by the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (CTTL) at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Potomac, MD. Level 1 focuses on the learning environment. Core topics include embracing the role of teachers as “brain changers,” reimagining classroom design and layout, and ensuring that classroom culture provides psychological and emotional safety for all learners.

For the past four years, Far Hills has partnered with the CTTL and committed to an intensive professional development track for all full-time faculty members—to understand how the student's brain learns and reimagine teaching strategies and practices in the classroom based on this research. The result is a transformative experience for both teacher and student.

"I loved the program because it was designed using the practices of meta-cognition, spaced-retrieval, feedback, and memory, so teachers are learning using the same research-based methods they practice in the classroom," said Georgia Zaiser, Head of School. "I am so proud of our dedicated faculty for always evolving their professional development to not only be leaders within our school and to our students, but leaders in education to our peer schools as well. It was an honor to complete this certification along with them."

Actor and filmmaker Josh Radnor surprised the FH faculty with a congratulatory video, noting the extraordinary challenges to reach this milestone during a pandemic. In addition, Glenn Whitman, Director of the CTTL, also shared a video message applauding the faculty on this amazing accomplishment.

"Far Hills Country Day School has been on a multi-year journey to elevate each teacher's understanding of the science of how the brain learns best. In the midst of the most complex year in the history of education, Far Hills teachers maintained their professional learning in Mind, Brain, and Education science by completing Neuroteach Global. I am so proud of this accomplishment and FH's commitment to knowing the most promising research and strategies in the science of learning to serve each of their individual students best," said Whitman. "Such an accomplishment is an important model for teachers and schools in New Jersey as well as across the United States."

Far Hills will share their MBE student success stories at an upcoming New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) workshop for fellow educators. In a time of much uncertainty for educators, one constant remains: the organ of learning is the brain. Join the Far Hills Country Day School faculty, Glenn Whitman, Author and Director of the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, and other special guests to explore how research can inform your teaching in 2021 and beyond. Situated at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, and education, the field of Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) affirms many practices Far Hills teachers already do each day and provides a framework for future lesson planning.

The NJAIS conference is on January 26, 2021, from 1:00–4:00pm. Registration is now open.

All digital assets are available online.

About CTTL

The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning (CTTL) is the leading pre-collegiate, school-based research center in the United States designing and delivering Mind Brain Education (MBE) science research-informed professional development programming around the world. Founded in 2011, it serves teachers and school leaders in public, charter, international, and private schools, as well as Teach for America (DC Region). To support its work as an MBE translational hub, the CTTL has existing collaborations with faculty from Stanford University School of Education, the Science of Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins, the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. Through conferences, presentations, and professional development workshops, the CTTL has presented to, collaborated with, trained, and shared its resources with over 30,000 teachers and school leaders.

About Far Hills Country Day School

Far Hills Country Day School is a Far Hills, NJ-based co-educational Preschool–Grade 8 private school where academic excellence and emotional intelligence converge. Easily accessible from major highways, Far Hills Country Day School’s 54-acre campus includes woodlands, a pond, a Ropes Challenge Course, tennis courts, play spaces, a rock climbing wall, the Performing Arts Center, and Brain Space—a Design Think Tank. For more information, visit fhcds.org, or phone 908-766-0622.