Show #16
Initial Air Dates:
Monday, April 9, 2007, at 6:30 pm
Saturday, April 14, 2007, at 9:00 am

Job Shadowing – Eighth graders in Salem County participate in a job shadowing experience involving over 800 students and nearly 120 local businesses. The students shadow a wide range of careers, from journalism to public service. The show will feature students from Lower Alloways Creek Elementary, Pennsville Middle School and Woodstown Middle School.

Read In – Holly Hills Elementary School in Westampton may be the only elementary school in New Jersey to participate in the national African American Read In. Parents, community leaders, professional story tellers, retired teachers and celebrities read books by African American artists. This year NJEA VP Barbara Keshishian joined Wali Lundy, running back for Houston Texans, as one of the many celebrity readers.

PAWS – English Teacher Kate Baker and Spanish Teacher Leslie Gardner Longo, teachers at Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin, started a therapy dog program called Southern PAWS (Pets Assisting Willing Students). Both teachers are certified therapy dog handlers through the Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs Inc. Therapy dogs provide emotional comfort to people in need. The teachers also started a program called BARK (Books and Reading with K-9s).

Dad & Me – Fathers and their children from Trenton gather at Gregory Elementary on a Saturday to learn strategies for a family approach to succeeding in school. Dads learn about MegaSkills, which are strategies that build confidence, motivation, responsibility, team work and problem solving. They also learn about recognizing signs of gang activities. Together the dads and kids learn about educational play.