{"id":137345,"date":"2024-11-14T20:46:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T01:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=137345"},"modified":"2024-11-14T22:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T03:48:54","slug":"allentown-based-montessori-school-receives-66k-to-help-low-income-children-escape-poverty-through-quality-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=137345","title":{"rendered":"Allentown-Based Montessori School Receives $66K To Help Low-Income Children Escape Poverty Through Quality Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

The funds, provided by Bridge Educational Foundation and Commonwealth Charitable Management, will go toward Grace Montessori School\u2019s Closing the Achievement Gap program.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Allentown, Pa. (November 12, 2024)\u00a0–\u00a0<\/em>Grace Montessori School (GMS)<\/em><\/a>, a nonprofit school and childcare center serving children ages 15 months to 12 years, received $66,000 in\u00a0<\/em>Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0slated for the 2024-25 school year.\u00a0<\/em>Post Road Management<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>JL Mann Consulting\u00a0<\/em><\/a>contributed a total of $45,500, which was distributed through the\u00a0<\/em>Bridge Educational Foundation<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Coterra\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<\/em>People’s Security Bank & Trust<\/em><\/a>\u00a0contributed a total of $20,500, which was distributed by the\u00a0<\/em>Commonwealth Charitable Foundation<\/em><\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

“We are immensely grateful for the generous funds provided by Corterra, People\u2019s Security Bank & Trust, Post Road Management and JL Mann for the 2024-2025 school year,\u201d said GMS Director Radhika Hoshing. \u201cThis investment in education not only strengthens our commitment to Montessori principles but also underscores our shared belief in the power of quality education to shape the future. With this funding, we will continue nurturing young minds, fostering independence, and creating a vibrant learning community where each child can flourish.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The funds will be utilized through GMS\u2019s Closing the Achievement Gap program. The program seeks to accomplish one of Grace Montessori\u2019s founding goals: to help low-income children escape poverty by providing high-quality education. The scholarships assist families needing financial aid to achieve school readiness and a foundation for their child\u2019s lifelong learning. GMS reserves 30 percent of its annual enrollment for students who need scholarships. Each year, the school assists 28 families with help from its generous donors. GMS has awarded over $2 million in scholarship assistance throughout its 30 years.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The EITC program provides educational tax credits for businesses in the Commonwealth to support public, private, and preschool programs. It was signed into law by Governor Tom Ridge in 2001, connecting employers with students for over two decades to improve educational opportunities for low-income families.<\/em><\/p>\n

Anyone interested in supporting the GMS Closing the Achievement Gap Program should contact the school at\u00a0<\/em>gschool@gracemontessori.org<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or 610-435-4060.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information about Grace Montessori School, visit\u00a0<\/em>gracemontessori.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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About Grace Montessori School<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Grace Montessori School was established in 1992. A not-for-profit school, and childcare center, we are members of the American Montessori Society, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and registered as a private, non-public school with the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We strive to educate the whole child – cognitively, spiritually, and physically, and our classroom environments are large, inviting, and well-equipped with age-appropriate, developmentally designed materials. As an Episcopal School, we value nurturing the whole child by providing opportunities for Spiritual, Social-Emotional, and Cognitive development. We seek and welcome the cultural, socioeconomic, and religious differences of our families and weave them into the common life of our students and staff.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The funds, provided by Bridge Educational Foundation and Commonwealth Charitable Management, will go toward Grace Montessori School\u2019s Closing the Achievement Gap program.\u00a0 Allentown, Pa. (November 12, 2024)\u00a0–\u00a0Grace Montessori School (GMS), … Continue reading Allentown-Based Montessori School Receives $66K To Help Low-Income Children Escape Poverty Through Quality Education<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/grace-donation.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137345"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=137345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/137346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=137345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=137345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=137345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}