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Normal West brings masterpieces home with 'Museum Project'
From The Pantagraph:
Beth Smith knows how hard it is for elementary, middle and high school classes to go to a museum, so she’s bringing the museum to them.
Smith, an art teacher at Normal Community West High School, is the mind behind the “Museum Project,” an effort to give McLean County Unit 5 teachers access to portable masterpieces reproduced in large-scale by NCWHS students.
Read the Story at pantagraph.com
Holocaust survivor
A grant in action...
Beyond the Books Education Foundation provided a grant that allowed Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan to speak to sixth graders at Bloomington Junior High School.
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There are many events throughout the year to help raise money for Beyond The Books! Find out the next ones plus on our events calendar! Plus, you can see the grant application deadlines.