Together We Build Strong Minds
A Celebration of Performance and Visual Arts Education in our Public Schools
The School Districts of Bucks County are excited to be hosting an Arts Exposition to feature and highlight the depth, breadth, and variety of the arts programs being offered through our Bucks County public schools. This free expo … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) was proud to host the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) for a roundtable discussion regarding their award to the Bucks IU of a PAsmart Advancing Grant. This grant, for $412,656, is for the creation of a Mobile Fab (Fabrication) … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) is proud to announce a new suite of services for individuals with disabilities over the age of 21. These Adult Programs and Services form a natural extension to the Bucks IU’s existing, high-quality services for children with disabilities from birth through … Read more...
PennEngineering in Danboro, Pennsylvania has invited the Engineering Related Technology students at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology to work alongside Ms. Jennifer Lake, a Mechanical Engineer, to study a Chevrolet Volt Hybrid Electric car that was damaged by water from a recent hurricane. The automobile was donated to PennEngineering and … Read more...
On Friday, March 25, 2022 the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) staged a surprise award presentation to the winning teams of this year’s STEM Design Challenge! Each year, the Bucks IU facilitates the county-wide STEM Design Challenge competition for students in grades 4–8. Elementary teams (grades 4–5) and … Read more...
Not all student respond well, or the same to every type of intervention service. Therefore, in response to the growing need for intensive, researched based reading and spelling intervention, the Bucks IU’s Special Education Department in partnership with IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) services worked together to begin offering … Read more...
Panther Boards is a high school student-run company that produces fully custom, high performance-skis and snowboards.
Centennial School District students manufacture every single board. We are able to create an environment that educates students about entrepreneurship and craftsmanship.
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU), along with The Transition Coordinating Council of Bucks County, are hosting their 19th Annual Secondary Transition Options and Resource Fair on Thursday, November 1, 2018. This unique event focuses on providing information on support services, specialty programs, employment support agencies, colleges, … Read more...
Our country’s service men and women are oftentimes stationed far away from their home, family, and friends. This can be especially difficult for them over the holidays. To show those actively serving outside the United States that they are still being thought of and their sacrifice appreciated, the students of … Read more...
Instrumental music teacher, Michael McGarry, reports that string students from all three Pennsbury middle schools attended a performance by a quartet of musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra. “Students listened to pieces from the classical repertoire by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven in the newly-refurbished Pennwood auditorium,” said Mr. McGarry. Performers … Read more...
Springfield Elementary School was recognized at the State Level for “high fidelity implementation of the Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Program (PBIS).” This program, in its second year of implementation at Springfield Elementary highlights promotes positive behavior by recognizing students who are respectful, responsible and kind. In order … Read more...
Teacher in the Workplace is a grant program where it connects educators to local business leaders and employers. Teachers can visit local employers to learn new skills and industry trends. Through this program, kindergarten through post-secondary educators, counselors, and administrators learn more about industry trends, needs, and opportunities – which … Read more...
Led by Shannon Hamilton, Autistic Support Teacher at the Bucks IU at Samuel Everitt, the Stockings for Soldiers campaign is entering its 6th year! This amazing program serves so many good purposes. As the name denotes, it benefits members of our military stationed overseas by sending them necessities and … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) is honored to be the recipient of a $150,000 PAsmart Grant to expand the outstanding work of their Mobile Fab Lab. PAsmart grants are a program of Governor Wolf’s administration that aim to improve access to science, technology, engineering, art, and math … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit has received a $10,000 grant that will be used by IU specialists to help preschool and kindergarten children at various schools and other educational facilities refine
their fine motor skills.
The grant was awarded by the nonprofit Foundations Community Partnership, a philanthropic grant-making foundation supporting … Read more...