"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
— Henry B. Adams

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
— William Butler Yeats

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
— Albert Einstein

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
— Nelson Mandela

"Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another."
— G.K. Chesterton

 

About Us

In 1997, the Rockford Public Schools Foundation merged with the Community Education Foundation to form the Golden Apple Foundation of Rockford. The Golden Apple Foundation is a volunteer-driven organization that recognizes and supports excellence in education.

Golden Apple spotlights excellence in our classrooms, supports innovation in education and then utilizes the strength of those excelling to impact future teachers and the community. Everyone can remember a teacher whose impace made a difference. Golden Apple Foundation makes certain they know it.

Click the links below to learn more about our organization.