"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

 

Announcements & News

6/25/2010

GOLDEN APPLE GOLF PLAY DAY!
  Golden Apple Foundation will be bringing educators and community leaders together on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford for a 2nd Annual18 hole golf play day to recognize and... [more]

4/1/2010

GOLDEN APPLE BANQUET
Golden Apple Foundation will be celebrating Excellence in Education at the 14th Annual Golden Apple Banquet on Friday, April 30, 2010. The festivities begin with a “red carpet arrival: at 5:00 p.m. at the beautiful Radisson Hotel, 200... [more]

3/12/2010

AND THE GOLDEN APPLES GO TO.....
Golden Apple Foundation is very pleased to announce the five Golden Apple Recipients for 2010. The teachers, who were surprised in their classrooms today by Golden Apple Foundation Board Members and Sponsors, principals, superintendents, family and r... [more]

12/31/2009

TOP 20 GOLDEN APPLE SEMI-FINALISTS FOR 2010
Golden Apple Foundation is pleased to announce the names of 20 Teachers from Winnebago and Boone County who have been selected to move forward in the process for the 2010 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. These talented Pre-K-5th grade t... [more]

12/1/2009

GOLDEN APPLE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR 09-10
Nominations for the Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Award FOR 2009-2010 are now closed. Thanks!... [more]

11/29/2009

GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION NAMED AS AN EXCELSIOR FINALIST!!
Golden Apple Foundation is honored to be recognized as one of five finalists for the Rockford Register Star's prestigious Excelsior Award. The Award honors an organization or institution whose work has a positive impact on life in the Rock River Vall... [more]