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A New Chapter Begins: Frontier Elementary Students Receive Dictionaries

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
Frontier Elementary School in Loxahatchee, FL recently received a donation of dictionaries for their third-grade students. With the help of third-grade teacher Susan McConville, the dictionaries were distributed, and the students eagerly began...
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In Memory of Dana Gordon (1960 – 2025)

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
Dana Gordon, 65, was a devoted member and past president of the Rotary Club of West Hartford, CT, a passionate supporter of the Dictionary Project, and a strong supporter of the Noah Webster House’s school programs....
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Rotary Club Brings Dictionaries and Discovery to Pagosa Peak Students

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
Through their annual Rotary Dictionary Project, the Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, proudly donated personal dictionaries to many excited third-graders in Archuleta County.   Recently, Paola Hasbun’s class at Pagosa Peak Open School was...
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Loxahatchee Groves Elementary school delights in their very own ï»ż”A Student’s Dictionary & Animal Gazetteer”

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
Third-grade students at Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School in Loxahatchee, Florida, celebrated as they received “A Student’s Dictionary & Animal Gazetteer” to take home as their own. Vice Principal Juliana Bradley looked on with gratitude as...
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Letting Words “Sink In” with the ï»żGreater Federation of Women’s Club Carrollton Civic Women’s Club

Jan 28 2026
Carrie Bonavita
Since 2017, the Greater Federation of Women’s Club (GFWC) Carrollton Civic Women’s Club in Georgia has partnered with The Dictionary Project, generously donating dictionaries to local third-graders. On a memorable school visit, GFWC member, Laura...
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Letter from Megan McKee Schulman, 4th-grade Teacher at Neil Armstrong Elementary in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District

Jan 19 2026
Carrie Bonavita
According to some, a printed dictionary is a tool of the past, an archaic way of learning about words and their meanings, especially in this digital age. However, I wholeheartedly disagree. When...
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