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NJTV Segment on School 4 to Air Again

Feature on Fort Lee's "Buddy Program" to air twice more in June.

The NJTV Classroom Close-up segment profiling Fort Lee School 4's innovative "Buddy Program" will air two more times.

The Buddy Program pairs sixth-graders with kindergartners to help them adjust to the new experience of school. Students meet monthly to jointly work on projects. Older students keep a journal on the experience, while kindergartners relay they thoughts with pictures.

Since the program got off the ground six years ago, discplinary issues with sixth-graders has dropped measurably, School 4 guidance counselor Nancy Sanders told Patch in January. The older students take with them a greater understanding of responsibility while kindergartners better adjust to new surroundings, Sanders said.

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Originally aired on May 5, the segment will be shown again on June 2 and 8.


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