Helping our Teachers Cope with Increased Demands and Stress LevelsEvents such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane...
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An Amazing Achievement by Estero Students
An Amazing Achievement by Estero StudentsLEAD Estero is a non-profit that provides scholarships and leadership...
Junior Achievement Efforts in 2022
The ECCL taught Junior Achievement (JA) classes in April/May of 2022 to 63 seniors at Estero High School and 55...
BE the Difference in a Kid’s Life
The Estero Education Initiative and ECCL Education Council have partnered with Three Oaks Middle School to mentor academically "at-risk" students. We are seeking volunteers who would like to help a child and invest in the future of our Estero youth. This is not a...
2019’s “Breaking Par at Grandezza” Gala & Golf Tournament a Big Success
Hosted by the Estero Council of Community Leaders (ECCL) 7th annual "Breaking Par at Grandezza" Gala & Golf Tournament Since 2013 this Event raised more than $382,000 in Net Proceeds for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida (JASWFL) ESTERO. FLORIDA (April 9,...
Five Stars: Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida Earns Top Honor from National Organization
Over the past couple years, the ECCL's Education Outreach Council has partnered with Junior Achievement to recruit and coordinate volunteers, raise funds, and gather sponsors for the programs they offer in our schools. This year, JA won national recognition for the...
Call for School Volunteers
The Estero Education Initiative is looking for adult volunteers to serve immediately at Three Oaks Middle School with 7th and 8th-grade students. The students are part of the AVID program that promotes being college and career ready. AVID’s mission is to close the...
Clayton Simmons, Principal at Estero High School, named Lee County Principal of the year.
The School District of Lee County proudly congratulates Clayton Simmons, Principal at Estero High School, for being selected Lee County Principal of the year, and nominated for Florida Principal of the Year Superintendent Dr. Greg Adkins says, “Clayton led Estero to a...
Junior Achievement Program Featured on ABC-7 News
The Estero Education Initiative, supported by the ECCL, The Village of Estero and other local agencies, has been a driving force behind Junior Achievement's 2-5-8 Graduate program, which places local volunteers in Estero schools with the goal of improving student...
2-5-8 Program featured in Estero Life Magazine
Estero Life Magazine featured the Estero volunteer efforts of the Education Council in their magazine on August 2, 2019. "Have you taught your middle schooler how to balance a checkbook yet? Or explained to your 7 year old what taxes are? Thanks to the Estero...
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Junior Achievement: Nick Batos
Check out this video where Councilman Nick Batos...
Feature: Excellence in Education
The Village of Estero and Lee County Schools create gold star collaboration Embracing the philosophy that education is the passport to the future, the Village of Estero, the ECCL Education Outreach Council, and the Lee County School District have joined together to...