Thanks to our generous donors Beaverton Education Foundation has awarded $71,649, funding 48 classroom projects for the 2021-22 academic year.
Math Buzzers
Whitford Middle School
Students Served: 900
Recipients: Melissa Arguello, Kerensa Brougham, Chad Carnes, Anne Connor, Andrea Cruz-Solis, Andy Gagnier, Lindsay Laing, Sandra Miller and Travis
Rooke-Ley
Award: $590
Funding provided by BEF Building STEAM 4 All
Whitford Middle School math students are building math stamina and foundational skills thanks to Lindsay Laing’s Beaverton’s Choice project to integrate Math Olympiad-style games into the classroom.
Creating Designers with D&D Dice
Tumwater Middle School
Students Served: 35
Recipient: Rob Hillhouse
Award: $1,000
Funding provided by BEF Building STEAM 4 All
Tumwater Middle School’s D&D club members are becoming heroes, solving problems, working together and calculating quick math, all without screens.Thanks to Beaverton’s Choice donors, students are engaged in hands-on experience – designing and producing their own D&D gaming dice. This fun activity helps students learn a craft and engage in practical science, while also providing a sense of ownership and pride.
A Pug Mill: It’s for Clay!
Cedar Park Middle School
Students Served: 650
Recipient: Anthony Burton
Award: $3,400
Funding provided by BEF Building STEAM 4 All and Cedar Park PTC
Every Cedar Park Middle School student will get to enjoy high-quality, sustainable clay thanks to funds raised through Beaverton’s Choice. Using their new pug mill, Art Educators can give students clay that is the correct consistency and air free, important to ensure creations don’t explode in the kiln.
If they can build it, they will learn!
Beaver Acres Elementary School
Students Served: 22
Recipient: Amy Molony
Award: $331
Beaver Acres Elementary students have the materials they need to be the next generation of problem-solvers and change-makers thanks to Beaverton’s Choice funding. These simple items inspire young learners to build, collaborate and create – and help our students get back into the swing of this unique year.
Enhancing Recess Through Lacrosse
Beaver Acres Elementary School
Students Served: 700
Recipient: Andrew Ratzke
Award: $360
Beaver Acres students are prepared for more success on the playground and in their classrooms thanks to Beaverton’s Choice funding for structured recess activities, like lacrosse. With your community’s support, students have the opportunity to learn new physical and social emotional skills at recess and have more fun!
All about that bass!
Aloha High School
Students Served: 120
Recipient: Andrew Thompson
Award: $2,600
Funding provided by the Go Warriors! Aloha High School Opportunity Funds
Thanks to funds raised through Beaverton’s Choice and Go Warriors! Aloha High School Opportunity Funds, every student in Aloha High School’s Instrumental Music Studio has access to a bass instrument in class – providing a more engaging and positive experience for all.
Thanks to your generous contributions, the dollars raised are enabling enrichment programs in Beaverton schools that otherwise would not be possible. For current programs, and to begin your application, please visit Beaverton’s Choice, Beaverton Education Foundation’s online resource that brings community and classrooms together.