Thanks to our generous donors, Beaverton Education Foundation has awarded $47,236, funding 31 classroom projects, for the 2021-22 academic year.
Help Hiteon Hawks Soar With “Good Fit” Books
Hiteon Elementary School
Students Served: 310
Recipient: Sivhong Hanson
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Funding provided by the Anne Kelly Ofstun Tubby Fund
Thanks to funds raised through Beaverton’s Choice, young learners at Hiteon Elementary will be able to increase their reading skills and stamina with “good fit” books that are representative of our diverse community and captivate students’ attention.
PADRES UNIDOS
Westview High School
Students Served: 350
Recipient: Michelle Silva
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Westview Unido is changing the ongoing statistic of LatinX students’ lack of engagement in the school system by providing informational nights on: academic procedures, how to read transcripts, college preparedness, advanced course registration and more. Thanks to funds raised through Beaverton’s Choice, the group will be able to provide more engaging opportunities to grow the Unido family and build their community through events where families can meet each other and converse with the school’s administrative team.
Kindy Owls are Hootin’ for Recess
Vose Elementary School
Students Served: 19
Recipient: Ariel Willey
Amount Awarded: $500
Kindergarteners at Vose Elementary School are getting active and giving their brains a break thanks to Beaverton’s Choice funds for interesting, outdoor play options that can be easily enjoyed, rain or shine.
Barnes Bops for BrainPOP
Barnes Elementary School
Students Served: 70
Recipient: Tammie Catherall
Amount Awarded: $690
Funding provided through the BEF Building STEAM 4 ALL program
Funds raised through Beaverton’s Choice gave Barnes Elementary School students access to digital content through BrainPOP – engaging students and supporting teachers with learning games, custom and playful assessments, lesson plans, and beyond. Content is available in English and Spanish, further supporting ELLs and Spanish speakers by engaging and challenging students with tiered lessons to build reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
Learning through Art
Beaver Acres Elementary School
Students Served: 22
Recipient: Amy Molony
Award: $372
Kindergarteners at Beaver Acres Elementary School are expanding their love of learning and building their self-awareness thanks to funds from Beaverton’s Choice. Using painting as a medium for inquiry and purposeful play students can create aesthetically pleasing works and experiences that convey ideas, express emotion and use their senses all while exploring color, processes and outcomes. and. Painting also helps develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Building Our Leveled Libraries
William Walker Elementary School
Students Served: 500
Recipient: Rosanne Freer
Award: $2,640
Funding provided through the Anne Kelly Ofstun Tubby and Mike Osborne Memorial Award Endowment Funds
William Walker Elementary students have expanded access to curated library bins thanks to Beaverton’s Choice funds. The bins provide eager and enthusiastic learners a wide selection of perfectly tailored, reading level-specific books and will help improve reading levels that were impacted during online learning.
Ping Pong Please!
Meadow Park Middle School
Students Served: 600
Recipient: Jennifer Hoffman
Award: $500
Students at Meadow Park Middle School received an opportunity to learn a fun, new skill – ping pong! Thanks to Beaverton’s Choice funding, Meadow Park is able to add a new unit to their PE lessons. Students are having fun, learning new skills and enjoying a safe opportunity to socialize every day during PE.
Building STEAM skills… literally!
Kinnaman Elementary School
Students Served: 500
Recipient: Michael Reed
Award: $965
Funding provided through Intel & the BEF Building STEAM 4 ALL program
Every student at Kinnaman Elementary is gaining valuable experience planning, building, revising, innovating and collaborating thanks to funds raised to purchase low-tech building blocks. Hands-on tools like these Keva Planks are now a part of STEAM specials curriculum and teach high-tech skills to even the youngest learners.
Aloha High School Gallery Lighting
Aloha High School
Students Served: 1000+
Recipient: Stephen Loudon
Award: $1,000
Funding provided Aloha High School Booster Club
Artwork from more than 2,000 Aloha High School visual art students annually will be properly lit in H Hall to be enjoyed by the entire Aloha High School community of students, staff and visitors thanks to funds raised for upgraded gallery lighting. New lighting will help students with: peer critiques, produce higher quality artwork and learn how to appropriately install and light artwork.
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.