It all comes down to trust.
Last year, more than 1,600 donors placed their trust in the Beaverton Education Foundation to identify and implement programs that helped tens of thousands of students across Beaverton’s public schools achieve their brightest potential.
Each year, new and different challenges arise for our students. And so each year, the solutions look different. What remains the same is how, since 1988, BEF ensures that Beaverton School District students thrive and have the tools they need to succeed.
How do we do it? We transform teachers’ ideas into powerful solutions that benefit thousands of students and advance equitable education. We fund innovative classroom projects, after school and summer programs, and classroom materials.
What does this look like for our community? Students in our after school programs achieve academic and athletic success. Our children have new musical opportunities, from new instruments to musical mentors. Our Building STEAM 4 All program gives some students access to hands-on chemistry labs, while others learn how to design, develop and create their own products using a 3D printer. And our summer programming helps prevent and counter the dreaded “summer slide”. Not to mention our other programs focused on career training, PE and play, early education and more.
“We can’t predict exactly what our students will need in the future, but we do know how to identify the challenges and how to develop and implement innovative solutions quickly,” says Kristine Baggett, BEF’s executive director.
“We’re grateful for our donors’ support, because it gives us the agility to respond to changing situations,” she says. “They place their trust in us to make the right choices for Beaverton’s students, and we take that trust very seriously.”
Answer the Call today and donate to help BEF fuel innovation that helps students thrive – empowering our youth with the skills to achieve success.