During the winter 2021 holidays, Beaverton Education Foundation (BEF) donors showed an outpouring of appreciation to nearly 900 beloved educators and staff. By making both modest and larger donations, donors sent a gift of thanks to school staff, and the combined effort raised $9,000. Just a few months later, BEF has awarded those funds for projects big and small across the District.
Reaching more than 8,400 students, BEF used these donations to match every Beaverton’s Choice project since January 2022. In total, the 21 Beaverton’s Choice projects run the gamut from STEAM to reading to social emotional learning, and more.
These are a few examples of where your donations made a difference:
- All Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering (BASE) and Arts & Communication Magnet Academy (ACMA) students now have access to 3D printers to design, prototype and refine their creative visions and bring them to life.
- Voice amplifiers are helping Scholls Heights Elementary School students overcome hearing obstacles and build important community connections, while Conestoga Middle School students have new ear devices to help them filter out ambient noise and focus on their learning activities.
- Elmonica Elementary 4th and 5th grade students now have new opportunities to hone their writing skills using the interactive writing tool Book Creator.
- Students with learning disabilities at Aloha High School now have a relaxed Wellness Center, equipped with sensory calming items to help them access and regulate their feelings.
- FLEX Online students can now create crucial peer and educator connections through new virtual after school clubs, starting with baking, space, chess and poetry.
- Whitford Middle School students integrate Math Olympiad-style games into the classroom, thanks to new buzzers.
- The Beaver Acres Elementary School resource room now has the tools it needs to fully engage with students in small groups to foster independent social skills, fine motor skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Tumwater Middle School Dungeons & Dragons club members are becoming heroes, solving problems, working together and calculating quick math, all without screens while creating their own dice game.