Schools Foundation awards $19,000 in grants to Valley classroom projects

Published 11:57 am Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation has announced its 2015-16 grant awards for classroom innovation. Nearly $19,000 in grants will be awarded to school programs in this round of grants.

The Foundation received a total of $60,000 in grant requests for this year’s grant cycle.

Grants awarded include:

• All About That Bass Drum – $1,934.04 to Chief Kanim Middle School to buy a bass drum for band;

• Expansion of Speech and Debate Curriculum – $1,050 to Mount Si High School for a podium and training fee for debate coach;

• STEM in Elementary Physical Education – $3,542 to Cascade View, Snoqualmie and Opstad Elementary Schools for purchase of kinesthetic machines and curriculum materials for STEM instruction in P.E.;

• Under the Deep, Deep Blue Sea – 716.73 to Chief Kanim Middle School to buy kits for sea floor study;

• Science Probeware – $3,500 to Mount Si High School to buy new and updated probeware for science classes;

• Raven Technology Team – $1,205 to Twin Falls Middle School to buy new camera equipment for tech team;

• Mercer Girls Theatrical Performance – $699 to Twin Falls Middle School for an in-school theatrical performance about Seattle women settlers;

• DECA Career Development Conferences – $550 to Mount Si High School for students in need to attend DECA conferences and for jackets;

• Wired for Reading support – $1,240 to Fall City Elementary school to buy iPads, music license, and training to support Wired for Reading program;

• Science Field Trip Fund – $500 to Two Rivers School and the Parent Partnership Program, to fund a field trip;

• Oceans of Science Field trip – $1,330 to Opstad Elementary School Support for third grade field trip to Seattle Aquarium;

• STEAM Learning: Easy as Pi – $1,500 to Opstad Elementary School to buy Raspberry Pi hardware for coding instruction in fourth grade;

• Coding in the Classroom – $400 to North Bend Elementary School to buy Raspberry Pi hardware for coding instruction during and after school; and

• Wildcat Production Club – $750 to Mount Si High School to buy a speaker for Wildcat Production Club to use in providing audio services.

In addition to funding classroom grants, the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation supports district-wide initiatives each year that benefit all Snoqualmie Valley schools. The foundation presented a donation of $81,000 last June that is working to fund the following initiatives for students this year:

• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Instruction for middle/high school;

• “Project Lead the Way” Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program for all elementary schools;

• Math Interventions for middle schools;

• Social Media/E-Safety training for students (grades 4-12) and parents; and

• Reading Interventions for all elementary schools.

Every donation, regardless of the amount, benefits Snoqualmie Valley students.

For more information, visit the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation website at: www.SVSFoundation.org.