The DPS Foundation is excited to announce the A to Z Fund Recipients for the spring 2014 cycle! Since the Fund’s inception in 2006, the DPS Foundation has awarded over $1 million in support via 847 A to Z Fund grants. This spring 2014 cycle awarded $79,950 to 57 schools.
The A to Z Fund provides grants to individual schools for programs and activities that go beyond the school’s limited budget. The A to Z Fund ensures all DPS students have equal opportunity to participate in enriching learning experiences. All DPS teachers are invited to submit an application in this competitive grant process twice per school year in the fall and spring semesters. You can learn more here.
This cycle’s funding will support projects including:
- Archuleta Elementary School – funds will be used to purchase new history and geography library books to support the 4th grade United States research project.
- Asbury Elementary School – funds will be used to purchase ukuleles and tuners to enhance the school’s music program.
- Colfax Elementary School – funds will be used to bring in hands-on labs from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for 4th and 5th grade students. Planned topics include “Energy at Play,” “Forensics,” “Rocket Wars,” and “Colorado Native.”
- Henry World Middle School – funds will be used to support the school’s movie and book clubs, including transportation to view first run movies based on literature the students have read.
- Kepner Middle School – funds will be used to purchase audio equipment to enhance the school’s student-run school news program.
- Merrill Middle School – funds will be used to create and implement a healthy eating and cooking enrichment class for the school’s refugee student population.
The A to Z Fund has an immediate, direct impact on students. View a full list of schools and the projects they received funding for in the second cycle of A to Z Fund Grants. Congratulations to the many grant recipients!
Watch a video clip of a fall 2013 A to Z Fund recipient who used the grant funds to provide hands-on, investigative science activities for her students.