Gust students take swim lessons, thanks to A to Z Fund!
The A to Z Fund provides grants to individual schools for programs and activities that go beyond schools’ limited budgets. Through this program, the DPS Foundation provides grants to schools for educational materials, athletic equipment, enrichment classes, competition fees, field trip expenses and more. These grants are available to any DPS school to enhance classroom learning. This second cycle, we awarded $58,010 to 33 schools!
Check out some of the schools that received grants this cycle:
- DCIS at Fairmont will use A to Z funds to enrich its students’ experience with the real-world by exposing them to overnight excursions and enhancing their learning of nature and science through hands-on outdoor activities, as well as prepare them for their departure from elementary school and into middle school through a series of team building and collaborative activities.
- George Washington High School will use A to Z funds to provide Lighthouse Writer’s workshops for 165 freshmen in the GW Advisory Program.
- Kaiser Elementary will implement arts integration day for all students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades, provided by the Arvada Center, purchase materials, and provide a field trip to see a professional theatre production for all ECE – 2rd grade students.
- Strive Prep-RISE will use A to Z funds to help cover the costs for scholars to participate in bi-annual regional Speech & Debate competitions, strengthening the school’s Speech & Debate programming, and further preparing scholars for success.
Congratulations to the many grant recipients! To view the full list of schools that received awards this cycle, click here.
The Need
- There is an ongoing – and growing – need for schools to find private sources of funding to build the quality of their students’ school experience
- Despite receiving hundreds of highly qualified applications, the DPS Foundation only has funding to fulfill approximately two-thirds of all grant requests. We need your help to expand the A to Z Fund and further empower our teachers working to give their students the opportunities, resources and experiences they need and deserve throughout their education.
Help us make a difference and make more grants possible for DPS students and schools. Click here to make a secure, online donation today!