rpsef Accomplishments
Since our beginning in 2013, we have been able to provide the following for our RPS students:
GRANT FUNDS AWARDED FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
- Perennials for the Garden Club and K-5th science lessons
- Student created autobiography books
- Young Audiences Musiquita assembly program
- Visting Artists Program
- Sky Dome Planetarium
- Trips to farms, aquarium, Insectropolis, the State Theater & buddy bowling
- Supplies for the recycling and composting program
- Novels for the resource reading program
- Watering system for the butterfly and vegetable gardens
PRIOR GRANT FUNDED SUPPLIES STILL IN USE
- Raised beds, herbs, plants, seeds, etc. for the school garden and Earth Day projects
- Blender, knives, ice cream scoop for the gardening/cooking club
- Little Free Library (take a book, leave a book)
- Books for the library, classrooms and students
- Kiln purchased with grant awarded to RPSEF and supplies (used to create school mural!)
- School-Wide Dragon Pals Letter Writing Program
- Flexible Seating for Students
PREVIOUS GRANT AWARDS
- Visiting Artists Program (see events page and Facebook page for more details and updates!)
- Sky Lab (for learning about our solar system)
- Music Assemblies (including Jazz, Bach, Rock)
- Field Trips (local farms, aquarium, museum, zoo, theatre and Roosevelt exhibit at Morven)
- After School Clubs (gardening, cooking, video film making)
- Planners and Folders
- Field Day Supplies
These experiences would not have been possible without the generosity of our donors and the grants we have been awarded from organizations supporting the arts and education. We look forward to the continuation of these programs and the opportunities to fund new and exciting educational enhancements for our students!
A lovely cabinet built by a Visiting Artist using wood that was sanded and painted by the students.