Grant activites

Since our beginning in 2013, we have been able to provide the following for our RPS students:  

GRANT FUNDS AWARDED FOR THE  2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

• Perennials for the Garden Club and K-5th science lessons
• Field Trips to the farm, the Historic Village of Allaire, Jenkinson's Aquarium and Insectropolis 
• Young Audiences: The Little Circus Assembly Program
• RPS Club Expansion Project (Sports, Theater, Gardening, Cooking, Student Council)
• Supplies for a Student-Centered Social and Emotional Learning Center 
• Visiting Artists Program

PRIOR GRANT FUNDED SUPPLIES STILL IN USE

• Supplies for the recycling and composting program
• Watering system for the butterfly and vegetable gardens
• 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 the resource reading program
• 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

• Student created autobiography books
• Sky Dome Planetarium & Sky Lab (for learning about our solar system)
• Music Assemblies (including Jazz, Bach, Rock, Musiquita)
• Field Trips (local farms, aquarium, museum, zoo,  Insectropolis, 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!