Enhancing education for students in the Hood River County School District
Through our 57 scholarship funds, the Education Foundation has awarded more than $2,500,000 in scholarships to more than 1000 students. The Foundation has also raised and distributed more than $500,000 through its Impact Teaching Programs.
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Thank you so much for this scholarship! I look forward to becoming an elementary educator at Western Oregon University. I hope to return to Hood River and give back to my community.
I share a passion for athletics and community that Steve shared with the Hood River Valley. I look forward to using your help to further my academics and carry on Steve’s commitment to the Gorge.
Both Rod and Mary Anne were recipients of college scholarships which allowed them lengthy careers in seminary education. "Establishing a scholarship fund is one way we can provide that same boost to current students".
Program Highlights
Growing With Hydroponic Tower
"Mid Valley students will be able to participate in the hands-on process of growing food from a seed to preparing it to eat. Throughout this process, students will be able to develop critical thinking and collaborative problem-solving skills and will be able to reflect on the importance of environmental stewardship and sustainability. … The hydroponic tower project, even in its early implementation stages, has been the talk of the town. The first day that it was built and set up in the corner of the cafeteria, students pointed and tried to guess what it was (a spaceship? a robot? a plastic tree?). When I first turned on the LED lights as a demo, the whole cafeteria filled with oohs and ahhs. I look forward to seeing what students decide to grow and what they are willing to taste test!"
Mid Valley Elementary
Learning Local Ecology with SECRETS
Through hands-on lessons in the classroom and outdoors, students learn about ecology, local plants and wildlife, and the natural connections in their own backyard. SECRETS is a co-curricular program offered by the Gorge Discovery Center, and an HRCEF support ensure every 5th grade student experiences this unique learning opportunity.
All Elementary Schools
Creating With Green Screen
"Our students have been SO excited to enjoy the green screen tools from this grant. It is rewarding to watch them work together to create pictures or videos so full of imagination. For them, using green screen is a time of total artistic freedom and they are so over the moon when they finish a project. They experience working together as well as learning how to maneuver in the app as well as with lighting and the green screen itself. … Perhaps this will create a spark in them now. But for all of the students, they will definitely remember this activity with fondness well after their elementary years."
May Street & Mid Valley Elementary
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