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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Our family wanted to create a scholarship that recognizes community service and volunteerism, but we didn’t know where to start. Thanks to the Education Foundation, we’re now supporting amazing students every year as they strive to improve the world around them.
Thank you for your continued support of the arts in our schools. You have let me be creative with the kids and my program is flourishing because of it.
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.
Program Highlights
Tiny Home Builders
"Students like to build stuff! … It is a model that brings out the best in students. They bring their best energy to a big, bold project that gives them a real sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. … Our goal was to finish this current tiny house build by the end of the school year, using the sales of the home to fund future year's builds."
Hood River Middle School
ALL Kids Learn to Bike
"Balance bikes have been proven in multiple studies to help children at younger ages be able to cycle independently faster than other methods (like training wheels) … Here are some excerpts from [parents after the balance bike PE unit]. 'M rode her bike all weekend after years of fighting us to learn. Whatever you did worked like a charm and now she knows the true pleasure of riding a bike!' 'B is really proud to ride his bike around. Thank you for teaching him.' 'Thank you for getting my girl riding!! She loves it and can't stop.' 'V has been riding her bike like a boss, thanks so much for getting her over the hump!'"
All Elementary Schools
2nd Grade Visists Oregon Zoo
The best part about taking Parkdale kids to Portland and the zoo is that for SO many students it's their first time seeing the city and going to the zoo. It is a trip that they talk about years later. … It's a great opportunity for students to learn about habitat, conservation, and up close learning with amazing animals.
Parkdale Elementary
