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.
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.
The Impact Teaching Grant gave me the resources to bring hands-on science experiments to my classroom. My students are more engaged than ever!
Program Highlights
Spanish Books for Bilingual Literacy
With the help of the HRCEF Impact Teaching Grant the Mid Valley Elementary bilingual program at second grade was able to give Spanish literacy equal footing to English literacy in our classroom. We now have access to quality literature in Spanish that engages and motivates students to read. … Motivation to read engaging and fun books in Spanish is much higher than last year simply do to access.
Mid Valley Elementary
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
Literature Circle Books: African American Focus
The students were SO engaged with these books. I would guess that about 25% of them read 2-4 books when they were only assigned one to read. It's really challenging getting teens to read right now. … However, these books grabbed almost all of them. Some kids finished their books in the first week and immediately asked for another title to read. It is easy to get them hooked when the books are so relevant and engaging. THANK YOU!"
Hood River Middle School
