Innovative Grants

  • Provided funding for a program to teach elementary school students the importance of reducing disease transmission by learning proper
    hand-washing techniques and using “glogerm” kits.
  • Funded an “Art and History” program for eighth-graders that taught students about the cultures and traditions of ancient civilizations through research and the “hands-on” reproduction of a representative work of art.
  • Provided funding for “Jump to Success through Journalism” for at-risk students to improve their writing skills through the publi-cation of a school newspaper, giving them an opportunity to learn elements of photography and design.
  • Funded “Seeing is Believing” which provided students with accessibility to equipment to enhance their understanding of abstract scientific concepts.
  • Provided transportation for 2,880 students to attend interactive performances by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
  • Funded activities to support children’s literacy through “Linking Literacy to Every Student.”

Past Activities

Sponsored the 14th Annual “Tee Off for Education” golf classic fundraising event.

  • Recognized the Principal of the Year and Teacher of the Year with banner presentations at their respective schools.
  • Hosted the 5th Annual “Celebration of Excellence in Education Gala,” recognizing major contributors for their support of the Foundation.
  • Hosted the 6th Annual Superintendent’s Breakfast to provide a “State of the Schools” update and to spotlight the School Division’s commitment to excellence.

“Read to Achieve with KidBiz”

The Prince William County Public Schools Education Foundation continued its support and funding by offering the “KidBiz” program to approximately 5,000 third-grade students across the School Division.

“KidBiz” is a Web-based reading and writing program which provides a differential reading and writing instruction solution that reaches each student at his or her instructional level. “KidBiz” creates a unique profile for each student, based upon their age and current reading/writ-ing achievement lev-els. It then provides a variety of cross-cur-ricular informational texts, based on news-related, non-fiction stories. “KidBiz” then challenges students to answer questions, which are geared to the Virginia Standards of Learning. As each student’s reading level advances, the text and comprehension assignments adjust to the student’s improved level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWCs Education Foundation

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