HOW CAN I HELP?

The VISD Education Foundation announced the recipients of its Grants for Great Ideas program on March 27 for the 2020-2021 school year.  In total 17 grants were awarded to VISD educators equaling $45,596.  Including this funding cycle over $450,000 has been awarded to 164 projects impacting over 80,000 students since the program’s inception in 2009.

A Collaborative Approach to Exposure and Experiences in STEM! - All K-8 Eligible - $5,000

My Library, My Adventures- Torres Free Library - Torres Elementary - $409

P-TECH Health Minute - Victoria East High School - $280

 ilearning - Vickers Elementary - $4,504

Learning Physics Can Be Shocking! - Victoria East High School - $2,206

Enhancing My Vision in Tandem - All K-12 - $2,070

SPRKing Creativity and Innovation In Gifted Minds - All Elementary Schools K-5 - $4,993

Pathways to the Future: iPads for P-TECH Healthcare - Victoria East High School - $4,986

Growing Minds and Bodies Through Innovative and Sustainable Practices - All Campuses GT K-5 - $3,476

Can You Hear Me Now? A Maker Space for Student Voices - Victoria East High School - $1,279

Drumming up Student Success- Hopkins Elementary - $2,498

Inquiry, Investigation, and Discovery: an Orbit Earth Experience!- Torres and Shields Elementary - $2,484

Oh How Our Mustangs Grow!- Mission Valley Elementary - $4,995

Walls of Knowledge - Martin DeLeon - $2354

Art for Anxiety - Chandler Elementary - $1,200

STEM on Wheels - Hopkins Elementary - $1,665

If You Give Piggie and Elephant a Paint Brush - Schorlemmer Elementary - $1,200