The Conestoga Valley Education Foundation (CVEF) recently awarded nearly $25,000 in grants to fund academic resources and programs for students in Conestoga Valley School District. These programs are outside the district budget.
CVEF is a registered nonprofit organization committed to enhancing Conestoga Valley (CV) schools by funding innovative programs and classroom strategies. Since its inception, CVEF has provided more than $1 million in grants to teachers, administrators, and students. Grant awards are announced in the fall and spring.
In the fall 2019 cycle, projects receiving CVEF grant awards include Animals and Their Habitats, funding a hands-on project for elementary students to learn about the world's habitats; Explore and Build Tubs, providing tubs of supplies that relate to three areas of the Profile of a CV Learner; STEM Wednesdays, supplying materials needed to dedicate weekly time to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities; Math Magic, which funds a magician who specializes in showing students mental math-related tricks and teaching interpersonal soft skills; and BUCKS Vegetable Garden Collaborative, which aims to build a vegetable garden in the newly renovated high school courtyard.
Also, Virtual Reality Emotional Relief, incorporating virtual reality in a high school classroom as a coping tool for students with anxiety, anger, and depression; Mock Trial, funding a mock trial trip to invitationals at Penn State; Lego-Based Social Skills Club, which provides materials for a Lego-based club for students with special needs; and Sensory Paths, funding the installation of sensory paths at Leola Elementary.
Projects also include Math Resources for STEM Lab, which purchases manipulatives and resources for math lessons at Brownstown Elementary; Fritz Basketball Club, which helps to purchase updated supplies for the Fritz Elementary Basketball Club; and Yoga to Improve Sensory, Self Regulation, and Motor Skills in Kids, which seeks to helps implement a yoga program for students facing sensory processing challenges.
ManChoir funds a one-day music making event for school-age male singers in the county, and Flexible Seating in the Primary Classroom provides flexible seating options for a second-grade classroom at Leola. Curricular Tool - Art Reproductions provides art reproduction posters for all six schools.
CVEF receives funding through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), which credits businesses up to 90% of their donations while funds last, and local fundraising initiatives such as the Clark Foundation's Derby Day, the CVEF Golf Classic, the Extraordinary Give, and private donations.
For more information about CVEF, readers may visit http://www.ConestogaValleyEF.org.
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