WSF Board Awards over $5,000 to Students and Staff
- WSF Staff
- Mar 27
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 31
Through their bi-monthly grant cycles for Waterloo Schools students and staff, the Waterloo Schools Foundation is awarding over $5,000 this month to fund the following projects and experiences:
Funding for Brooklynn Berumez, West High Junior, to attend the Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University this summer. Berumez will spend a week in the shoes of a real-world journalist in Washington, experiencing journalism in a fast-paced environment. She hopes to return this knowledge to West High in the fall and enhance its already thriving journalism program.
Establishing a modified physical education program for students with sensory, emotional, adaptive, and intellectual needs at Highland Elementary, initiated by Carrie Kammeyer. This program will create an inclusive and engaging PE program tailored to meet the diverse needs of students and ensure they feel valued and included, regardless of their physical and/or cognitive abilities.
Assistance to attend Blank Summer Institute for the Arts & Sciences at the Belin-Blank Center on the University of Iowa’s campus for Cing Nem. Nem specifically will be attending visual arts classes, expanding their talents through studio-based experiences and exposure to multiple genres in the arts.
The establishment of ‘Artistic Career Centers’ to be utilized by all elementary art teachers. These will be play-based centers for explorative learning about artistic career fields such as architecture and urban planning, interior design, floral design, graphic animation, and fashion design. These experiences will begin exposing students to diverse opportunities and pathways and ultimately guide them towards the Waterloo Career Center.
These grants will be funded through the Waterloo Schools Foundation’s grant cycle funds.
The grants above are in addition to WSF District Initiatives and other fundraising projects in partnership with the Waterloo Community School District. Grants funded focus on the Foundation’s five funding values: innovation, social emotional learning, longevity, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and financial hardship for academic access.
