Dear Friends of the Foundation,
As 2022 comes to a close, we reflect on our joint accomplishments. There is a lot to be grateful for and, we’re particularly grateful that this community shows up. Teachers show up for kids, parents show up for classrooms, and nonprofits show up for our district. This couldn’t happen without you showing up for us with your support.
When you show up for Vashon Schools Foundation, we pass on your gift, which is so much more expansive than the amount. Your impact on Vashon’s kids grows every year. Here’s how that happened this year:
- Outdoor Tuesdays at CES launched through Vashon Wilderness Program created an extra learning recess with 480 kids per week participating each week.
- Vashon Center for the Arts had 18 artist residencies across all three schools through Artists in Schools – this video of 4th graders in their birding unit says it all.
- The Nature Center worked with 45% of all district students from 2nd to 9th grade to expand curiosity and wonder in our kids.
- Journeymen provided 900 hours of mentorship for kids to explore their emotional vulnerability through the comfort of a tight-knit group.
Seeing the power of this community humbles us. To put a number on it, you’ve collectively shown up with $200,000 each year to provide core funding to the programs above. This year, we’re stretching our goal to $250,000 to help grow this impact, reach more kids, and create more partnerships with the district.
So, we ask you again to show up, to continue supporting Vashon’s unique education; an education that tells the story of a community, on a little island in the PNW that cares deeply for its environment, its kids, and the shape of our collective future. Thank you for caring deeply – we are grateful.