Foundation grants
The Xenia Community Schools Foundation recently awarded almost $25,000 in grants to the Xenia Community Schools. The grants will fund projects that are innovative and provide enhancements to the standard school curriculum.
One group of awards focuses on science, including funds for a Chemistry Club project at Xenia High School geared toward science experiment instruction in the elementary schools. Funds are also being provided to Warner Middle School for the Warner Warriors Lego Robotics and a seventh-grade Dissections course. A variety of science-focused grants were approved for elementary schools. Additionally, all of the elementary buildings will benefit from the S.T.E.A.M. Day/Science Olympiad grant.
A variety of up-to-date nonfiction books will be purchased for the elementary school libraries, and new genre books will be added to the Warner Middle School library collection.
The foundation is funding several grants focused on improving school climate and student behavior. These include “WEB — Where Everybody Belongs,” “Project Linus” and “PBIS — Positive Behavioral and Interventions Support” at Warner Middle School and Xenia High School.
The Muse Machine will once again come to Warner Middle School. Grant funds will be used for several interactive performances at the school. This will provide arts learning to connect students and teachers to artistic experiences. The foundation will also fund the Educational Courtyards initiative at Warner Middle School. The furnishing of these spaces will provide additional flexible and quiet seating options both for instruction and lunch and recess.
The grants awarded by the foundation would not be possible without the help of the community. The foundation announced a new “Sponsor a Grant Program” three years ago. Individuals, organizations and businesses commit to providing funds to cover a portion of or an entire grant for a minimum of $500.
The Xenia Community Schools Foundation awards grants to teachers and staff of the Xenia Community Schools. Any Xenia Community Schools’ staff or community member can apply to the foundation to fund special projects in classrooms. Projects are geared toward enriching student learning. Some applications represent districtwide initiatives. All the grants for Xenia Community School students and teachers are beyond what regular school funding can provide.
Xenia Community Schools Foundation, formerly known as the Xenia Educational Endowment Fund, is an Ohio nonprofit 501(C) (3) corporation. Gifts made to the foundation qualify as tax-deductible charitable contributions. For more information, visit the website (xcsfoundation.com) or leave a message at the Chamber of Commerce at 937-372-3591.