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Since its inception in 2007, the Foundation has invested over $1,100,000 to benefit D95
GRANTS
The District 95 Educational Foundation offers grants to support activities that enhance, enrich, and supplement instructional opportunities for CUSD 95 learners to inspire all students to be passionate, continuous learners and to prepare them with the skills to achieve their goals and flourish as responsible, caring citizens in a global community.
INITIATIVES
The Foundation provides funding to District 95 for annual educational programs that align with the District 95 mission and require funding above what current school revenue sources permit, including but not limited to:
Scholarships
Author Visits
Film Festival
INCubator
ACCelerator
Peace Pole Initiative
and more!
INCubator Entrepreneurship Program
$20,000 given yearly
Why Entrepreneurship?
The jobs of our future are unknown, and therefore it’s more important than ever to nurture and teach students critical skills and behaviors of entrepreneurs: creativity, opportunity recognition, self-motivation, adaptability. Entrepreneurs are opportunistic collaborators who learn from experimentation and failure along the way.
The Curriculum
Uncharted Learning entrepreneurship curriculum provides true engagement in a learn-by-doing, real-world setting. Students learn and apply business start-up practices and concepts to projects they’re passionate about. They build, test, learn, apply – embracing the cycle of experimentation, which is core to entrepreneurship and great training ground for life — they get comfortable with failing and learning from failure. Working in teams and being supported by a dynamic mix of teachers, coaches, and mentors, all translates to deeper learning and skill building. Lake Zurich D95 offers a pathway of student entrepreneurial experiences: freshINCedu (Elementary), mxINCedu (Middle), INCubatoredu/ACCELeratoredu (High).
Teacher & District Grants
The District 95 Educational Foundation offers grants to support activities that enhance, enrich and supplement instructional opportunities for CUSD 95 learners to inspire all students to be passionate, continuous learners and to prepare them with the skills to achieve their goals and flourish as responsible, caring citizens in a global community. Grants are awarded for educational programs or materials that promote and enhance student learning, inspire new teaching methods, and encourage employee creativity and excellence in teaching.
Additional Foundation Grants
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Wifi Outside of Schools $20,000
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Steam Program All Schools $15,000
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Book Ninja $6,000
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District Wide Author Visit $5,200
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Composters $4,500
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Peace Poles $4,500
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Calming Center LZHS $3,500
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Young Adult Life Center $3,100
GRANTSThe District 95 Educational Foundation offers grants to support activities that enhance, enrich, and supplement instructional opportunities for CUSD 95 learners to inspire all students to be passionate, continuous learners and to prepare them with the skills to achieve their goals and flourish as responsible, caring citizens in a global community.
INITIATIVESThe Foundation provides funding to District 95 for annual educational programs that align with the District 95 mission and require funding above what current school revenue sources permit, including but not limited to: ScholarshipsAuthor VisitsFilm FestivalINCubatorACCeleratorPeace Pole Initiativeand more!